EED - TRAN Committee Opinion

European Parliament
2019-2024
Committee on Transport and Tourism
2021/0203(COD)
31.3.2022
OPINION
of the Committee on Transport and Tourism
for the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council
on energy efficiency (recast)
(COM(2021)0558 – C9-0330/2021 – 2021/0203(COD))
Rapporteur for opinion: Tom Berendsen
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AMENDMENTS
The Committee on Transport and Tourism calls on the Committee on Industry, Research and
Energy, as the committee responsible, to take into account the following amendments:
Amendment 1
Proposal for a directive

Recital 4
Text proposed by the Commission Amendment
(4) To implement those objectives, the (4) To implement those objectives, the
European Commission 2021 Work European Commission 2021 Work
Programme46 announced a ‘Fit for 55’ Programme46 announced a ‘Fit for 55’
package to reduce GHG emissions by at package to reduce GHG emissions by at
least 55% by 2030, and to achieve a least 55% by 2030, and to achieve a
climate-neutral European Union by 2050. climate-neutral European Union by 2050.
This package covers a range of policy areas This package covers a range of policy areas
including energy efficiency, renewable including energy efficiency, renewable
energy, land use, land change and forestry, energy, transport, land use, land change
energy taxation, effort sharing and and forestry, energy taxation, effort sharing
emissions trading. and emissions trading.
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46COMMUNICATION FROM THE 46COMMUNICATION FROM THE
COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN
PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE
EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL
COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE
OF THE REGIONS Commission Work OF THE REGIONS Commission Work
Programme 2021 A Union of vitality in a Programme 2021 A Union of vitality in a
world of fragility COM/2020/690 final. world of fragility COM/2020/690 final.
Amendment 2

Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) In order to ensure that all sectors

of the economy, including the transport
sector which consequently should reduce
its emissions by 90 % by 2050, contribute
to achieving the Union 2030 climate
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target and the objective of climate
neutrality by 2050 at the latest, the Union
should phase out fossil fuels and replace
them by sustainable alternatives. Energy
efficiency savings should be sustainable
and go hand in hand with the Union
climate objectives.
Amendment 3

Recital 4 b (new)
(4b) The ‘Fit for 55’ package should

safeguard and create European jobs and
enable sustainable economic growth,
including in the transport sector, by
setting the right incentives, create
entrepreneurial innovation, especially for
start-ups and SMEs, and new business
models. The ‘Fit for 55’ package should
be an enabler for the EU to become a
world-leader in the development and
uptake of clean technologies in the global
energy transition, with particular regard
to energy efficiency solutions.
Amendment 4

Recital 4 c (new)
(4c) All legislation forming part of the

‘Fit for 55’package should be
accompanied by macroeconomic impact
assessments that assess the combined
impact and interactions of the different
legislation on European households and
economic sectors, assessing the
implications on aspects including
economic growth, competitiveness, job
creation and employment, transport and
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mobility cost, household purchasing
power and any possible carbon leakage or
competitive advantages created for
European companies as a consequence of
this package.
Amendment 5

Recital 7
(7) To achieve the increased climate (7) To achieve the increased climate
ambition, the impact assessment ambition, the impact assessment
accompanying the Climate Target Plan has accompanying the Climate Target Plan has
shown that energy efficiency shown that energy efficiency
improvements will need to be significantly improvements will need to be significantly
raised from the current level of ambition of raised from the current level of ambition of
32,5%. 32,5%. The increased ambition of the
Union’s 2030 energy efficiency target in
light of the Union’s objective of climate
neutrality requires and should be
compatible with the necessary increase
and uptake of electrification, hydrogen, e-
fuels and other clean technologies
necessary for the green transition,
including in the transport sector, and thus
capping essential energy use may not
always be a feasible tool.
Amendment 6

Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) The transport sector is one of the

few sectors that has seen an increase in its
energy consumption over the last decade,
and only a small share of energy savings
(5%) reported by Member States under
the EED stems from this sector, indicating
significant potential for higher energy
efficiency efforts. Thus, the “Fit for 55”
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package foresees a number of specific
climate-related measures for transport,
which should be centred on the principle
of energy efficiency;
Amendment 7

Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) The electrification and shift to

sustainable alternative fuels of transports
brings with it a significant potential to
achieve energy savings and greenhouse
gas emission reductions and will thus be
central in the transport sector's transition
towards increased sustainability. In this
regard, it is imperative to deploy sufficient
recharging and refuelling infrastructure,
both at publicly accessible and private
locations, to boost and support the
increased market uptake of electric
vehicles and alternative fuels in order to
achieve the objective of climate neutrality
by 2050 at the latest. Furthermore,
actions to achieve the targets of this
Directive should be implemented in a
responsible way and by allocating
resources and time to the manufacturers
and producers of sustainable alternative
technologies and fuels.
Amendment 8

Recital 10 b (new)
(10b) Energy and transport poverty are

serious problems affecting the daily lives
of millions of European households.
Concrete and swift action is needed to
reduce energy and transport poverty,
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whilst at the same time ensuring that the
Union's measures to increase energy
efficiency and reduce GHG emissions are
aligned with the Union's 2030 climate
target and objective to reach climate
neutrality by 2050.
Amendment 9

Recital 11
(11) This Directive takes a step forward (11) This Directive takes a step forward
towards climate neutrality by 2050 , under towards climate neutrality by 2050, under
which energy efficiency is to be treated as which energy efficiency is to be treated as
an energy source in its own right. The an energy source in its own right. The
energy efficiency first principle is an energy efficiency first principle is an
overarching principle that should be taken overarching principle that should be taken
into account across all sectors, going into account across all sectors, going
beyond the energy system, at all levels, beyond the energy system, at all levels,
including in the financial sector. Energy including in the financial and transport
efficiency solutions should be considered sectors and should be consistently
as the first option in policy, planning and included in Union sectorial legislation.
investment decisions, when setting new Energy efficiency solutions should be
rules for the supply side and other policy considered as the first option in policy,
areas. While the energy efficiency first planning and investment decisions, when
principle should be applied without setting new rules for the supply side and
prejudice to other legal obligations, other policy areas. While the energy
objectives and principles, they should also efficiency first principle should be applied
not hamper its application or exempt from without prejudice to other legal
applying the principle. The Commission obligations, objectives and principles, they
should ensure that energy efficiency and should also not hamper its application or
demand-side response can compete on exempt from applying the principle. The
equal terms with generation capacity. Commission should ensure that energy
Energy efficiency improvements need to be efficiency and demand-side response can
made whenever they are more cost- compete on equal terms with generation
effective than equivalent supply-side capacity. Energy efficiency improvements
solutions. That should help exploit the need to be made whenever they are more
multiple benefits of energy efficiency for cost-effective than equivalent supply-side
the Union, in particular for citizens and solutions. That should help exploit the
businesses. Implementing energy multiple benefits of energy efficiency for
efficiency improvement measures should the Union, in particular for citizens and
also be a priority in alleviating energy businesses. Implementing energy
poverty. efficiency improvement measures should
also be a priority in alleviating energy
poverty and transport poverty, so that no
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one is left behind.
Amendment 10

Recital 14
(14) In order to have an impact, the (14) In order to have an impact, the
energy efficiency first principle needs to be energy efficiency first principle needs to be
consistently applied by decision makers in consistently applied by decision makers,
all relevant policy, planning and major taking into account the Commission
investment decisions – that is to say large- Recommendation of 28 September 20211a,
scale investments with a value of more in all relevant policy, planning and major
than 50 euro million each or 75 euro investment decisions – that is to say large-
million for transport infrastructure projects scale investments with a value of more
– affecting energy consumption or supply. than 50 euro million each or 75 euro
The proper application of the principle million for transport infrastructure projects
requires using the right cost-benefit – affecting energy consumption or supply.
analysis methodology, setting enabling The proper application of the principle
conditions for energy efficient solutions requires using the right cost-benefit
and proper monitoring. Demand side analysis methodology, setting enabling
flexibility can bring significant benefits to conditions for energy efficient solutions
consumers and to society at large, and can and proper monitoring. Demand side
increase the efficiency of the energy flexibility can bring significant benefits to
system and decrease the energy costs, for consumers and to society at large, and can
example by reducing system operation increase the efficiency of the energy
costs resulting in lower tariffs for all system and decrease the energy and
consumers. Member States should take into transport costs, for example by reducing
account potential benefits from demand system operation costs resulting in lower
side flexibility in applying the energy tariffs for all consumers. Member States
efficiency first principle and where should take into account potential benefits
relevant consider demand response, energy from demand side flexibility in applying
storage and smart solutions as part of their the energy efficiency first principle and
efforts to increase efficiency of the where relevant consider demand response,
integrated energy system. energy storage and smart solutions (such
as smart and bidirectional recharging) as
part of their efforts to increase efficiency of
the integrated energy system.
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Amendment 11

Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) Transport poverty has been

underexposed and no clear definitions at
Union or national level are available.
However, the problem is becoming more
pressing to address in light of the high
prices for fuels, tickets and other mobility
expenditures and given the high
dependencies on transport availability and
accessibility to go to work or for daily
mobility needs, in particular for those
living in rural, insular, mountainous,
remote, outermost, or less accessible areas
or for less developed regions or territories,
including less developed peri-urban areas.
Amendment 12

Recital 17
(17) Low and medium income (17) All consumers, especially low and
households, vulnerable customers, medium income households, vulnerable
including final users, people facing or customers, vulnerable transport users and
risking energy poverty and people living in other final users, people facing or risking
social housing should benefit from the energy poverty and transport poverty and
application of the energy efficiency first people living in social housing should
principle. Energy efficiency measures benefit from the application of the energy
should be implemented as a priority to efficiency first principle. Energy efficiency
improve the situations of those individuals measures should be implemented as a
and households or to alleviate energy priority to improve the situations of those
poverty. A holistic approach in policy individuals and households and of society
making and in implementing policies and as a whole or to alleviate energy poverty
measures requires Member States to ensure and transport poverty but not lead to
that other policies and measures have no increased costs for mobility or to greater
adverse effect on these individuals and social exclusion. A holistic approach in
households. policymaking and in implementing policies
and measures requires Member States to
ensure that other policies and measures
have no adverse effect on these individuals
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and households.
Amendment 13

