6 Amendments of Jens GEIER related to 2021/0203(COD)
Amendment 208 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 32
Recital 32
(32) Buildings and transport, alongside industry, are the main energy users and main source of emissions.61 Buildings are responsible for about 40% of the Union’s total energy consumption and for 36% of its GHG from energy.62 The Commission Communication entitled Renovation Wave63 addresses the twin challenge of energy and resource efficiency and affordability in the building sector and aims at doubling the renovation rate. It focusses on the worst performing buildings, energy poverty and on public buildings. Moreover, buildings are crucial to achieving the Union objective of reaching climate neutrality by 2050. Buildings owned by public bodies account for a considerable share of the building stock and have high visibility in public life. It is therefore appropriate to set an annual rate of renovation of buildings owned by public bodies on the territory of a Member State to upgrade their energy performance. Member States are invited to set a higher renovation rate, where that is cost-effective in the framework of the renovation of their buildings stock in conformity with their Long Term Renovation Strategies or national renovation programmes. That renovation rate should be without prejudice to the obligations with regard to nearly- zero energy buildings (NZEBs) set in Directive 2010/31/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council.64 During the next review of Directive 2010/31/EU, the Commission should assess the progress Member States achieved regarding the renovation of public bodies’ buildings. The Commission should consider submitting a legislative proposal to revise the renovation rate, while taking into account the progress achieved by the Member States, substantial economic or technical developments, or where needed, the Union´s commitments for decarbonisation and zero pollution. The obligation to renovate public bodies’ buildings in this Directive complements that Directive, which requires Member States to ensure that when existing buildings undergo major renovation their energy performance, or the renovated part thereof, is upgraded so that they meet the requirements on NZEBs in so far this is technically, functionally and economically feasible. _________________ 61 COM/2020/562 final. 62 See IRP, Resource Efficiency and Climate Change, 2020, and UN Environment Emissions Gap Report, 2019. These figures refer to the use and operation of buildings, including indirect emissions in the power and heat sector, not their full life cycle. The embodied carbon in construction is estimated to account for about 10% of total yearly greenhouse gas emissions worldwide. 63 COM/2020/662 final. 64 Directive 2010/31/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 May 2010 on the energy performance of buildings (OJ L 153, 18.6.2010, p. 13).
Amendment 368 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10
(10) ‘public bodies’ means ‘contracting authorities’ as defined in Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council90 ; for that purpose, it shall be clarified that a body which operates in normal market conditions and bears the losses resulting from the exercise of its activity shall not be considered as being a 'body governed by public law', since the needs in the general interest that it has been set up to meet or been given the task of meeting, can be deemed to have an industrial or commercial character; _________________ 90 Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on public procurement and repealing Directive 2004/18/EC (OJ L 94, 28.3.2014, p. 65).
Amendment 532 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Without prejudice to Article 7 of Directive 2010/31/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council92 , each Member State shall ensure that at least 3 % of the total floor area of heated and/or cooled buildings owned or occupied by public bodies and of tertiary buildings is renovated each year to at least be transformed into nearly zero-energy buildings in accordance with Article 9 of Directive 2010/31/EU, or alternatively, identify solutions of energy supply (electricity, heating, cooling) in the neighbourhood through renewable energies and waste heat with diverging renovation depth of single buildings, if this leads to climate neutrality of aforementioned buildings in a more rapid and cost-efficient way; in the case of residential buildings owned by public bodies, this provision shall apply only if the costs of renovation are fully financed by public funds, in order to maintain the affordability of living. _________________ 92 Directive 2010/31/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 May 2010 on the energy performance of buildings (OJ L 153, 18.6.2010, p. 13).
Amendment 850 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 6 – point a
Article 23 – paragraph 6 – point a
(a) be based on the information and data provided in the comprehensive assessments carried out pursuant to paragraph 1 and provide an estimate and mapping of the potential for increasing energy efficiency, including via low- temperature district heating readiness, via waste heat recovery, and renewable energy in heating and cooling in that particular area; in addition, an analysis of the building stock shall be conducted that takes into account the area-specific potentials for energy efficiency measures and that develops renovation road map templates for similar building types with the aim of a rapid, cost-efficient and mutually coordinated transformation of buildings and supply infrastructure;
Amendment 1069 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – point a – paragraph 1 – indent 3
Annex III – point a – paragraph 1 – indent 3
— after 31 December 2029, direct emissions of the carbon dioxide from cogeneration production that is fuelled with fossil fuels, are less than 270 gCO2 per 1 kWh of energy output from the combined generation on average over the lifetime of the plant (including heating/cooling, power and mechanical energy).
Amendment 1073 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – point a – paragraph 1 – indent 3 a (new)
Annex III – point a – paragraph 1 – indent 3 a (new)
- new cogeneration plants commissioned after 31 December 2030 are hydrogen-ready, i.e. the corresponding technical and spatial pre- requisites for conversion to operation with 100% hydrogen are already provided for during plant construction, and the conversion can be carried out with low additional investment costs (max. 10-30% of the original investment costs).