# Low carbon benchmarks and positive carbon impact benchmarks

European Parliament procedure 2018/0180(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 8th term, committee ECON / ENVI). Stage: Procedure completed. 299 committee amendments tabled by 15 Members between 2018-10-16 and 2018-10-29.

## What the amendments focus on

The dossier concerns low carbon benchmarks and positive carbon impact benchmarks, amending the existing benchmarks Regulation. Amendments distinguish low-carbon, climate transition and negative or positive carbon impact benchmarks, reference the Paris Agreement and the 1.5C/2C objectives, require disclosure of benchmark methodology and ESG factors, and add resource-efficiency and circular economy indicators alongside CO2 emissions.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN | Finland | PPE | 87 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/40599.md |
| Molly SCOTT CATO | United Kingdom | Verts/ALE | 41 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124942.md |
| Caroline NAGTEGAAL | Netherlands | RE | 40 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/190519.md |
| Syed KAMALL | United Kingdom | ECR | 37 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/33569.md |
| Lieve WIERINCK | Belgium | ALDE | 34 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/183022.md |
| Matt CARTHY | Ireland | GUE/NGL | 31 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124986.md |
| Neena GILL | United Kingdom | S&D | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4533.md |
| Anne SANDER | France | PPE | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/24594.md |
| Markus FERBER | Germany | PPE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1917.md |
| Luke Ming FLANAGAN | Ireland | GUE/NGL | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124985.md |
| Paul TANG | Netherlands | S&D | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125020.md |
| Stanislav POLČÁK | Czechia | PPE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124704.md |
| Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY | Netherlands | RE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96940.md |
| Joëlle MÉLIN | France | ID | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124765.md |
| Jean-François JALKH | France | ID | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124770.md |

## Official source documents

- PE628.608: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/ENVI-AM-628608_EN.pdf
- PE629.650: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/ECON-AM-629650_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2018-0180-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2018-0180-COD.json

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