Recital 18
(18) This Directive is part of a broader (18) This Directive is part of a broader
policy framework of energy efficiency policy framework of energy efficiency
policies addressing energy efficiency policies addressing energy efficiency
potentials in specific policy areas, potentials in specific policy areas,
including buildings (Directive including buildings (Directive
2010/31/EC56 ), products (Directive 2010/31/EC56 ), products (Directive
2009/125/EC, Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 2009/125/EC, Regulation (EU) 2017/1369
and Regulation (EU) 2020/74057 ) and and Regulation (EU) 2020/74057 ) and
governance mechanism (Regulation (EU) governance mechanism (Regulation (EU)
2018/1999). Those policies play a very 2018/1999). Those policies play a very
important role in delivering energy savings important role in delivering energy savings
when products are replaced or buildings when products are replaced or buildings
constructed or renovated58 . constructed or renovated58 . Lack of
knowledge about the potential for
improvement of energy efficiency , and
the economic benefits that can result from
such measures, is an important obstacle
towards the wider deployment of energy
efficient goods and services. This lack of
knowledge has to be better addressed by
Union legislation and by implementing
national, regional and local authorities in
order to provide businesses and final
users with better information, based on a
life-cycle approach, about the energy
efficiency performance and energy
savings potential of different products and
transport services.
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56Directive 2010/31/EC of the European 56Directive 2010/31/EC of the European
Parliament and of the Council of 19 May Parliament and of the Council of 19 May
2010 on the energy performance of 2010 on the energy performance of
buildings. buildings.
57Directive 2009/125/EC of the European 57Directive 2009/125/EC of the European
Parliament and of the Council of 21 Parliament and of the Council of 21
October 2009 establishing a framework for October 2009 establishing a framework for
the setting of ecodesign requirements for the setting of ecodesign requirements for
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energy-related products; Regulation (EU) energy-related products; Regulation (EU)
2017/1369 of the European Parliament and 2017/1369 of the European Parliament and
of the Council of 4 July 2017 setting a of the Council of 4 July 2017 setting a
framework for energy labelling and framework for energy labelling and
Regulation (EU) 2020/740 of the European Regulation (EU) 2020/740 of the European
2020 on the labelling of tyres with respect 2020 on the labelling of tyres with respect
to fuel efficiency and other parameters to fuel efficiency and other parameters
respectively. respectively.
58Moreover, implementation of the 58Moreover, implementation of the
product reviews under the Ecodesign product reviews under the Ecodesign
Working Plan 2020-2024 and the Working Plan 2020-2024 and the
“Renovation Wave” Action plan, together “Renovation Wave” Action plan, together
with the review of the EPBD, will make an with the review of the EPBD, will make an
important contribution to reaching the 2030 important contribution to reaching the 2030
energy saving target. energy saving target.
Amendment 14

Recital 20
(20) The European Council of 23 and 24 (20) The European Council of 23 and 24
October 2014 supported a 27% energy October 2014 supported a 27% energy
efficiency target for 2030 at Union level, to efficiency target for 2030 at Union level,
be reviewed by 2020 having in mind a which should have been reviewed by 2020
Union-level target of 30%. In its resolution having in mind a Union-level target of
of 15 December 2015 entitled ‘Towards a 30%. In its resolution of 15 December
European Energy Union’, the European 2015 entitled ‘Towards a European Energy
Parliament called on the Commission to Union’, the European Parliament called on
assess, in addition, the viability of a 40% the Commission to assess, in addition, the
energy efficiency target for the same viability of a 40% energy efficiency target
timeframe. for the same timeframe.
Amendment 15

Recital 22
(22) The Union’s energy efficiency (22) The Union’s energy efficiency
target was initially set and calculated using target was initially set and calculated using
the 2007 Reference Scenario projections the 2007 Reference Scenario projections
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for 2030 as a baseline. The change in the for 2030 as a baseline. The change in the
Eurostat energy balance calculation Eurostat energy balance calculation
methodology and improvements in methodology and improvements in
subsequent modelling projections call for a subsequent modelling projections call for a
change of the baseline. Thus, using the change of the baseline. Thus, using the
same approach to define the target, that is same approach to define the target, that is
to say comparing it to the future baseline to say comparing it to the future baseline
projections, the ambition of the Union’s projections, the ambition of the Union’s
2030 energy efficiency target is set 2030 energy efficiency target is set
compared to the 2020 Reference Scenario compared to the 2020 Reference Scenario
projections for 2030 reflecting national projections for 2030 reflecting national
contributions from the NECPs. With that contributions from the NECPs. With that
updated baseline, the Union will need to updated baseline, the Union will need to
further increase its energy efficiency further increase its energy efficiency
ambition by at least 9% in 2030 compared ambition by at least 9% in 2030 compared
to the level of efforts under the 2020 to the level of efforts under the 2020
Reference Scenario. The new way of Reference Scenario. The new way of
expressing the level of ambition for the expressing the level of ambition for the
Union’s targets does not affect the actual Union’s targets does not affect the actual
level of efforts needed and corresponds to a level of efforts needed and corresponds to a
reduction of 36% for final and 39% for reduction of 36% for final and 39% for
primary energy consumption respectively primary energy consumption respectively
when compared to the 2007 Reference when compared to the 2007 Reference
Scenario projections for 2030. Scenario projections for 2030. An
increased ambition of the Union’s 2030
energy efficiency target should be
compatible with the needed increase and
uptake of electrification, renewable
hydrogen, e-fuels and other clean
technologies based on renewable energy
sources necessary for the green transition,
including in the transport sector, in order
to reach the Union’s 2030 and 2050
climate goals.
Amendment 16

Recital 24
(24) The need for the Union to improve (24) The need for the Union to improve
its energy efficiency should be expressed its energy efficiency should be expressed
in primary and final energy consumption, in primary and final energy consumption,
to be achieved in 2030, indicating to be achieved in 2030, indicating
additional level of efforts required when additional level of efforts required when
compared to the measures in place or compared to the measures in place or
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planned measures in the national energy planned measures in the national energy
and climate plans. The 2020 Reference and climate plans. The 2020 Reference
Scenario projects 864 Mtoe of final energy Scenario projects 864 Mtoe of final energy
consumption and 1124 Mtoe of primary consumption and 1124 Mtoe of primary
energy consumption to be reached in 2030 energy consumption to be reached in 2030
(excluding ambient heat and including (excluding ambient heat and including
international aviation). An additional international aviation). An additional
reduction of 9% results in 787 Mtoe and reduction of 9% results in 787 Mtoe and
1023 Mtoe in 2030 respectively. Compared 1023 Mtoe in 2030 respectively. Compared
to 2005 levels, it means that final energy to 2005 levels, it means that final energy
consumption in the Union should be consumption in the Union should be
reduced by some 23% and primary energy reduced by some 23% and primary energy
consumption should be reduced by some consumption should be reduced by some
32%. There are no binding targets at 32%. There are no binding targets at
Member State level in the 2020 and 2030 Member State level in the 2030
perspective, and Member States should perspective, and Member States should
establish their contributions to the establish their contributions to the
achievement of the Union’s energy achievement of the Union’s energy
efficiency target taking into account the efficiency target taking into account the
formula provided in this Directive. formula provided in this Directive.
Member States should be free to set their Member States should be free to set their
national objectives based either on primary national objectives based either on primary
or final energy consumption or primary or or final energy consumption or primary or
final energy savings, or on energy final energy savings, or on energy
intensity. This Directive amends the way intensity. This Directive amends the way
how Member States should express their how Member States should express their
national contributions to the Union´s national contributions to the Union´s
target. Member States’ contributions to the target. Member States’ contributions to the
Union’s target should be expressed in final Union’s target should be expressed in final
and primary energy consumption to ensure and primary energy consumption to ensure
consistency and monitoring of progress. A consistency and monitoring of progress. A
regular evaluation of progress towards the regular evaluation of progress towards the
achievement of the Union's 2030 targets is achievement of the Union's 2030 targets is
necessary and is provided for in Regulation necessary and is provided for in Regulation
(EU) 2018/1999. (EU) 2018/1999. To reach its climate
neutrality objective by 2050 at the latest,
the Union will have to continue to
improve energy efficiency beyond 2030
and this will require setting new targets
for the period after this date in order to
keep on track with international climate
commitments.
Amendment 17

Recital 25
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(25) It would be preferable for the (25) It would be preferable for the
energy efficiency target to be achieved as a energy efficiency target to be achieved as a
result of the cumulative implementation of result of the cumulative implementation of
specific national and European measures specific national and European measures
promoting energy efficiency in different promoting energy efficiency in different
fields. Member States should be required to fields. Member States should be required to
set national energy efficiency policies and set national energy efficiency policies and
measures . Those policies and measures measures. Those policies and measures and
and the individual efforts of each Member the individual efforts of each Member State
State should be evaluated by the should be evaluated by the Commission,
Commission, alongside data on the alongside data on the progress made, to
progress made, to assess the likelihood of assess the likelihood of achieving the
achieving the overall Union target and the overall Union target and the extent to
extent to which the individual efforts are which the individual efforts are sufficient
sufficient to meet the common goal. to meet the common goal; emphasises,
furthermore, that energy efficiency targets
will provide a positive boost to economic
development and contribute to job
creation, but that their implementing tools
should be adapted to the individual
circumstances of the Member States.
Improving the energy performance of the
transport and housing sectors also has the
potential to foster urban regeneration,
which is instrumental to job creation,
improving buildings and changing
mobility and accessibility patterns,
promoting more efficient and sustainable
options.
Amendment 18

Recital 28
(28) To fulfil their obligation, Member (28) To fulfil their obligation, Member
States should target the final energy States should target the final energy
consumption of all public services and consumption of all public services and
installations of public bodies. To determine installations of public bodies, including
the scope of addressees, Member States transport services. To determine the scope
should apply the definition of contracting of addressees, Member States should apply
authorities provided in the Directive the definition of contracting authorities
2014/24/EU of the European Parliament provided in the Directive 2014/24/EU of
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and of the Council60. The obligation can be the European Parliament and of the
fulfilled by the reduction of final energy Council60. The obligation can be fulfilled
consumption in any area of the public by the reduction of final energy
sector, including transport, public consumption in any area of the public
buildings, healthcare, spatial planning, sector, including transport, public
water management and wastewater buildings, healthcare, spatial planning,
treatment, sewage and water purification, water management and wastewater
waste management, district heating and treatment, sewage and water purification,
cooling, energy distribution, supply and waste management, district heating and
storage, public lighting, infrastructure cooling, energy distribution, supply and
planning. To lower the administrative storage, public lighting, infrastructure
burden for public bodies, Member States planning. To lower the administrative
should establish digital platforms or tools burden for public bodies, Member States
to collect the aggregated consumption data should establish digital platforms or tools
from public bodies, make them publicly to collect the aggregated consumption data
available, and report the data to the from public bodies, make them publicly
Commission. available, and report the data to the
Commission.
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60Directive 2014/24/EU of the European 60Directive 2014/24/EU of the European
February 2014 on public procurement and February 2014 on public procurement and
repealing Directive 2004/18/EC, OJ L 94 repealing Directive 2004/18/EC, OJ L 94
28.3.2014, p. 65. 28.3.2014, p. 65.
Amendment 19

Recital 28 a (new)
(28a) In the transport sector, the

obligation for public bodies to reduce
energy consumption should stimulate
improvements in the energy efficiency of
transport modes, but should not lead to a
reduction in the level or quality of the
connectivity provided by public transport.
Amendment 20

