53 Amendments of Bas EICKHOUT related to 2016/0231(COD)
Amendment 29 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The European Council conclusions of October 2014 foresaw that the target should be delivered collectively by the Union in the most cost-effective manner possible, with the reductions in the Emissions Trading System (ETS) and non- ETS sectors amounting to 43% and 30% by 2030 compared to 2005 respectively, with efforts distributed on the basis of relative Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita. All sectors of the economy should contribute to achieving these emission reductions, and all Member States should participate in this effort, balancing considerations of fairness and solidarity, and national targets within the group of Member States with a GDP per capita above the Union average should be relatively adjusted to reflect cost- effectiveness in a fair and balanced manner. Achieving these greenhouse gas emission reductions should boost efficiency and innovation in the European economy and in particular should promote improvements, notably in buildings, agriculture, waste management and, transport and dietary patterns, in so far as they fall under the scope of this Regulation.
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
Amendment 39 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) In order to ensure efficient, transparent and cost-effective reporting and verification of greenhouse gas emissions and of other information necessary to assess progress with Member State's annual emissions allocations, the requirements for annual reporting and evaluation under this Regulation are integrated with the relevant Articles under Regulation (EU) No. 525/2013, which should therefore be amended accordingly. The amendment of that Regulation should also ensure that progress of Member States in making emission reductions continues to be evaluated annually, taking into account progress in Union policies and measures and information from Member States. Every two years, the evaluation should include the projected progress of the Union towards meeting its reduction commitments and of Member States towards fulfilling their obligations. However, the application of deductions should only be considered at five-year intervals, so that the potential contribution from deforested land, afforested land, managed cropland and managed grassland taking place pursuant to Regulation [ ] can be considered. This is without prejudice to the duty of the Commission to ensure compliance with the obligations of Member States resulting from this Regulation or to the power of the Commission to initiate infringement proceedings for this purpose.
Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) In order to provide for the appropriate accounting of transactions under this Regulation including the use of flexibilities and the application of compliance checks the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of Article 11. The necessary provisions should be contained in a single instrument combining the accounting provisions pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC, Regulation (EU) No 525/2013, Regulation [ ] and this Regulation. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Inter-institutional Agreement on Better Law-Making of 13 April 2016. In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and Council receive all documents at the same time as Member States' experts, and their experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts.
Amendment 43 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) This Regulation should be reviewed as of 202418 and every 5 years thereafter in order to assess its overall functioning. The review should take into account evolving national circumstances and be informed by the results of the global stocktake of the Paris Agreement. In order for Member States to be better prepared for increasing ambition, the Commission should establish a fair distribution of efforts between Member States of a 45% reduction effort for 2030 based on GDP and cost efficient potential for reductions for the sectors covered by this Regulation, to be used as a benchmark in Member States planning for climate policies and measures.
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6 a) Greenhouse gas emissions from the agricultural sector are linked to food demand. Implementing strategies to foster sustainable, nutritionally healthy dietary patterns provides an opportunity to enhance agriculture's contribution to fulfilling the objectives of this Regulation and the Paris Agreement.
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
This Regulation implements greenhouse gas emissions reductions of at least 30% by 2030 compared to 2005 as regards sources covered under Article 2. The Commission shall establish a fair distribution of efforts between Member States of a 45% reduction effort for 2030 based on GDP and cost efficient potential for reductions to be used as a benchmark in Member States planning for climate policies and measures.
Amendment 51 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 b (new)
This Regulation also lays down the obligation of Member States to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions covered by the proposal by 95% compared to 2005 levels by 2050 in a linear manner starting from their annual emission allocation in 2030 achieving net-zero emissions in the second half of this century.
Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3
Article 2 – paragraph 3
3. For the purposes of this Regulation, CO2 emissions from IPCC source category '1.A.3.A civil aviation' falling within the scope of Directive 2003/87/EC shall be treated as zero.
