8 Amendments of Pascal CANFIN related to 2021/0201(COD)
Amendment 80 #
Proposal for a regulation
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
having regard to the Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change established the oceans play a fundamental role in absorbing and redistributing natural and anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO2) and heat, as well in supporting ecosystems;
Amendment 129 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) In order to contribute to the increased ambition to reduce greenhouse gas net emissions from at least 40 % to at least 55 % below 1990 levels, binding annual targets for net greenhouse gas removals should be set out for each Member State in the land use, land use change and forestry sector in the period from 2026 to 2030 (in analogy to the annual emission allocations set out in Regulation (EU) 2018/842 of the European Parliament and of the Council32 ), resulting in a target of 310 millions of tonnes CO2 equivalent of net removals for the Union as a whole in 2030. The Union target will be further enhanced by the activities and achievements within the EU Sustainable Carbon Cycles initiative33a and national carbon farming schemes, which should aim at delivering of at least 50 million additional tonnes of CO2 equivalent of net removals by 2030. The methodology used to establish the national targets for 2030 should take into account the average greenhouse gas emissions and removals from the years 2016, 2017 and 2018, reported by each Member State, and reflect the current mitigation performance of the land use, land use change and forestry sector, and each Member State’s share of the managed land area in the Union, taking into account the capacity of that Member State to improve its performance in the sector via land management practices or changes in land use that benefit the climate and biodiversity. __________________ 32Regulation (EU) 2018/842 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on binding annual greenhouse gas emission reductions by Member States from 2021 to 2030 contributing to climate action to meet commitments under the Paris Agreement and amending Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 (OJ L 156, 19.6.2018, p. 26). 33a COM(2021) 800 final
Amendment 301 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17 a (new)
Recital 17 a (new)
(17a) Coastal wetlands have a specific interest for Union biodiversity as well as for the outermost regions and ecosystems concerned by the Union's external action, and can trigger important greenhouse gas emission reduction as the so-called "blue carbon" ecosystems, i.e. mangroves, sea- grass and macro-algae, grasslands and saltmarshes are strong natural carbon sinks. The forthcoming legislation stemming from the Communication on Sustainable Carbon Cycles should therefore provide a clear legal framework for the enhancement of the sinks of coastal wetlands, rewarding further action thanks to the mobilisation of high climate and environment quality credits on secondary carbon market, and by including these marine and coastal ecosystems in integrated management structures to optimise the allocation of funds for regeneration.
Amendment 304 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17 b (new)
Recital 17 b (new)
(17b) A Polluters pays principle should apply to land sector, including non CO2 emissions from agriculture, that would bolster the rewarding of agriculture performance in achieving the objectives of the Farm to Fork and Biodiversity Strategies and avoid that offsetting practices from food industry companies delivers few result within the Union; the Sustainable Food System Legislation should lay the ground for such a system;
Amendment 337 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) commitments of Member States to take the necessary measures aiming towards the collective achievement of climate-neutrality in the Union by 2035 in the land use, land use change and forestry sector including emissions by the non-CO2 agriculture.’; by 2026, the Commission shall explore options, and if relevant make a legislative proposal, to set a polluter pays system for land and agriculture similar to the EU ETS for industries; this system will have to be consistent with the forthcoming Sustainable Food System Legislation;”
Amendment 373 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 2 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. In order to properly report on the emissions from wetlands requested by this regulation and as mentioned in point 2(d), the Commission shall by 31 July 2025: (a) develop a cartography of Union coastal wetlands and a methodology to quantify the potential and state of marine and coastal ecosystems, including mangroves, sea grass beds, salt marshes and macro-algae forests, to increase their carbon absorption capacities, quantify the cost of their restoration and propose separate sub-target for 2030 beyond the Union 310Mt target. (b) adopt an harmonised definition of coastal wetlands among Member States in line with the2013 Supplement to the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories: Wetlands.
Amendment 383 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
2. The 2030 Union target for net greenhouse gas removals is 310 million tonnes CO2 equivalent as a sum of the Member States targets established in accordance with paragraph 3 of this Article, and. Carbon farming activities shall not be counted in the target of 310 Mt. It shall be based on the average of its greenhouse gas inventory data for the years 2016, 2017 and 2018, and will be further amplified by the EU Sustainable Carbon Cycles initiative and national carbon farming schemes, delivering at least 50 million additional tonnes CO2 equivalent of net removals by 2030.
Amendment 683 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)