Recital 32
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(32) Buildings and transport, alongside (32) Buildings and transport, alongside
industry, are the main energy users and industry, are the main energy users and
main source of emissions.61 Buildings are main source of emissions.61 Buildings are
responsible for about 40% of the Union’s responsible for about 40% of the Union’s
total energy consumption and for 36% of total energy consumption and for 36% of
its GHG from energy.62 The Commission its GHG from energy.62 The Commission
Communication entitled Renovation Communication entitled Renovation
Wave63 addresses the twin challenge of Wave63 addresses the twin challenge of
energy and resource efficiency and energy and resource efficiency and
affordability in the building sector and affordability in the building sector and
aims at doubling the renovation rate. It aims at doubling the renovation rate. It
focusses on the worst performing focusses on the worst performing
buildings, energy poverty and on public buildings, energy poverty and on public
buildings. Moreover, buildings are crucial buildings. Moreover, buildings are crucial
to achieving the Union objective of to achieving the Union objective of
reaching climate neutrality by 2050. reaching climate neutrality by 2050.
Buildings owned by public bodies account Buildings owned by public bodies account
for a considerable share of the building for a considerable share of the building
stock and have high visibility in public life. stock and have high visibility in public life.
It is therefore appropriate to set an annual It is therefore appropriate to set an annual
rate of renovation of buildings owned by rate of renovation of buildings owned by
public bodies on the territory of a Member public bodies on the territory of a Member
State to upgrade their energy performance. State to upgrade their energy performance.
Member States are invited to set a higher Member States are invited to set a higher
renovation rate, where that is cost-effective renovation rate, where that is cost-effective
in the framework of the renovation of their in the framework of the renovation of their
buildings stock in conformity with their buildings stock in conformity with their
Long Term Renovation Strategies or Long Term Renovation Strategies or
national renovation programmes. That national renovation programmes. That
renovation rate should be without prejudice renovation rate should be without prejudice
to the obligations with regard to nearly- to the obligations with regard to nearly-
zero energy buildings (NZEBs) set in zero energy buildings (NZEBs) set in
Directive 2010/31/EU of the European Directive 2010/31/EU of the European
Parliament and of the Council.64 During the Parliament and of the Council.64 During
next review of Directive 2010/31/EU, the the next review of Directive 2010/31/EU,
Commission should assess the progress the Commission should assess the progress
Member States achieved regarding the Member States achieved regarding the
renovation of public bodies’ buildings. The renovation of public bodies’ buildings. The
Commission should consider submitting a Commission should consider submitting a
legislative proposal to revise the renovation legislative proposal to revise the renovation
rate, while taking into account the progress rate, while taking into account the progress
achieved by the Member States, substantial achieved by the Member States, substantial
economic or technical developments, or economic or technical developments, or
where needed, the Union´s commitments where needed, the Union´s commitments
for decarbonisation and zero pollution. The for decarbonisation and zero pollution.The
obligation to renovate public bodies’ obligation to renovate public bodies’
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buildings in this Directive complements buildings in this Directive complements
that Directive, which requires Member that Directive, which requires Member
States to ensure that when existing States to ensure that when existing
buildings undergo major renovation their buildings undergo major renovation their
energy performance is upgraded so that energy performance is upgraded so that
they meet the requirements on NZEBs. they meet the requirements on NZEBs. As
part of their renovation efforts, Member
States should lead by example and should
strive to install a number of recharging
points that exceeds the minimum
requirements of [EPBD], if technically
feasible and cost-efficient.
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61 COM/2020/562 final. 61 COM/2020/562 final.
62 See IRP, Resource Efficiency and 62 See IRP, Resource Efficiency and
Climate Change, 2020, and UN Climate Change, 2020, and UN
Environment Emissions Gap Report, 2019. Environment Emissions Gap Report, 2019.
These figures refer to the use and operation These figures refer to the use and operation
of buildings, including indirect emissions of buildings, including indirect emissions
in the power and heat sector, not their full in the power and heat sector, not their full
life cycle. The embodied carbon in life cycle. The embodied carbon in
construction is estimated to account for construction is estimated to account for
about 10% of total yearly greenhouse gas about 10% of total yearly greenhouse gas
emissions worldwide. emissions worldwide.
63 COM/2020/662 final. 63 COM/2020/662 final.
buildings (OJ L 153, 18.6.2010, p. 13). buildings (OJ L 153, 18.6.2010, p. 13).
Amendment 21

Recital 34
(34) In 2020, more than half of the (34) In 2020, more than half of the
world’s population lives in urban areas. world’s population lives in urban areas.
That figure is expected to reach 68% by That figure is expected to reach 68% by
205065 . In addition, half of the urban 205065 . In addition, half of the urban
infrastructures by 2050 are still to be built66 infrastructures by 2050 are still to be built66
. Cities and metropolitan areas are centres . Cities and metropolitan areas are centres
of economic activity, knowledge of economic activity, knowledge
generation, innovation and new generation, innovation and new
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technologies. Cities influence the quality of technologies. Cities influence the quality of
life of the citizens who live or work in life of the citizens who live or work in
them. Member States should support them. Member States should support
municipalities technically and financially. municipalities technically and financially.
A number of municipalities and other A number of municipalities and other
public bodies in the Member States have public bodies in the Member States have
already put into place integrated already put into place integrated
approaches to energy saving and energy approaches to energy saving, energy
supply, for example via sustainable energy supply and sustainable mobility, for
action plans, such as those developed under example via sustainable energy action
the Covenant of Mayors initiative, and plans and Sustainable Urban Mobility,
integrated urban approaches which go Plans, such as those developed under the
beyond individual interventions in Covenant of Mayors initiative, and
buildings or transport modes. integrated urban approaches which go
beyond individual interventions in
buildings or transport modes. Further
efforts are needed in the area of
improving the energy efficiency of urban
mobility, for both passenger and freight
transport, as it uses around 40% of all
road transport energy. The [TEN-T
regulation] should contribute significantly
to reaching the goals of this Directive, in
particular by addressing the energy
efficiency of urban transport with a
coherent, integrated and multimodal
approach via the requirement to adopt
Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans
(SUMP) as defined in that same
regulation.
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65https://www.unfpa.org/world- 65https://www.unfpa.org/world-
population-trends population-trends
66 66
https://www.un.org/en/ecosoc/integration/p https://www.un.org/en/ecosoc/integration/p
df/fact_sheet.pdf df/fact_sheet.pdf
Amendment 22

Recital 36
(36) All public entities investing public (36) All public entities investing public
resources through procurement should lead resources through procurement should lead
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by example when awarding contracts and by example when awarding contracts and
concessions by choosing products, services concessions by choosing products, services
works and buildings with the highest works and buildings with the highest
energy efficiency performance, also in energy efficiency performance, also in
relation to those procurements that are not relation to those procurements that are not
subject to specific requirements under subject to specific requirements under
Directive 2009/30/EC. In that context, all Directive 2009/30/EC. In that context, all
award procedures for public contracts and award procedures for public contracts and
concessions with the value above the concessions with the value above the
thresholds set out in Articles 6 and 7 of thresholds set out in Articles 6 and 7 of
Parliament and of the Council67 , Article Parliament and of the Council67, Article
2(1) of Directive 2014/24/EU of the 2(1) of Directive 2014/24/EU of the
European Parliament and of the Council68 , European Parliament and of the Council68 ,
and Articles 3 and 4 of Directive and Articles 3 and 4 of Directive
2014/25/EU of the European Parliament 2014/25/EU of the European Parliament
and of the Council, need to take into and of the Council, need to take into
account the energy efficiency performance account the energy efficiency performance
of the products, buildings and services set of the products, buildings and services set
by Union or national law, by considering by Union or national law, by considering
as priority the energy efficiency first as priority the energy efficiency first
principle in their procurement procedures, principle in their procurement procedures,
including for the transport sector.
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February 2014 on the award of concession February 2014 on the award of concession
contracts, OJ L 94, 28.3.2014, p. 1. contracts, OJ L 94, 28.3.2014, p. 1.
February 2014 on public procurement and February 2014 on public procurement and
repealing Directive 2004/18/EC (OJ L 94, repealing Directive 2004/18/EC (OJ L 94,
28.3.2014, p. 65). 28.3.2014, p. 65).
Amendment 23

Recital 37
(37) It is also important that Member (37) It is also important that Member
States monitor how the energy efficiency States monitor how the energy efficiency
requirements are taken into account by requirements are taken into account by
contracting authorities and contracting contracting authorities and contracting
entities in the procurement of products, entities in the procurement of products,
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buildings, works and services by ensuring buildings, works and services, including
that information about the impact on those in the transport sector, by ensuring
energy efficiency of those winning tenders that information about the impact on
above the thresholds referred to in the energy efficiency of those winning tenders
procurement directives are made publically above the thresholds referred to in the
available. That allows stakeholders and procurement directives are made publically
citizens to assess the role of public sector available. That allows stakeholders and
towards ensuring energy efficiency first in citizens to assess the role of public sector
public procurement in a transparent towards ensuring energy efficiency first in
manner. public procurement in a transparent
manner.
Amendment 24

Recital 39
(39) It is important that Member States (39) It is important that Member States
provide the necessary support to public provide the necessary support to public
bodies in the uptake of energy efficiency bodies in the uptake of energy efficiency
requirements in public procurement and, requirements in public procurement and,
where appropriate, use of green public where appropriate, use of green public
procurement, by providing necessary procurement, by providing necessary
guidelines and methodologies on carrying guidelines and methodologies on carrying
out the assessment of life-cycle costs, and out the assessment of life-cycle costs and
environment impacts and costs. Well- life-cycle environment impacts. Well-
designed tools, in particular digital tools, designed tools, in particular digital tools,
are expected to facilitate the procurement are expected to facilitate the procurement
procedures and reduce the administrative procedures and reduce the administrative
costs especially in smaller Member States costs especially in smaller Member States
that may not have sufficient capacity to that may not have sufficient capacity to
prepare tenders. In this regard, Member prepare tenders. In this regard, Member
States should actively promote the use of States should actively promote the use of
digital tools and cooperation amongst digital tools and cooperation amongst
contracting authorities including across contracting authorities including across
borders for the purpose of exchanging best borders for the purpose of exchanging best
practice. practice.
Amendment 25

Recital 39 a (new)
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(39a) Given that transport systems,

including their operation, are responsible
for greenhouse gas emissions during
production, as well as during and after
their operational lifetime, Member States
should base transport and mobility policy
measures and investments aiming at
increased energy efficiency on a life-cycle
analysis of greenhouse gas emissions.
Amendment 26

Recital 45
(45) The energy savings obligation (45) The energy savings obligation
established by this Directive should be established by this Directive should be
increased and should also apply after 2030 increased and should also apply after 2030.
. That ensures stability for investors and That ensures stability for investors and thus
thus encourage long-term investments and encourage long-term investments and long-
long-term energy efficiency measures, such term energy efficiency measures, such as
as the deep renovation of buildings with the deep renovation of buildings with the
the long-term objective of facilitating the long-term objective of facilitating the cost
cost effective transformation of existing effective transformation of existing
buildings into NZEBs. The energy savings buildings into NZEBs. The energy savings
obligation has an important role in the obligation has an important role in the
creation of local growth, jobs, creation of local growth, jobs,
competitiveness and alleviating energy competitiveness and alleviating energy
poverty. It should ensure that the Union poverty and transport poverty. It should
can achieve its energy and climate ensure that the Union can achieve its
objectives by creating further opportunities energy and climate objectives by creating
and to break the link between energy further opportunities and to break the link
consumption and growth. Cooperation with between energy consumption and growth.
the private sector is important to assess the Cooperation with the private sector is
conditions on which private investment for important to assess the conditions on which
energy efficiency projects can be unlocked private investment for energy efficiency
and to develop new revenue models for projects can be unlocked and to develop
innovation in the field of energy efficiency. new revenue models for innovation in the
field of energy efficiency.
Amendment 27
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Recital 49
(49) Where using an obligation scheme, (49) Where using an obligation scheme,
Member States should designate obligated Member States should designate obligated
parties among transmission system parties among transmission system
operators, energy distributors, retail energy operators, energy distributors, retail energy
sales companies and transport fuel sales companies and transport fuel
distributors or retailers on the basis of distributors or retailers on the basis of
objective and non-discriminatory criteria. objective and non-discriminatory criteria.
The designation or exemption from The designation or exemption from
designation of certain categories of such designation of certain categories of such
distributors or retailers should not be distributors or retailers should not be
understood to be incompatible with the understood to be incompatible with the
principle of non-discrimination. Member principle of non-discrimination. Member
States are therefore able to choose whether States are therefore able to choose whether
such transmission system operators, such transmission system operators,
distributors or retailers or only certain distributors or retailers or only certain
categories thereof are designated as categories thereof are designated as
obligated parties. To empower and protect obligated parties. To empower and protect
vulnerable customers, people affected by vulnerable customers, people affected by
energy poverty and people living in social energy poverty and transport poverty and
housing, and to implement policy measures people living in social housing, and to
as a priority among those people, Member implement policy measures as a priority
States can require obligated parties to among those people, Member States can
achieve energy savings among vulnerable require obligated parties to achieve energy
customers, people affected by energy savings among vulnerable customers,
poverty and people living in social people affected by energy poverty and
housing. For that purpose, Member States transport poverty and people living in
can also establish energy cost reduction social housing. For that purpose, Member
targets. Obligated parties could achieve States can also establish energy cost
these targets by promoting the installation reduction targets. Obligated parties could
of measures that lead to energy savings and achieve these targets by promoting the
financial savings on energy bills, such as installation of measures that lead to energy
the installation of insulation and heating savings and financial savings on energy
measures. bills, such as the installation of insulation
and heating measures.
Amendment 28