Amendment 53 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The approach of annually binding national limits taken in Decision No 406/2009/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council19 should be continued from 2021 to 2030, with the start of the trajectory calculation in 2020 on the average of the greenhouse gas emissions during 2016 to 2018 and the end of the trajectory being the 2030 limit for each Member State. An adjustment to the alloca quantity of 40 million annual emission allocations should be auctioned in 2021 is provided forand 2022 for the use in Member States with both a positive limit under Decision 406/2009/EC and increasing annual emission allocations between 2017 and 2020 determined pursuant to Decisions 2013/162/EU and 2013/634/EU, to reflect the capacity for increased emissions in those years. The European Council concluded that the availability and use of existing flexibility instruments within the non-ETS sectors should be significantly enhanced in order to ensure cost- effectiveness of the collective Union effort and convergence of emissions per capita by 2030 through energy saving and renewables investments funds established for sectors covered by the Regulation, in particular for building renovation. _________________ 19 Decision No 406/2009/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the effort of Member States to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions to meet the Community’s greenhouse gas emission reduction commitments up to 2020 (OJ L 140, 5.6.2009, p. 136).
Amendment 53 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. This Regulation applies to CO2 emissions from IPCC source category '1.A.3.D navigation' which do not fall within the scope of Directive 2003/87/EC.
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. Subject to the flexibilities provided for in Articles 5, 6 and 7, to the adjustment pursuant to Article 10(2) and taking into account any deduction resulting from the application of Article 7 of Decision No 406/2009/EC, each Member State shall ensure that its greenhouse gas emissions in each year between 2021 and 2029 do not exceed the level defined by a linear trajectory, starting in 202017 on the average of its greenhouse gas emissions during 2016, 2017 and 2018 determined pursuant to paragraph 3, or on the 2020 limit established in Decision No 406/209/EC, whichever is lower, and ending in 2030 on the limit set for that Member State in Annex I to this Regulation.
Amendment 59 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
Amendment 65 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Article 4 a Annual emission levels for the period from 2031 Each Member State shall, for each year from 2031, continue to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions falling within the scope of this Regulation. Each Member State shall ensure that its greenhouse gas emissions in each year from 2031 do not exceed the level defined by a linear trajectory, starting from its annual emission allocations from 2031 and ending in 2050 on a level of emissions that is 95% below 2005 levels for that Member State for the sectors covered by this Regulation, and achieving net-zero emissions in the second half of the century. The Commission shall adopt a delegated act in accordance with Article 12 to supplement this Regulation by specifying the annual emission allocations for the years from 2031 in terms of tonnes of CO2 equivalent.
Amendment 69 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. Member States may use the flexibilities set out in paragraphs 2 to 6 of this Article, and in Articles 6 and 7.
Amendment 72 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
Amendment 74 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. A Member State whose greenhouse gas emissions for a given year are below its annual emission allocation for that year, taking into account the use of flexibilities pursuant to this Article and Article 6, may bank 20% of that excess part of its annual emission allocation to subsequent years until 2030.
Amendment 81 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 6
Article 5 – paragraph 6
Amendment 86 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6
Article 6
Amendment 87 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7
Article 7
Additional use of up to 280 million net removals from deforested land, afforested land, managed cropland and managed 1. To the extent that a Member State's emissions exceed its annual emission allocations for a given year, a quantity up to the sum of total net removals and total net emissions from the combined accounting categories of deforested land, afforested land, managed cropland and managed grassland referred to in Article 2 of Regulation [ ] [LULUCF] may be taken into account for its compliance under Article 9 of this Regulation for that year, provided that: (a) the cumulative quantity taken into account for that Member State for all years of the period from 2021 to 2030 does not exceed the level set in Annex III for that Member State; (b) such quantity is in excess of that Member State's requirements under Article 4 of Regulation [ ][LULUCF]; (c) the Member State has not acquired more net removals under Regulation [ ][LULUCF] from other Member States than it has transferred; and (d) the Member State has complied with the requirements of Regulation [ ] [LULUCF]. 2. Where the delegated act to update the forest reference levels based on the national forestry accounting plans pursuant to Article 8 (6) of Regulation [LULUCF] is adopted, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt article 7 delegated act to modify paragraph 1 of this Article in order to reflect a contribution of the accounting category managed forest land in accordance with Article 12 of this Regulation.grassland
Amendment 90 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) In order to ensure efficient, transparent and cost-effective reporting and verification of greenhouse gas emissions and of other information necessary to assess progress with Member State's annual emissions allocations, the requirements for annual reporting and evaluation under this Regulation are integrated with the relevant Articles under Regulation (EU) No. 525/2013, which should therefore be amended accordingly. The amendment of that Regulation should also ensure that progress of Member States in making emission reductions continues to be evaluated annually, taking into account progress in Union policies and measures and information from Member States. Every two years, the evaluation should include the projected progress of the Union towards meeting its reduction commitments and of Member States towards fulfilling their obligations. However, the application of deductions should only be considered at five-year intervals, so that the potential contribution from deforested land, afforested land, managed cropland and managed grassland taking place pursuant to Regulation [ ] can be considered. This is without prejudice to the duty of the Commission to ensure compliance with the obligations of Member States resulting from this Regulation or to the power of the Commission to initiate infringement proceedings for this purpose.
