Procedure
Geological storage of carbon dioxide (CO2)
2008/0015(COD)·6th term·ENVI / ITRE·COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure)·Completed
Subjects: Atmospheric pollution, motor vehicle pollution · Climate policy, climate change, ozone layer · Dangerous substances, toxic and radioactive wastes (storage, transport) · Sustainable development
Rapporteur (the Member appointed to lead Parliament's work on this text): DAVIES Chris (ALDE)
Summary
A legislative dossier on the geological storage of carbon dioxide (CO2). The amendments preserve Member States' right to determine areas for storage sites, set conditions for selecting geological formations to avoid leakage and environmental or health impacts, govern exploration permits, public participation and mapping of national CO2 storage capacity, and revise the rules and time periods for transferring responsibility for closed sites to the competent authority and for continued monitoring.
Procedure timeline
- Committee amendments tabled19 Jun 2008 – 24 Jul 2008
- Procedure completed
485
Amendments
distinct, in window
39
Members
tabled at least one
2
Committees
19 Jun 2008 – 24 Jul 2008
Dates
Official amendment documents
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Members who amended this procedure
39 Members · by amendment count1

























Jerzy BUZEK
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇵🇱 Poland
75(5 solo)
2
Kathalijne Maria BUITENWEG
Greens / EFA · 🇳🇱 Netherlands
65
3
Jill EVANS
Greens / EFA · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
65
4
David HAMMERSTEIN
Greens / EFA · 🇪🇸 Spain
62(62 solo)
5
Karsten Friedrich HOPPENSTEDT
PPE-DE · 🇩🇪 Germany
60(60 solo)
6
Christian EHLER
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇩🇪 Germany
57(1 solo)
7
Jan BŘEZINA
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇨🇿 Czechia
56
8
Dragoș Florin DAVID
PPE-DE · 🇷🇴 Romania
55
9
Rumiana JELEVA
PPE-DE · 🇧🇬 Bulgaria
55
10
Werner LANGEN
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇩🇪 Germany
55
11
Herbert REUL
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇩🇪 Germany
55
12
Richard SEEBER
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇦🇹 Austria
29(29 solo)
13
Evangelia TZAMPAZI
PSE · 🇬🇷 Greece
28(28 solo)
14
Angelika NIEBLER
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇩🇪 Germany
28
15
Thomas ULMER
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇩🇪 Germany
27
16
Norbert GLANTE
Socialists & Democrats · 🇩🇪 Germany
27(27 solo)
17
Adam GIEREK
Socialists & Democrats · 🇵🇱 Poland
20(20 solo)
18
Bogusław SONIK
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇵🇱 Poland
16
19
Umberto GUIDONI
The Left (GUE/NGL) · 🇮🇹 Italy
15
20
Péter OLAJOS
PPE-DE · 🇭🇺 Hungary
15(15 solo)
21
Bairbre de BRÚN
The Left (GUE/NGL) · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
14
22
Nikolaos VAKALIS
PPE-DE · 🇬🇷 Greece
11(11 solo)
23
Vladko Todorov PANAYOTOV
ALDE · 🇧🇬 Bulgaria
9(9 solo)
24
Chris DAVIES
Renew Europe · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
7(7 solo)
25
María SORNOSA MARTÍNEZ
PSE · 🇪🇸 Spain
7
The amendments, in full text
485 amendmentsEvery amendment as tabled — original text, proposed change and justification, with a link to the official PDF.
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