Recital 50
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(50) When designing policy measures to (50) When designing policy measures to
fulfil the energy savings obligation, fulfil the energy savings obligation,
Member States should respect the climate Member States should respect the climate
and environmental standards and priorities and environmental standards and priorities
of the Union and comply with the principle of the Union and comply with the principle
of ‘do no significant harm’ within the of ‘do no significant harm’ within the
meaning of Regulation (EU) 2020/85271 . meaning of Regulation (EU) 2020/85271 .
Member States should not promote Member States should not promote
activities that are not environmentally activities that are not environmentally
sustainable such as use of solid fossil fuels. sustainable such as use of solid fossil fuels.
The energy savings obligation aims at The energy savings obligation aims at
strengthening the response to climate strengthening the response to climate
change by promoting incentives to Member change by promoting incentives to Member
States to implement a sustainable and clean States to implement a sustainable and clean
policy mix, which is resilient, and policy mix, which is resilient, and
mitigates climate change. Therefore, mitigates climate change and is to help
energy savings from policy measures Member States align with the Glasgow
regarding the use of direct fossil fuel Climate Pact in November 2021.
combustion will not be eligible energy Therefore, energy savings from policy
savings under energy savings obligation as measures regarding the use of direct fossil
of transposition of this Directive. It will fuel combustion will only be eligible
allow aligning the energy savings energy savings under energy savings
obligation with the objectives of the obligation as of transposition of this
European Green Deal, the Climate Target Directive as long as they comply with the
Plan, the Renovation Wave Strategy, and most up to date corresponding Union
mirror the need for action identified by the emission performance legislation and if
IEA in its net zero report72 . The restriction they are designed to prevent technology
aims at encouraging Member States to lock-ins by ensuring compatibility with
spend public money into future-proof, climate-neutral renewable energy sources,
sustainable technologies only. It is alternative fuels and technologies. In case
important that Member States provide a of policy measures promoting
clear policy framework and investment combinations of technologies, the related
certainty to market actors. The overall energy savings should only be
implementation of the calculation eligible if significant energy efficiency
methodology under energy savings gains are reached in both the fossil fuel
obligation should allow all market actors to combustion technology and in the
adapt their technologies in a reasonable climate-neutral alternative technology. It
timeframe. Where Member States support will allow aligning the energy savings
the uptake of efficient fossil fuel obligation with the objectives of the
technologies or early replacement of such European Green Deal, the Climate Target
technology, for example through subsidy Plan, the Renovation Wave Strategy, and
schemes or energy efficiency obligation mirror the need for action identified by the
schemes, energy savings may not be IEA in its net zero report72 . The restriction
eligible anymore under the energy savings aims at encouraging Member States to
obligation. While energy savings resulting, spend public money into future-proof,
for example, from the promotion of sustainable technologies only. It is
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natural gas-based cogeneration would not important that Member States provide a
be eligible, the restriction would not apply clear policy framework and investment
for indirect fossil fuel usage, for example certainty to market actors. The
where the electricity production includes implementation of the calculation
fossil fuel generation. Policy measures methodology under energy savings
targeting behavioural changes to reduce the obligation should allow all market actors to
consumption of fossil fuel, for example adapt their technologies in a reasonable
through information campaigns, eco- timeframe. Where Member States support
driving, should remain eligible. The energy the uptake of efficient fossil fuel
savings from policy measures targeting technologies or early replacement of such
building renovations may contain measures technology, for example through subsidy
such as a replacement of fossil fuel heating schemes or energy efficiency obligation
systems together with building fabric schemes, energy savings may be eligible
improvements, which should be limited to under the energy savings obligation as
those technologies that allow achieving the long as they comply with the most up to
required energy savings according to the date corresponding Union emission
national building codes established in a performance legislation and if they are
Member State. Nevertheless, Member designed to prevent technology lock-ins by
States should promote upgrading heating ensuring compatibility with climate-
systems as part of deep renovations in line neutral renewable energy sources,
with the long-term objective of carbon alternative fuels and technologies. In case
neutrality, i.e. reducing the heating demand of policy measures promoting
and covering the remaining heating combinations of technologies, the related
demand with a carbon-free energy source. overall energy savings should only be
eligible if significant energy efficiency
gains are reached in both the fossil fuel
combustion technology and in the
climate-neutral alternative technology.
The restriction would also not apply for
indirect fossil fuel usage, for example,
where the electricity production includes
fossil fuel generation. Policy measures
targeting behavioural changes to reduce the
consumption of fossil fuel, for example
through information campaigns, eco-
driving, should remain eligible. The energy
savings from policy measures targeting
building renovations may contain measures
such as a replacement of fossil fuel heating
systems together with building fabric
improvements, which should be limited to
those technologies that allow achieving the
required energy savings according to the
national building codes established in a
Member State. Nevertheless, Member
States should promote upgrading heating
systems as part of deep renovations in line
with the long-term objective of carbon
neutrality, i.e. reducing the heating demand
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and covering the remaining heating
demand with a carbon-free energy source.
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71 Regulation (EU) 2020/852 of the 71 Regulation (EU) 2020/852 of the
European Parliament and of the Council of European Parliament and of the Council of
18 June 2020 on the establishment of a 18 June 2020 on the establishment of a
framework to facilitate sustainable framework to facilitate sustainable
investment, and amending Regulation (EU) investment, and amending Regulation (EU)
2019/2088, OJ L 198, 22.6.2020, p. 13–43. 2019/2088, OJ L 198, 22.6.2020, p. 13–43.
72IEA (International Energy Agency) 72IEA (International Energy Agency)
(2021), Net Zero by 2050 A Roadmap for (2021), Net Zero by 2050 A Roadmap for
the Global Energy Sector, the Global Energy Sector,
https://www.iea.org/reports/net-zero-by- https://www.iea.org/reports/net-zero-by-
2050. 2050.
Amendment 29

Recital 51
(51) Member States' energy efficiency (51) Member States' energy efficiency
improvement measures in transport are improvement measures in transport are
eligible to be taken into account for eligible to be taken into account for
achieving their end-use energy savings achieving their end-use energy savings
obligation. Such measures include policies obligation. Such measures include policies
that are, inter alia, dedicated to promoting that are, inter alia, dedicated to promoting
more efficient vehicles, a modal shift to more efficient vehicles, including those
cycling, walking and collective transport, owned by national, regional and local
or mobility and urban planning that authorities, a modal shift to rail, inland
reduces demand for transport. In addition, waterways, cycling, walking, shared
schemes which accelerate the uptake of mobility, collective transport, including
new, more efficient vehicles or policies public transport, sustainable urban
fostering a shift to fuels with reduced logistics, or mobility and urban planning
levels of emissions, except policy that reduces demand for transport, while
measures regarding the use of direct fossil meeting the same level of user needs, and
fuel combustion, that reduce energy use takes into account infrastructure
per kilometre are also capable of being necessities, including recharging stations.
eligible, subject to compliance with the In addition, schemes which accelerate the
rules on materiality and additionality set uptake of new, more efficient vehicles or
out in Annex V to this Directive. Policy policies fostering a shift to better
measures promoting the uptake of new performing fuels with reduced levels of
fossil fuel vehicles should not qualify as emissions, as long as they comply with the
eligible measures under the energy savings most up to date corresponding Union
obligation. emission performance legislation and if
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they are designed to prevent technology
lock-ins by ensuring compatibility with
climate-neutral renewable energy sources,
alternative fuels and technologies, that
reduce energy use per kilometre are also
capable of being eligible, subject to
compliance with the rules on materiality
and additionality set out in Annex V to this
Directive. Policy measures promoting the
uptake of new fossil fuel vehicles should
only qualify as eligible measures under the
energy savings obligation as long as they
comply with the most up to date
corresponding Union emission
performance legislation and if they are
designed to prevent technology lock-ins by
ensuring compatibility with climate-
neutral renewable energy sources,
alternative fuels and technologies. Policy
measures supporting the reduction of
energy use per kilometre or per transport
work in all transport modes shall also be
eligible, and should be stimulated through
financial incentives and awareness
raising schemes. For both categories of
measures, in case of policy measures
promoting combinations of technologies,
the related overall energy savings should
only be eligible if significant energy
efficiency gains are reached in both the
fossil fuel combustion technology and in
the climate-neutral alternative
technology.
Amendment 30

Recital 53
(53) As an alternative to requiring (53) As an alternative to requiring

obligated parties to achieve the amount of obligated parties to achieve the amount of
cumulative end-use energy savings cumulative end-use energy savings
required under Article 8(1) of this required under Article 8(1) of this
Directive, it should be possible for Member Directive, it should be possible for Member
States, in their obligation schemes, to States, in their obligation schemes, to
permit or require obligated parties to permit or require obligated parties to
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contribute to an Energy Efficiency contribute to an Energy Efficiency
National Fund , which could be used to National Fund, which could be used to
implement policy measures as a priority implement policy measures as a priority
among vulnerable customers, people among vulnerable customers, people
affected by energy poverty and people affected by energy poverty and transport
living in social housing . poverty and people living in social
housing.
Amendment 31