Amendment 97 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) In order to provide for the appropriate accounting of transactions under this Regulation including the use of flexibilities and the application of compliance checks the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of Article 11. The necessary provisions should be contained in a single instrument combining the accounting provisions pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC, Regulation (EU) No 525/2013, Regulation [ ] and this Regulation. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Inter-institutional Agreement on Better Law-Making of 13 April 2016. In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and Council receive all documents at the same time as Member States' experts, and their experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts.
Amendment 99 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. In 2027 and 2032, if the reviewed greenhouse gas emissions of a Member State exceed its annual emission allocation for any specific year of the period, pursuant to paragraph 2 of this Article and the flexibilities used pursuant to Articles 5 to 7, the following measures shall apply:
Amendment 101 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) This Regulation should be reviewed as of 202418 and every 5 years thereafter in order to assess its overall functioning. The review should take into account evolving national circumstances and be informed by the results of the global stocktake of the Paris Agreement. In order for Member States to be better prepared for increasing ambition, the Commission should establish a fair distribution of efforts between Member States of a 45% reduction effort for 2030 based on GDP and cost efficient potential for reductions for the sectors covered by this Regulation, to be used as a benchmark in Member States planning for climate policies and measures.
Amendment 101 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – title
Article 10 – title
Adjustments and funds for energy saving and renewables
Amendment 103 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. The amount contained in Annex IV to this Regulation shall be added to the allocation of 40 million annual emission allocations shall be auctioned in equal shares in 2021 and 2022. The revenues shall be used to set up funds for energy saving and renewables investments in sectors covered by this Regulation in each Member State referred to in Annex IV. The Commission shall adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 12 to establish an auctioning platform, the year 2021 for each Member State referred to in that Annexprocedures for setting up or selecting a fund for energy saving and renewables investments in the Member States concerned and to distribute the revenues between the funds, on the basis of objective and transparent criteria. The auctioning platform and funds may be used to facilitate transfers of AEAs in accordance with Article 5.
Amendment 107 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
This Regulation implements greenhouse gas emission reductions of at least 30% by 2030 compared to 2005 as regards sources covered under Article 2. The Commission shall establish a fair distribution of efforts between Member States of a 45% reduction effort for 2030 based on GDP and cost efficient potential for reductions to be used as a benchmark in Member States planning for climate policies and measures.
Amendment 108 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Amendment 111 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 b (new)
This Regulation also lays down the obligation of Member States to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions covered by the Regulation by 95% compared to 2005 levels by 2050 in a linear manner starting from their annual emission allocation in 2030 achieving net-zero emissions in the second half of this century.
Amendment 112 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation applies to the greenhouse gas emissions from IPCC source categories of energy, industrial processes and product use, agriculture and waste as determined pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 525/2013, excluding emissions from the activities listed in Annex I to Directive 2003/87/EC. The zero emission factor for biomass is only applied to bioenergy from waste and residues.
Amendment 113 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3
Article 2 – paragraph 3
3. For the purposes of this Regulation, CO2 emissions from IPCC source category '1.A.3.A civil aviation' covered by the Directive 2003/87/EC shall be treated as zero.
Amendment 114 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. This Regulation applies to CO2 emissions from IPCC source category '1.A.3.D navigation' which are not covered by Directive 2003/87/EC.
Amendment 115 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II
Annex II
Amendment 116 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III
Annex III
Amendment 117 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV
Annex IV
ANNEX IV TOTAL ADJUSTMENTENERGY SAVING AND RENEWABLES FUNDS PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 10 PARAGRAPH 2 Total adjustment pursuant to Article 10(2) expressed in tonnes of CO2 equivalent Bulgaria 1602912 Czech Republic 4440079 Estonia 145944 Croatia 1148708 Latvia 547061 Lithuania 2165895 Hungary 6705956 Poland 7456340 Portugal 1655253 Romania 10932743 Slovenia 178809 Slovakia 2160210Bulgaria Czech Republic Estonia Croatia Latvia Lithuania Hungary Poland Portugal Romania Slovenia Slovakia
Amendment 123 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. Subject to the flexibilities provided for in Articles 5, 6 and 7, to the adjustment pursuant to Article 10(2) and taking into account any deduction resulting from the application of Article 7 of Decision No 406/2009/EC, each Member State shall ensure that its greenhouse gas emissions in each year between 2021 and 2029 do not exceed the level defined by a linear trajectory, starting in 202017 on the average of its greenhouse gas emissions during 2016, 2017 and 2018 determined pursuant to paragraph 3, or on the 2020 limit established in Decision No 406/209/EC, whichever is lower, and ending in 2030 on the limit set for that Member State in Annex I to this Regulation.