Recital 54
(54) Member States and obligated (54) Member States and obligated
parties should make use of all available parties should make use of all available
means and technologies , except regarding means and technologies, including
the use of direct fossil fuel combustion regarding the use of direct fossil fuel
technologies, to achieve the cumulative combustion technologies as long as they
end-use energy savings required, including comply with the most up to date
by promoting sustainable technologies in corresponding Union emission
efficient district heating and cooling performance legislation and if they are
systems, efficient heating and cooling designed to prevent technology lock-ins by
infrastructure and energy audits or ensuring compatibility with climate-
equivalent management systems, provided neutral renewable energy sources,
that the energy savings claimed comply alternative fuels and technologies, to
with the requirements laid down in Article achieve the cumulative end-use energy
8 and Annex V to this Directive. Member savings required, including by promoting
States should aim for a high degree of sustainable technologies in efficient district
flexibility in the design and heating and cooling systems, efficient
implementation of alternative policy heating and cooling infrastructure and
measures. Member States should energy audits or equivalent management
encourage actions resulting in energy systems, provided that the energy savings
savings over the long lifetimes. claimed comply with the requirements laid
down in Article 8 and Annex V to this
Directive. In case of policy measures
technology.
Amendment 32
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Recital 60
(60) In accordance with Article 9 of the (60) In accordance with Article 9 of the
Treaty , the Union's energy efficiency Treaty, the Union's energy efficiency
policies should be inclusive and should policies should be inclusive and should
therefore ensure equal access to energy therefore ensure equal access to energy
efficiency measures for all consumers efficiency measures for all consumers
affected by energy poverty. Improvements affected by energy poverty and transport
in energy efficiency should, be poverty. Improvements in energy
implemented as a priority among efficiency should, be implemented as a
vulnerable customers and final users , priority among vulnerable customers and
people affected by energy poverty, and, final users, people affected by energy
where appropriate, among medium-income poverty and transport poverty, and, where
households and people living in social appropriate, among medium-income
housing , elderly people and those living in households and people living in social
rural and remote areas . In this context, housing, elderly people and those living in
specific attention should be paid to rural, remote and island areas. In this
particular groups which are more at risk of context, specific attention should be paid to
being affected by energy poverty or more particular groups which are more at risk of
susceptible to the adverse impacts of being affected by energy poverty and
energy poverty, such as women, persons transport poverty or more susceptible to
with disabilities, elderly people, children, the adverse impacts of energy poverty and
and persons with a minority racial or ethnic transport poverty, such as women, persons
background. Member States can require with disabilities, elderly people, children,
obligated parties to include social aims in and persons with a minority, racial or
energy-saving measures in relation to ethnic background. Member States can
energy poverty and this possibility had require obligated parties to include social
already been extended to alternative policy aims in energy-saving measures in relation
measures and Energy Efficiency National to energy poverty and this possibility has
Funds. That should be transformed into an already been extended to alternative policy
obligation to protect and empower measures and European Energy Efficiency
vulnerable customers and final users and to National Funds. That should be
alleviate energy poverty , while allowing transformed into an obligation to protect
Member States to retain full flexibility with and empower vulnerable customers and
regard to the type of policy measure, their final users and to alleviate energy poverty
size, scope and content. If an energy and transport poverty, while allowing
efficiency obligation scheme does not Member States to retain full flexibility with
permit measures relating to individual regard to the type of policy measure, their
energy consumers, the Member State may size, scope and content. If an energy
take measures to alleviate energy poverty efficiency obligation scheme does not
by means of alternative policy measures permit measures relating to individual
alone. Within its policy mix, Member energy consumers, the Member State may
States should ensure that other policy take measures to alleviate energy poverty
measures do not have an adverse effect on by means of alternative policy measures
vulnerable customers, final users, people alone. Within this policy mix, Member
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affected by energy poverty and, where States should ensure that other policy
applicable, people living in social housing. measures do not have an adverse effect on
Member States should make best possible vulnerable customers, final users, people
use of public funding investments into affected by energy poverty and transport
energy efficiency improvement measures, poverty and, where applicable, people
including funding and financial facilities living in social housing. Member States
established at Union level. should make best possible use of public
funding investments into energy efficiency
improvement measures, including funding
and financial facilities established at Union
level.
Amendment 33

Recital 61
(61) This Directive refers to the concept (61) This Directive refers to the concept
of vulnerable customers, which Member of vulnerable customers, which Member
States are to establish pursuant to Directive States are to establish pursuant to Directive
(EU) 2019/944. In addition, pursuant to (EU) 2019/944. In addition, pursuant to
Directive 2012/27/EU, the notion of ‘final Directive 2012/27/EU, the notion of ‘final
users’ alongside the notion of ‘final users’ alongside the notion of ‘final
customer’ clarifies that the rights to billing customer’ clarifies that the rights to billing
and consumption information also apply to and consumption information also apply to
consumers without individual or direct consumers without individual or direct
contracts with the supplier of energy used contracts with the supplier of energy used
for collective heating, cooling or domestic for collective heating, cooling or domestic
hot water production systems in multi- hot water production systems in multi-
occupant buildings. The concept of occupant buildings. The concept of
vulnerable customers does not necessarily vulnerable customers does not necessarily
ensure the targeting of final users. ensure the targeting of final users.
Therefore, in order to ensure that the Therefore, in order to ensure that the
measures set out in this Directive reach all measures set out in this Directive reach all
individuals and households in a situation of individuals and households in a situation of
vulnerability, Member States should vulnerability, Member States should
include not only customers, in its strict include not only customers, in its strict
sense, but also final users, in establishing sense, but also final users, including
their definition of vulnerable customers. vulnerable transport users, in establishing
their definition of vulnerable customers.
Amendment 34
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Recital 62
(62) Around 34 million households in (62) Around 34 million households in

the Union were unable to keep their home the Union were unable to keep their home
adequately warm in 201974 . The European adequately warm in 201974. Additionally,
Green Deal prioritises the social dimension consumer prices for the operation of
of the transition by committing to the personal transport equipment and for
principle that `no one is left behind´. The transport services have increased at a
green transition, including the clean faster pace between 2005 and 2018 than
transition, affects women and men overall consumer price inflation74a. The
differently and may have a particular European Green Deal prioritises the social
impact on some disadvantaged groups dimension of the transition by committing
including people with disabilities. Energy to the principle that `no one is left behind´.
efficiency measures must therefore be The green transition, including the clean
central to any cost-effective strategy to transition, affects women and men
address energy poverty and consumer differently and may have a particular
vulnerability and are complementary to impact on some disadvantaged groups
social security policies at Member State including people with disabilities. Energy
level. To ensure that energy efficiency efficiency measures must therefore be
measures reduce energy poverty for tenants central to any cost-effective strategy to
sustainably, the cost-effectiveness of such address energy poverty and consumer
measures, as well as their affordability to vulnerability and are complementary to
property owners and tenants, should be social security policies at Member State
taken into account, and adequate financial level. To ensure that energy efficiency
and technical support for such measures measures reduce energy poverty for tenants
should be guaranteed at Member State sustainably, the cost-effectiveness of such
level. Member States should support the measures, as well as their affordability to
local and regional level in identifying and property owners and tenants, should be
alleviating energy poverty. The Union's taken into account, and adequate financial
building stock needs, in the long term, to and technical support for such measures
be converted to NZEBs in accordance with should be guaranteed at Member State
the objectives of the Paris Agreement. level. Member States should support the
Current building renovation rates are local and regional level in identifying and
insufficient and buildings occupied by alleviating energy and transport poverty.
citizens on low incomes who are affected The Union's building stock needs, in the
by energy poverty are the hardest to reach. long term, to be converted to NZEBs in
The measures laid down in this Directive accordance with the objectives of the Paris
with regard to energy savings obligations, Agreement. Current building renovation
energy efficiency obligation schemes and rates are insufficient and buildings
alternative policy measures are therefore of occupied by citizens on low incomes who
particular importance. are affected by energy poverty are the
hardest to reach. The measures laid down
in this Directive with regard to energy
savings obligations, energy efficiency
obligation schemes and alternative policy
measures are therefore of particular
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importance.
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74Commission Recommendation of 74Commission Recommendation of
14.10.2020 on energy poverty, C(2020) 14.10.2020 on energy poverty, C(2020)
9600 final. 9600 final.
74aCommission staff working document of
9.12.2020 accompanying the Sustainable
and Smart Mobility Strategy.
Amendment 35

Recital 68
(68) Lower consumer spending on (68) Lower consumer spending on

energy should be achieved by assisting energy and transport fuels should be
consumers in reducing their energy use by achieved by assisting consumers in
reducing the energy needs of buildings and reducing their energy use by reducing the
improvements in the efficiency of energy needs of buildings and
appliances, which should be combined improvements in the efficiency of
with the availability of low-energy appliances and transport, which should be
transport modes integrated with public combined with a greater availability of
transport and cycling. Member States low-energy transport modes and fuels
should also consider improving integrated with enhanced public transport
connectivity in rural and remote areas. solutions, shared mobility, active mobility,
such as cycling and walking. Member
States should also improve connectivity in
rural and remote areas.
Amendment 36

Recital 96
(96) It is necessary to ensure that people (96) It is necessary to ensure that people
affected by energy poverty, vulnerable affected by energy poverty and transport
customers and, where applicable, people poverty, vulnerable customers and, where
living in social housing are protected and, applicable, people living in social housing
to this end, empowered to actively are protected and, to this end, empowered
participate in the energy efficiency to actively participate in the energy
improvement interventions, measures and efficiency improvement interventions,
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related consumer protection or information measures and related consumer protection
measures that Member States implement. or information measures that Member
States implement.
Amendment 37

Recital 97
(97) Public funding available at national (97) Public funding available at national
and Union level should be strategically and Union level should be strategically
invested into energy efficiency invested into energy efficiency
improvement measures, in particular for improvement measures, in particular for
the benefit of vulnerable customers, people the benefit of vulnerable customers, people
affected by energy poverty and those living affected by energy poverty and those living
in social housing. Member States should in social housing. Member States should
take advantage of any financial take advantage of any financial
contribution they might receive from the contribution they might receive from the
Social Climate Fund82 , and of revenues Social Climate Fund82. These revenues will
from allowances from the EU Emissions support Member States in fulfilling their
Trading System. These revenues will obligation to implement energy efficiency
support Member States in fulfilling their measures and policy measures under the
obligation to implement energy efficiency energy savings obligation as a priority
measures and policy measures under the among vulnerable customers and people
energy savings obligation as a priority affected by energy poverty, which may
among vulnerable customers and people include those living in rural and remote
affected by energy poverty, which may regions.
include those living in rural and remote
regions.
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82Proposal for a Regulation of the 82Proposal for a Regulation of the
European Parliament and of the Council European Parliament and of the Council
establishing a Social Climate Fund, COM establishing a Social Climate Fund, COM
2021 568 final. 2021 568 final.
Amendment 38

Recital 98
(98) National funding schemes should (98) National funding schemes should
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be complemented by suitable schemes of be complemented by suitable schemes of
better information, technical and better information, technical and
administrative assistance, easier access to administrative assistance, easier access to
finance that will enable the best use of the finance that will enable the best use of the
available funds especially by people available funds especially by people
affected by energy poverty, vulnerable affected by energy poverty, transport
living in social housing. applicable, people living in social housing.
Amendment 39

Recital 99
(99) Member States should empower (99) Member States should empower
and protect all people equally, irrespective and protect all people equally, irrespective
of their sex, gender, age, disability, race or of their sex, gender, age, disability, race or
ethnic origin, sexual orientation, religion or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, religion or
belief, and ensure that those most affected belief, and ensure that those most affected
or put at greater risk of being affected by or put at greater risk of being affected by
energy poverty, or most exposed to the energy poverty or transport poverty or
adverse impacts of energy poverty, are most exposed to the adverse impacts of
adequately protected. In addition, Member energy poverty or transport poverty, are
States should ensure that energy efficiency adequately protected. In addition, Member
measures do not exacerbate any existing States should ensure that energy efficiency
inequalities, notably with respect to energy measures do not exacerbate any existing
poverty. inequalities, notably with respect to energy
poverty and transport poverty.
Amendment 40

Recital 108
(108) Member States and regions should (108) Member States and regions should
be encouraged to make full use of the be encouraged to make full use of the
European funds available in the MFF and European funds available in the MFF and
Next Generation EU including the Next Generation EU including the
Recovery and Resilience Facility, the Recovery and Resilience Facility, the
Cohesion Policy Fund s , the Rural Cohesion Policy Fund, the Rural
Development Fund and the Just Transition Development Fund and the Just Transition
Fund, as well as the financial instruments Fund, as well as the financial instruments
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and technical assistance available under and technical assistance available under
InvestEU, to trigger private and public InvestEU, to trigger private and public
investments in energy efficiency investments in energy efficiency
improvement measures. Investment in improvement measures. Investment in
energy efficiency has the potential to energy efficiency has the potential to
contribute to economic growth, contribute to economic growth,
employment, innovation and a reduction in employment, innovation and a reduction in
energy poverty in households, and energy and transport poverty in
therefore makes a positive contribution to households, and therefore makes a positive
economic, social and territorial cohesion contribution to economic, social and
and green recovery . Potential areas for territorial cohesion and green recovery.
funding include energy efficiency Potential areas for funding include energy
measures in public buildings and housing, efficiency measures in public buildings and
and providing new skills to promote housing, tourism, transport and mobility,
employment in the energy efficiency and providing new skills to promote
sector. The Commission will ensure employment in the energy efficiency
synergies between the different funding sector. The Commission will ensure
instruments, in particular the funds in the synergies between the different funding
shared management and in the direct instruments, in particular the funds in the
management (like the centrally-managed shared management and in the direct
programmes: Horizon Europe or LIFE), as management (like the centrally-managed
well as between grants, loans and technical programmes: Horizon Europe or LIFE), as
assistance to maximise their leverage effect well as between grants, loans and technical
on private financing and their impact on assistance to maximise their leverage effect
the achievement of energy efficiency on private financing and their impact on
policy objectives. the achievement of energy efficiency
policy objectives.
Amendment 41

Recital 123
(123) Energy generated on or in buildings (123) Energy generated on or in buildings

from renewable energy technologies from renewable energy technologies
reduces the amount of energy supplied reduces the amount of energy supplied
from fossil fuels. The reduction of energy from fossil fuels. The reduction of energy
consumption and the use of energy from consumption and the use of energy from
renewable sources in the buildings sector renewable sources in the buildings sector
are important measures to reduce the are important measures to reduce the
Union's energy dependence and Union's energy dependence and
greenhouse gas emissions, especially in greenhouse gas emissions, especially in
view of ambitious climate and energy view of ambitious climate and energy
objectives set for 2030 as well as the global objectives set for 2030 as well as the global
commitment made in the context of the commitment made in the context of the
Paris Agreement. For the purposes of their Paris Agreement. For the purposes of their
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cumulative energy savings obligation cumulative energy savings obligation
Member States may take into account Member States may take into account
energy savings from policy measures energy savings from policy measures
promoting renewable technologies to meet promoting renewable technologies to meet
their energy savings requirements in their energy savings requirements in
accordance with the calculation accordance with the calculation
methodology provided in this Directive. methodology provided in this Directive.
Energy savings from policy measures Energy savings from policy measures
regarding the use of direct fossil fuel regarding the use of direct fossil fuel
combustion should not be counted. combustion can only be counted as long as
they comply with the most up to date
alternative fuels and technologies. In case
of policy measures promoting
combinations of technologies, the related
overall energy savings should only be
Amendment 42

Recital 124 a (new)
(124a) Given that this Directive is

expected to generate additional
compliance costs for affected sectors,
compensatory actions should be taken in
order to prevent the total level of
regulatory burdens from increasing. The
Commission should therefore present,
before the entry in force of this Directive,
proposals offsetting any possible
regulatory burdens introduced by this
Directive, through the revision or
abolishment of provisions in other Union
legislation that generate unnecessary
compliance costs in the affected sectors.
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Amendment 43

Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. The requirements laid down in this 2. The requirements laid down in this
Directive are minimum requirements and Directive are minimum requirements and
shall not prevent any Member State from shall not prevent any Member State from
maintaining or introducing more stringent maintaining or introducing more stringent
measures. Such measures shall be measures and setting additional sector-
compatible with Union law. Where specific targets. Such measures shall be
national legislation provides for more compatible with Union law. Where
stringent measures, the Member State shall national legislation provides for more
notify such legislation to the Commission. stringent measures, the Member State shall
notify such legislation to the Commission.
Amendment 44

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 30 a (new)
(30a) ‘recharging point’ means a

recharging point as defined in Article 2
(41) of [AFIR].
Amendment 45

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 48 a (new)
(48a) ‘transport poverty’ means a

household’s lack of access to essential,
affordable, efficient, safe, inclusive and
clean transport and mobility services
required to meet essential socio-economic
needs and the participation in society,
caused, inter alia, by high fuel, transport
ticket or other mobility expenditures in
relation to the household’s disposable
income, or a structural lack of viable
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transport solutions in proximity on the
territory, in the relevant national context,
existing social policy and other relevant
policies.
Amendment 46

Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) identify an entity responsible for (b) identify an entity responsible for
monitoring the application of the energy monitoring the application of the energy
efficiency first principle and the impacts of efficiency first principle, including cost-
planning, policy and investment decisions benefit analysis and the evaluation of the
on energy consumption and energy impacts of planning, policy and investment
efficiency; decisions on energy consumption and
energy efficiency;
Amendment 47

Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)
(ca) take into account the removal of

investment barriers, such as delays in the
planning and permitting of infrastructure,
which hamper the efficient energy system
integration;
Amendment 48

Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point e – point ii
(ii) changes of energy imports and (ii) changes of energy imports and
exports , developments in energy mix and exports, developments in energy mix and
deployment of new sustainable fuels ; deployment of sustainable fuels ;
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Amendment 49

Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall ensure that the 1. Member States shall ensure that the
total final energy consumption of all public total final energy consumption of all public
bodies combined is reduced by at least bodies, including national, regional and
1,7% each year, when compared to the year local governments, combined is reduced
X-2 (with X as the year when this by at least 1,7% each year, when compared
Directive enters into force). to the year X-2 (with X as the year when
this Directive enters into force).
Amendment 50

3. Member States shall ensure that 3. Member States shall ensure that
regional and local authorities, establish regional and local authorities, establish
specific energy efficiency measures in their specific energy efficiency measures in their
decarbonisation plans after consulting decarbonisation plans after consulting
stakeholders and the public, including the stakeholders and the public, including the
particular groups at risk of energy poverty particular groups at risk of energy poverty
or more susceptible to its effects, such as and transport poverty or more susceptible
women, persons with disabilities, older to its effects, such as women, persons with
persons, children, and persons with a disabilities, older persons, children, and
minority racial or ethnic background. persons with a minority racial or ethnic
background.
Amendment 51

5. Member States shall encourage 5. Member States shall encourage

public bodies to consider life cycle carbon public bodies to consider life cycle carbon
emissions of their public bodies’ emissions of their public bodies’
investment and policy activities. investment and policy activities, including
in the area of transport.
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Amendment 52

Article 5 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Transport policy measures and

investments aiming at energy efficiency
shall be based on a life-cycle analysis of
greenhouse gas emissions and
incorporate, where appropriate, the
impacts of the project on traffic flows and
modal shifts, as well as more energy-
efficient alternatives. They shall also
promote the use of more energy efficient
means of mobility, by decarbonising fleets
and encouraging modal shift.
Amendment 53

Article 5 – paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Member States shall encourage

relevant public bodies to incentivise and
support the uptake of energy efficient
logistics solutions for deliveries and
logistic services.
Amendment 54

1. Without prejudice to Article 7 of 1. Without prejudice to Article 7 of

Parliament and of the Council92 , each Parliament and of the Council92, each
Member State shall ensure that at least 3 % Member State shall ensure that at least 3 %
of the total floor area of heated and/or of the total floor area of heated and/or
cooled buildings owned by public bodies is cooled buildings owned by public bodies is
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renovated each year to at least be renovated each year to at least be
transformed into nearly zero-energy transformed into nearly zero-energy
buildings in accordance with Article 9 of buildings in accordance with Article 9 of
Directive 2010/31/EU. Directive 2010/31/EU. Where technically
feasible and cost-effective, Member States
shall make their best efforts to install a
number of recharging points that exceeds
the minimum requirements set by Article
12 of [EPBD].
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buildings (OJ L 153, 18.6.2010, p. 13). buildings (OJ L 153, 18.6.2010, p. 13).
Amendment 55

5. Member States may require that 5. Member States may require that
contracting authorities and contracting contracting authorities and contracting
entities take into account, where entities take into account, where
appropriate, wider sustainability, social, appropriate, wider sustainability, social,
environmental and circular economy environmental and circular economy
aspects in procurement practices with a aspects in procurement practices, including
view to achieving the Union’s for the transport sector, with a view to
decarbonisation and zero pollution achieving the Union’s decarbonisation and
objectives. Where appropriate, and in zero pollution objectives. Where
accordance with the requirements laid appropriate, and in accordance with the
down in Annex IV, Member States shall requirements laid down in Annex IV,
require contracting authorities and Member States shall require contracting
contracting entities to take into account authorities and contracting entities to take
Union green public procurement criteria. into account Union green public
procurement criteria.
Amendment 56

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3. Member States shall implement 3. Member States shall implement

energy efficiency obligation schemes, energy efficiency obligation schemes,
alternative policy measures, or a alternative policy measures, or a
combination of both, or programmes or combination of both, or programmes or
measures financed under an Energy measures financed under an Energy
Efficiency National Fund, as a priority Efficiency National Fund, as a priority
among people affected by energy poverty, among people affected by energy poverty
vulnerable customers and, where and transport poverty, vulnerable
applicable, people living in social housing. customers and, where applicable, people
Member States shall ensure that policy living in social housing. Member States
measures implemented pursuant to this shall ensure that policy measures
Article have no adverse effect on those implemented pursuant to this Article have
persons. Where applicable, Member States no adverse effect on those persons. Where
shall make the best possible use of funding, applicable, Member States shall make the
including public funding, funding facilities best possible use of funding, including
established at Union level, and revenues public funding, funding facilities
from allowances pursuant to Article established at Union level, and revenues
22(3)(b) with the aim of removing adverse from allowances pursuant to Article
effects and ensuring a just and inclusive 22(3)(b) with the aim of removing adverse
energy transition. effects and ensuring a just and inclusive
energy transition.
Amendment 57

Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
Member States shall achieve a share of the Member States shall achieve a significant
required amount of cumulative end-use share of the required amount of cumulative
energy savings among people affected by end-use energy savings among people
energy poverty vulnerable customers and, affected by energy poverty and transport
where applicable, people living in social poverty vulnerable customers and, where
housing. This share shall at least equal the applicable, people living in social housing.
proportion of households in energy poverty This share shall exceed or at least equal the
as assessed in their National Energy and proportion of households in energy poverty
Climate Plan established in accordance as assessed in their National Energy and
with Article 3(3)(d) of the Governance Climate Plan established in accordance
Regulation 2018/1999. If a Member State with Article 3(3)(d) of the Governance
had not notified the share of households in Regulation 2018/1999. If a Member State
energy poverty as assessed in their had not notified the share of households in
National Energy and Climate Plan, the energy poverty as assessed in their
share of the required amount of cumulative National Energy and Climate Plan, the
end-use energy savings among people share of the required amount of cumulative
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affected by energy poverty vulnerable end-use energy savings among people
customers and, where applicable, people affected by energy poverty vulnerable
living in social housing, shall at least equal customers and, where applicable, people
the arithmetic average share of the living in social housing, shall at least equal
following indicators for the year 2019 or, if the arithmetic average share of the
not available for 2019, for the linear following indicators for the year 2019 or, if
extrapolation of their values for the last not available for 2019, for the linear
three years that are available: extrapolation of their values for the last
three years that are available:
Amendment 58

4. Member States may require 4. Member States may require

obligated parties to achieve a share of their obligated parties to achieve a share of their
energy savings obligation among people energy savings obligation among people
living in social housing. Member States applicable, people living in social housing.
may also require obligated parties to Member States may also require obligated
achieve energy cost reduction targets and parties to achieve energy cost reduction
to achieve energy savings by promoting targets and to achieve energy savings by
energy efficiency improvement measures, promoting energy efficiency improvement
including financial support measures measures, including financial support
mitigating carbon price effects on SMEs measures mitigating carbon price effects on
and micro-SMEs. SMEs and micro-SMEs.
Amendment 59