Amendment 133 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Amendment 144 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 a (new)
Article 4 a (new)
Article 4 a Annual emission levels for the period from 2031 Each Member State shall, for each year from 2031 continue to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions covered by this Regulation. Each Member State shall ensure that its greenhouse gas emissions in each year from 2031 do not exceed the level defined by a linear trajectory, starting from its annual emission allocations for 2030 and ending in 2050 on a level of emissions that is 95% below 2005 levels for that Member State for the sectors covered by this Regulation, and achieving net-zero emissions in the second half of the century. The Commission shall adopt a delegated act in accordance with Article 12 to supplement this Regulation by specifying the annual emission allocations for the years from 2031 in terms of tonnes of CO2 equivalent.
Amendment 147 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. Member States may use the flexibilities set out in paragraphs 2 to 6 of this Article, and in Articles 6 and 7.
Amendment 159 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. A Member State whose greenhouse gas emissions for a given year are below its annual emission allocation for that year, taking into account the use of flexibilities pursuant to this Article and Article 6, may bank 20% of that excess part of its annual emission allocation to subsequent years until 2030.
Amendment 168 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. A Member State may cancel part of its annual emission allocations at any point in time, and shall notify such cancellation to the Commission.
Amendment 170 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 6
Article 5 – paragraph 6
Amendment 178 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6
Article 6
Amendment 197 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7
Article 7
Additional use of up to 280 million net removals from deforested land, afforested land, managed cropland and managed 1. To the extent that a Member State's emissions exceed its annual emission allocations for a given year, a quantity up to the sum of total net removals and total net emissions from the combined accounting categories of deforested land, afforested land, managed cropland and managed grassland referred to in Article 2 of Regulation [ ] [LULUCF] may be taken into account for its compliance under Article 9 of this Regulation for that year, provided that: (a) the cumulative quantity taken into account for that Member State for all years of the period from 2021 to 2030 does not exceed the level set in Annex III for that Member State; (b) such quantity is in excess of that Member State's requirements under Article 4 of Regulation [ ][LULUCF]; (c) the Member State has not acquired more net removals under Regulation [ ][LULUCF] from other Member States than it has transferred; and (d) the Member State has complied with the requirements of Regulation [ ] [LULUCF]. 2. Where the delegated act to update the forest reference levels based on the national forestry accounting plans pursuant to Article 8 (6) of Regulation [LULUCF] is adopted, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt a delegated act to modify paragraph 1 of this Article in order to reflect a contribution of the accounting category managed forest land in accordance with Article 12 of this Regulation.rticle 7 deleted grassland
Amendment 231 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. In 2027 and 2032, if the reviewed greenhouse gas emissions of a Member State exceed its annual emission allocation for any specific year of the period, pursuant to paragraph 2 of this Article and the flexibilities used pursuant to Articles 5 to 7, the following measures shall apply:
Amendment 242 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – title
Article 10 – title
Adjustments and funds for energy saving and renewables
Amendment 244 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. The amount contained in Annex IV to this Regulation shall be added to the allocation of 40 million annual emission allocations shall be auctioned in equal shares in 2021 and 2022. The revenues shall be used to set up funds for energy saving and renewables investments in sectors covered by this Regulation in each Member State referred to in Annex IV. The Commission shall adopt delegated acts to establish an auctioning platform, the year 2021 for each Member State referred to in that Annexprocedures for setting up or selecting a fund for energy saving and renewables investments in the Member States concerned and to distribute the revenues between the funds, on the basis of objective and transparent criteria. The auctioning platform and funds may be used to facilitate transfers of AEAs in accordance with Article 5.
Amendment 259 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Amendment 270 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II
Annex II
Amendment 272 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III
Annex III
Amendment 282 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – title
Annex IV – title
Amendment 283 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV
Annex IV