5. Member States may require 5. Member States may require

obligated parties to work with local obligated parties to work with local
authorities or municipalities to promote authorities or municipalities to promote
energy efficiency improvement measures energy efficiency improvement measures
applicable, people living in social housing. customers and, where applicable, people
This includes identifying and addressing living in social housing. This includes
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the specific needs of particular groups at identifying and addressing the specific
risk of energy poverty or more susceptible needs of particular groups at risk of energy
to its effects. To protect people affected by poverty or more susceptible to its effects.
energy poverty vulnerable customers and, To protect people affected by energy
where applicable, people living in social poverty and transport poverty vulnerable
housing, Member States shall encourage customers and, where applicable, people
obligated parties to carry out actions such living in social housing, Member States
as renovation of buildings, including social shall encourage obligated parties to carry
housing, replacement of appliances, out actions such as renovation of buildings,
financial support and incentives for energy including social housing, replacement of
efficiency improvement measures in appliances, financial support and incentives
conformity with national financing and for energy efficiency improvement
support schemes, or energy audits. measures in conformity with national
financing and support schemes, or energy
audits.
Amendment 60

6. Member States shall require 6. Member States shall require

obligated parties to report on an annual obligated parties to report on an annual
basis on the energy savings achieved by the basis on the energy savings achieved by the
obligated parties from actions promoted obligated parties from actions promoted
applicable, people living in social housing, customers and, where applicable, people
and shall require aggregated statistical living in social housing, and shall require
information on their final customers aggregated statistical information on its
(identifying changes in energy savings to final customers (identifying changes in
previously submitted information) and energy savings to previously submitted
regarding technical and financial support information) and regarding technical and
provided. financial support provided.
Amendment 61

8. Member States shall establish 8. Member States shall establish

measurement, control and verification measurement, control and verification
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systems for carrying out documented systems for carrying out documented
verification on at least a statistically verification on at least a statistically
significant proportion and representative significant proportion and representative
sample of the energy efficiency sample of the energy efficiency
improvement measures put in place by the improvement measures put in place by the
obligated parties. The measurement, obligated parties. The measurement,
control and verification shall be carried out control and verification shall be carried out
independently of the obligated parties. independently of the obligated parties.
Where an entity is an obligated party under Where an entity is an obligated party under
a national energy efficiency obligation a national energy efficiency obligation
scheme under Article 9 and under the EU scheme under Article 9, the monitoring and
Emissions Trading System to buildings verification system shall ensure that the
and road transport [COM(2021) 551 final, carbon price passed through when
2021/0211 (COD)96 ], the monitoring and releasing fuel for consumption shall be
verification system shall ensure that the taken into account in the calculation and
carbon price passed through when reporting of energy savings of the entity´s
releasing fuel for consumption [according energy saving measures.
to Article 1(21) of COM(2021) 551 final,
2021/0211 (COD)] shall be taken into
account in the calculation and reporting of
energy savings of the entity´s energy
saving measures.
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96 Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE 96 Proposal for a Directive of the European
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF Parliament and of the Council amending
THE COUNCIL amending Directive Directive 2003/87/EC establishing a
2003/87/EC establishing a system for system for greenhouse gas emission
greenhouse gas emission allowance trading allowance trading within the Union,
within the Union, Decision (EU) Decision (EU) 2015/1814 concerning the
2015/1814 concerning the establishment establishment and operation of a market
and operation of a market stability reserve stability reserve for the Union greenhouse
for the Union greenhouse gas emission gas emission trading scheme and
trading scheme and Regulation (EU) Regulation (EU) 2015/757, (Text with
2015/757, (Text with EEA EEA relevance){SEC(2021) 551 final} -
relevance){SEC(2021) 551 final} - {SWD(2021) 557 final} - {SWD(2021)
{SWD(2021) 557 final} - {SWD(2021) 601 final} -{SWD(2021) 602 final.
601 final} -{SWD(2021) 602 final.
Amendment 62

Article 22 – title
Empowering and protecting vulnerable Empowering and protecting vulnerable

customers and alleviating energy and
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customers and alleviating energy poverty transport poverty
Amendment 63

1. Member States shall take 1. Member States shall take

appropriate measures to empower and appropriate measures to empower and
protect people affected by energy poverty, protect people affected by energy and
vulnerable customers and, where transport poverty, vulnerable customers
applicable, people living in social housing. and, where applicable, people living in
social housing.
Amendment 64

Article 22 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
In defining the concept of vulnerable In defining the concept of vulnerable

customers pursuant to Articles 28(1) and customers pursuant to Articles 28(1) and
29 of Directive (EU) 2019/944 and Article 29 of Directive (EU) 2019/944 and Article
3(3) of Directive 2009/73/EC, Member 3(3) of Directive 2009/73/EC, Member
States shall take into account final users. States shall take into account final users,
including vulnerable transport users.
Amendment 65

2. Member States shall implement 2. Member States shall implement

energy efficiency improvement measures energy efficiency improvement measures
and related consumer protection or and related consumer protection or
information measures, in particular those information measures, in particular those
set out in Article 21 and Article 8(3), as a set out in Article 21 and Article 8(3), as a
priority among people affected by energy priority among people affected by energy
poverty, vulnerable customers and, where and transport poverty, vulnerable
applicable, people living in social housing customers and, where applicable, people
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to alleviate energy poverty. living in social housing to alleviate energy
and transport poverty.
Amendment 66

Article 22 – paragraph 3 – point a
a) implement energy efficiency a) implement energy efficiency

improvement measures to mitigate improvement measures to mitigate
distributional effects from other policies distributional effects from other policies
and measures, such as taxation measures and measures, such as taxation measures
implemented according to Article 10 of implemented according to Article 10 of
this Directive, or the application of this Directive;
emission trading in the buildings and
transport sector according to the ETS
Directive [COM(2021) 551 final,
2021/0211 (COD)];
Amendment 67

4. Member States shall establish a 4. Member States shall establish a

network of experts from various sectors network of experts from various sectors
such as health sector, building sector and such as health sector, building sector,
social sectors to develop strategies to transport sector, and social sectors to
support local and national decision makers develop strategies to support local and
in implementing energy efficiency national decision makers in implementing
improvement measures alleviating energy energy efficiency improvement measures
poverty, measures to generate robust long alleviating energy poverty and transport
term solutions to mitigate energy poverty poverty, measures to generate robust long
and to develop appropriate technical term solutions to mitigate energy poverty
assistance and financial tools. Member and transport poverty and to develop
States shall strive to ensure a network of appropriate technical assistance and
experts’ composition that ensures gender financial tools. Member States shall strive
balance and reflects the perspectives of to ensure a network of experts’
people in all their diversity. composition that ensures gender balance
and reflects the perspectives of people in
all their diversity.
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Amendment 68

Article 22 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point a
a) to establish national definitions, a) to establish national definitions,

indicators and criteria of energy poverty, indicators and criteria of energy poverty,
energy poor and concepts of vulnerable transport poverty, energy poor and
customers, including final users; concepts of vulnerable customers,
including final users, including vulnerable
transport users;
Amendment 69

Article 22 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point c
c) to set up methods and measures to c) to set up methods and measures to

ensure affordability, the promotion of ensure affordability, the promotion of
housing cost neutrality, or ways to ensure housing cost neutrality, or ways to ensure
that public funding invested in energy that public funding invested in energy
efficiency improvement measures benefit efficiency improvement measures benefit
both, owners and tenants, of buildings and both, owners and tenants, of buildings,
building units, in particular regarding building units, and transport solutions, in
vulnerable customers, people affected by particular regarding vulnerable customers,
energy poverty, and, where applicable, including vulnerable transport users,
people living in social housing; people affected by energy poverty and
transport poverty, and, where applicable,
people living in social housing;
Amendment 70

2. The Commission shall, where 2. The Commission shall, where

appropriate, directly or via the European appropriate, directly or via the European
financial institutions, assist Member States financial institutions, assist Member States
in setting up financing facilities and project in setting up financing facilities and project
development assistance facilities at development assistance facilities at
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national, regional or local level with the national, regional or local level with the
aim of increasing investments in energy aim of increasing investments in energy
efficiency in different sectors , and efficiency in different sectors, and
protecting and empowering vulnerable protecting and empowering vulnerable
customers, people affected by energy customers, people affected by energy
poverty and, where applicable, people poverty and transport poverty and, where
living in social housing including by applicable, people living in social housing
integrating an equality perspective so that including by integrating an equality
no one is left behind . perspective so that no one is left behind.
Amendment 71

3. Member States shall adopt 3. Member States shall adopt

measures that ensure that energy efficiency measures that ensure that energy efficiency
lending products, such as green mortgages lending products, such as green mortgages
and green loans, secured and unsecured, and green loans, and financial support to
are offered widely and in a non- acquire or provide access to clean and
discriminatory manner by financial efficient vehicles, fuels and other
institutions and, are visible and accessible transport solutions, including public
to consumers. Member States shall adopt transport, secured and unsecured, are
measures to facilitate the implementation offered widely and in a non-discriminatory
of on-bill and on-tax financing schemes. manner by financial institutions and, are
Member States shall ensure that t banks visible and accessible to consumers.
and other financial institutions receive Member States shall adopt measures to
information on opportunities to participate facilitate the implementation of on-bill and
in the financing of energy efficiency on-tax financing schemes. Member States
improvement measures , including through shall ensure that t banks and other financial
the creation of public/private partnerships. institutions receive information on
opportunities to participate in the financing
of energy efficiency improvement
measures, including through the creation of
public/private partnerships.
Amendment 72

9. Member States may set up an 9. Member States may set up an
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Energy Efficiency National Fund. The Energy Efficiency National Fund. The
purpose of this fund shall be to implement purpose of this fund shall be to implement
energy efficiency measures, including energy efficiency measures, including
measures pursuant to Article 8(3) and measures pursuant to Article 8(3) and
Article 22 as a priority among vulnerable Article 22 as a priority among vulnerable
customers, people affected by energy customers, people affected by energy
poverty and, where applicable, people poverty and, where applicable, people
living in social housing, and to implement living in social housing, and to implement
national energy efficiency measures to national energy efficiency measures to
support Member States in meeting their support Member States in meeting their
national energy efficiency contributions national energy efficiency contributions
and their indicative trajectories referred to and their indicative trajectories referred to
in Article 4(2). The Energy Efficiency in Article 4(2).
National Fund may be financed with
revenues from the allowance auctions
pursuant to the EU Emission Trading
System on buildings and transport sectors.
Amendment 73

Article 33 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – point -a (new)
(-a) a comprehensive assessment of the

aggregated macroeconomic impact of this
Directive, with emphasis on the effects on
the Union’s economic growth,
competitiveness, job creation and
employment, transport and mobility cost,
household purchasing power and any
possible carbon leakage or competitive
advantages created for European
companies as a consequence of this
Directive.
Amendment 74

Article 33 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – point e
(e) if Member States shall continue to (e) if Member States shall continue to
achieve a share of energy savings among achieve a share of energy savings among
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energy poverty, and, where applicable, energy poverty and transport poverty, and,
people living in social housing, in where applicable, people living in social
accordance with paragraph 3 of Article 8 housing, in accordance with paragraph 3 of
for the ten-year periods after 2030; Article 8 for the ten-year periods after
2030;
Amendment 75

Article 33 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2
That report shall be accompanied, where That report shall be accompanied by a

appropriate, by proposals for further comprehensive assessment of the potential
measures. revisions of this Directive with regards to
regulatory simplification and, where
appropriate, by proposals for further
measures. The Commission shall
continuously adapt to best practice
administrative procedures and take all the
measures to simplify the enforcement of
this Directive, keeping administrative
burdens to a minimum.
Amendment 76

Annex V – point 2 – point e
(e) Member States cannot count (e) Member States cannot count
reduced energy use in sectors, including reduced energy use in sectors that would
the transport and building sector, that have occurred in any event as a result of
would have occurred in any event as a emission trading pursuant to the EU ETS
result of emission trading pursuant to the Directive towards the fulfilment of the
EU ETS Directive towards the fulfilment energy savings obligation pursuant to
of the energy savings obligation pursuant Article 8(1).
to Article 8(1). If an entity is an obligated
party under a national energy efficiency
obligation scheme under Article 9 of this
Directive and under the EU Emissions
Trading System for buildings and road
transport [COM(2021) 551
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final,2021/0211 (COD)], the monitoring
and verification system shall ensure that
the carbon price passed through when
releasing fuel for consumption [according
Article 1(21) of COM(2021) 551
final,2021/0211 (COD)] is taken into
account when calculating and reporting
the energy savings of its energy saving
measures;
Amendment 77

Annex V – point 2 – point f – point i
(i) Union emission performance (i) Union emission performance

standards for new passenger cars and new standards for new passenger cars and new
light commercial vehicles following the light commercial vehicles following the
implementation of Regulation (EU) implementation of Regulation (EU)
2019/631 of the European Parliament and 2019/631 of the European Parliament and
of the Council107 ; Member States must of the Council107; Member States must
provide evidence, their assumptions and provide evidence, their assumptions and
their calculation methodology to show their calculation methodology to show
additionality to the Union´s new vehicle additionality to the Union´s new vehicle
CO2 requirements; CO2 requirements; Member States shall
base their calculation methodology on a
life-cycle analysis for the respective
vehicles, taking into account greenhouse
gas emissions generated at production
and during and after their operational
lifetime, as well as the greenhouse gas
intensity of the actual energy mix for
electricity generation in that same
Member State;
__________________ __________________
107Regulation (EU) 2019/631 of the 107Regulation (EU) 2019/631 of the
European Parliament and of the Council of European Parliament and of the Council of
17 April 2019 setting CO2 emission 17 April 2019 setting CO2 emission
performance standards for new passenger performance standards for new passenger
cars and for new light commercial vehicles, cars and for new light commercial vehicles,
and repealing Regulations (EC) No and repealing Regulations (EC) No
443/2009 and (EU) No 510/2011 (OJ L 443/2009 and (EU) No 510/2011 (OJ L
111, 25.4.2019, p. 13). 111, 25.4.2019, p. 13).
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Amendment 78

Annex V – point 2 – point g
(g) policies with the purpose of (g) policies with the purpose of
encouraging higher levels of energy encouraging higher levels of energy
efficiency of products, equipment, efficiency of products, equipment,
transport systems, vehicles and fuels, transport systems, vehicles, including
buildings and building elements, processes vehicles owned by public bodies, and fuels,
or markets shall be permitted , except those buildings and building elements, processes
policy measures regarding the use of direct or markets shall be permitted, including
combustion of fossil fuel technologies that those policy measures regarding the use of
are implemented as from 1 January 2024 ; direct combustion of fossil fuel
technologies as long as they comply with
the most up to date corresponding Union
emission performance legislation and if
they are designed to prevent technology
lock-ins by ensuring compatibility with
climate-neutral renewable energy sources,
alternative fuels and technologies; In case
Amendment 79

Annex V – point 2 – point h
(h) Energy savings as a result of policy (h) Energy savings as a result of policy
measures regarding the use of direct fossil measures regarding the use of direct fossil
fuel combustion in products, equipment, fuel combustion in products, equipment,
transport systems, vehicles, buildings or transport systems, vehicles, buildings or
works shall not count towards the works shall count towards the fulfilment of
fulfilment of energy savings obligation as energy savings obligation as long as they
from 1 January 2024; comply with the most up to date
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alternative fuels and technologies. In case
climate-neutral alternative technology;
Amendment 80

Annex V – point 2 – point i a (new)
(i a) Measures promoting the

installation of renewable based energy
technologies on maritime vessels,
including wind and solar based
technologies, shall be eligible to be taken
into account for the fulfilment of energy
savings required under Article 8 of this
Directive, provided that they result in
verifiable, and measurable or estimable,
end-use energy savings. The calculation
of energy savings shall comply with the
requirements of this Annex;
Amendment 81

Annex V – point 2 – point k
(k) for policies that accelerate the (k) for policies that accelerate the
uptake of more efficient products and uptake of more efficient products and
vehicles, except those regarding the use of vehicles, including those regarding the use
direct fossil fuel combustion, full credit of direct fossil fuel combustion, as long as
may be claimed, provided that it is shown they comply with the most up to date
that such uptake takes place before expiry corresponding Union emission
of the average expected lifetime of the performance legislation and if they are
product or vehicle, or before the product or designed to prevent technology lock-ins by
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vehicle would usually be replaced, and the ensuring compatibility with climate-
savings are claimed only for the period neutral renewable energy sources,
until end of the average expected lifetime alternative fuels and technologies, full
of the product or vehicle to be replaced; credit may be claimed, provided that it is
shown that such uptake takes place before
expiry of the average expected lifetime of
the product or vehicle, or before the
product or vehicle would usually be
replaced, and the savings are claimed only
for the period until end of the average
expected lifetime of the product or vehicle
to be replaced. In case of policy measures
technology;
Amendment 82

Annex V – point 2 – point l
(l) in promoting the uptake of energy (l) in promoting the uptake of energy
efficiency measures, Member States shall, efficiency measures, Member States shall,
where relevant, ensure that quality where relevant, ensure that labelling and
standards for products, services and quality standards for products, services,
installation of measures are maintained or different transport systems and installation
introduced where such standards do not of measures are maintained or introduced
exist; where such standards do not exist;
Amendment 83

Annex V – point 3 – point i
(i) the activities of the participating (i) the activities of the participating
party, entrusted party or implementing party, entrusted party or implementing
public authority have no adverse effects on public authority have no adverse effects on
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energy poverty and, where applicable, energy poverty and transport poverty and,
people living in social housing. where applicable, people living in social
housing.
Amendment 84

Annex V – point 5 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) how to calculate changes in energy

consumption where there is a replacement
of fossil fuel usage with electrification in
the transport sector.
Amendment 85

Annex V – point 5 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) information on policy measures or (f) information on policy measures or

programmes or measures financed under an programmes or measures financed under an
Energy Efficiency National Fund Energy Efficiency National Fund
implemented as a priority among people implemented as a priority among people
customers, and, where applicable, people poverty, vulnerable customers, and, where
living in social housing; applicable, people living in social housing;
Amendment 86

Annex V – point 5 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) the share and the amount of energy (g) the share and the amount of energy
savings to be achieved among people savings to be achieved among people
customers, and, where applicable, people poverty, vulnerable customers, and, where
living in social housing; applicable, people living in social housing.
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Amendment 87

Annex V – point 5 – paragraph 1 – point i
(i) where applicable, information (i) where applicable, information

about impacts and adverse effects of policy about impacts and adverse effects of policy
measures implemented pursuant to Article measures implemented pursuant to Article
8(3) on people affected by energy poverty, 8(3) on people affected by energy poverty
vulnerable customers, and, where and transport poverty, vulnerable
applicable, people living in social housing; customers, and, where applicable, people
living in social housing.
Amendment 88

Annex V – point 5 – paragraph 1 – point k
(k) where applicable, the amount of (k) where applicable, the amount of
energy savings or cost reduction targets to energy savings or cost reduction targets to
be achieved by obligated parties among be achieved by obligated parties among
people affected by energy poverty, people affected by energy poverty and
vulnerable customers, and, where transport poverty, vulnerable customers,
applicable, people living in social housing; and, where applicable, people living in
social housing;
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PROCEDURE – COMMITTEE ASKED FOR OPINION
Title Energy efficiency (recast)

References COM(2021)0558 – C9-0330/2021 – 2021/0203(COD)
Committee responsible ITRE

Date announced in plenary 13.9.2021
Opinion by TRAN
Date announced in plenary 11.11.2021
Rapporteur for the opinion Tom Berendsen

Date appointed 9.11.2021
Discussed in committee 7.2.2022
Date adopted 31.3.2022
Result of final vote +: 47

–: 2
0: 0
Members present for the final vote Magdalena Adamowicz, Andris Ameriks, José Ramón Bauzá Díaz,
Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Paolo Borchia, Karolin Braunsberger-
Reinhold, Marco Campomenosi, Jakop G. Dalunde, Karima Delli, Anna
Deparnay-Grunenberg, Ismail Ertug, Gheorghe Falcă, Giuseppe
Ferrandino, Carlo Fidanza, Mario Furore, Søren Gade, Jens Gieseke,
Elsi Katainen, Elena Kountoura, Julie Lechanteux, Bogusław
Liberadzki, Peter Lundgren, Benoît Lutgen, Elżbieta Katarzyna
Łukacijewska, Marian-Jean Marinescu, Cláudia Monteiro de Aguiar,
Caroline Nagtegaal, Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Philippe Olivier, João
Pimenta Lopes, Rovana Plumb, Tomasz Piotr Poręba, Dominique
Riquet, Massimiliano Salini, Vera Tax, Barbara Thaler, István Ujhelyi,
Henna Virkkunen, Petar Vitanov, Elissavet Vozemberg-Vrionidi, Lucia
Vuolo, Roberts Zīle, Kosma Złotowski
Substitutes present for the final vote Leila Chaibi, Ignazio Corrao, Maria Grapini, Roman Haider, Jutta
Paulus, Patrizia Toia
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FINAL VOTE BY ROLL CALL IN COMMITTEE ASKED FOR OPINION
47 +
ECR Carlo Fidanza, Peter Lundgren, Tomasz Piotr Poręba, Roberts Zīle, Kosma Złotowski
ID Paolo Borchia, Marco Campomenosi, Roman Haider, Julie Lechanteux, Philippe Olivier
NI Mario Furore
PPE Magdalena Adamowicz, Karolin Braunsberger-Reinhold, Gheorghe Falcă, Jens Gieseke, Elżbieta Katarzyna
Łukacijewska, Benoît Lutgen, Marian-Jean Marinescu, Cláudia Monteiro de Aguiar, Massimiliano Salini,
Barbara Thaler, Henna Virkkunen, Elissavet Vozemberg-Vrionidi, Lucia Vuolo
Renew José Ramón Bauzá Díaz, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Søren Gade, Elsi Katainen, Caroline Nagtegaal, Jan-
Christoph Oetjen, Dominique Riquet
S&D Andris Ameriks, Ismail Ertug, Giuseppe Ferrandino, Maria Grapini, Bogusław Liberadzki, Rovana Plumb,
Vera Tax, Patrizia Toia, István Ujhelyi, Petar Vitanov
The Left Elena Kountoura
Verts/ALE Ignazio Corrao, Jakop G. Dalunde, Karima Delli, Anna Deparnay-Grunenberg, Jutta Paulus
2 -
The Left Leila Chaibi, João Pimenta Lopes
0 0
Key to symbols:
+ : in favour
- : against
0 : abstention
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