Annexes to COM(2022)672 - Union certification framework for carbon removals - Main contents
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| dossier | COM(2022)672 - Union certification framework for carbon removals. |
|---|---|
| document | COM(2022)672  |
| date | November 30, 2022 |
EUR million (to three decimal places)
| Year 2024 | Year 2025 | Year 2026 | Year 2027 | TOTAL | |||
| DG: CLIMA | |||||||
| □ Human resources | 0.785 | 1.099 | 1.099 | 1.099 | 4.082 | ||
| □ Other administrative expenditure | 0.070 | 0.070 | 0.070 | 0.070 | 0.280 | ||
| TOTAL DG CLIMA | Appropriations | 0.855 | 1.169 | 1.169 | 1.169 | 4.362 |
| TOTAL appropriations under HEADING 7 of the multiannual financial framework | (Total commitments = Total payments) | 0.855 | 1.169 | 1.169 | 1.169 | 4.362 |
EUR million (to three decimal places)
| Year 2024 | Year 2025 | Year 2026 | Year 2027 | TOTAL | |||
| TOTAL appropriations under HEADINGS 1 to 7 of the multiannual financial framework | Commitments | 3.855 | 3.169 | 1.169 | 1.169 | 9.362 | |
| Payments | 1.855 | 3.169 | 3.169 | 1.169 | 9.362 |
3.2.2.Estimated output funded with operational appropriations
Commitment appropriations in EUR million (to three decimal places)
| Indicate objectives and outputs | Year N | Year N+1 | Year N+2 | Year N+3 | Enter as many years as necessary to show the duration of the impact (see point 1.6) | TOTAL | ||||||||||||
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| Type 47 | Average cost | No | Cost | No | Cost | No | Cost | No | Cost | No | Cost | No | Cost | No | Cost | Total No | Total cost | |
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| TOTALS |
3.2.3.Summary of estimated impact on administrative appropriations
The proposal/initiative does not require the use of appropriations of an administrative nature
üThe proposal/initiative requires the use of appropriations of an administrative nature, as explained below:
EUR million (to three decimal places)
| 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | TOTAL |
| HEADING 7 of the multiannual financial framework | |||||
| Human resources | 0.785 | 1.099 | 1.099 | 1.099 | 4.082 |
| Other administrative expenditure | 0.070 | 0.070 | 0.070 | 0.070 | 0.280 |
| Subtotal HEADING 7 of the multiannual financial framework | 0.855 | 1.169 | 1.169 | 1.169 | 4.362 |
| Outside HEADING 7 49 of the multiannual financial framework | |||||
| Human resources | |||||
| Other expenditure of an administrative nature | |||||
| Subtotal outside HEADING 7 of the multiannual financial framework |
| TOTAL | 0.855 | 1.169 | 1.169 | 1.169 | 4.362 |
The appropriations required for human resources and other expenditure of an administrative nature will be met by appropriations from the DG that are already assigned to management of the action and/or have been redeployed within the DG, together if necessary with any additional allocation which may be granted to the managing DG under the annual allocation procedure and in the light of budgetary constraints.
Estimated requirements of human resources
The proposal/initiative does not require the use of human resources.
üThe proposal/initiative requires the use of human resources, as explained below:
Estimate to be expressed in full time equivalent units
| 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | ||
| □ Establishment plan posts (officials and temporary staff) | |||||
| 20 01 02 01 (Headquarters and Commission’s Representation Offices) | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
| 20 01 02 03 (Delegations) | |||||
| 01 01 01 01 (Indirect research) | |||||
| 01 01 01 11 (Direct research) | |||||
| Other budget lines (specify) | |||||
| □ External staff (in Full Time Equivalent unit: FTE) 50 | |||||
| 20 02 01 (AC, END, INT from the ‘global envelope’) | |||||
| 20 02 03 (AC, AL, END, INT and JPD in the delegations) | |||||
| XX 01 xx yy zz 51 | - at Headquarters | ||||
| - in Delegations | |||||
| 01 01 01 02 (AC, END, INT - Indirect research) | |||||
| 01 01 01 12 (AC, END, INT - Direct research) | |||||
| Other budget lines (specify) | |||||
| TOTAL | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
XX is the policy area or budget title concerned.
The human resources required will be met by staff from the DG who are already assigned to management of the action and/or have been redeployed within the DG, together if necessary with any additional allocation which may be granted to the managing DG under the annual allocation procedure and in the light of budgetary constraints.
Description of tasks to be carried out:
| Officials and temporary staff | The AST post will support the management the relevant Expert Group and the Regulatory Committee. The AD posts will: - Prepare a number of delegated act setting out detailed certification methodologies for demonstrating compliance with the EU quality criteria for carbon removals. - Prepare a number of implementing acts to set out rules for the certification of carbon removal activities, for the governance of certification schemes and for the set up and management of public registries of carbon removals. - Carry out assessment of certification schemes applying for Commission recognition and prepare the releated Commission Decisions. - Prepare policy proposals in the areas of carbon removals for the period after 2030. |
| External staff |
3.2.4.Compatibility with the current multiannual financial framework
The proposal/initiative:
ücan be fully financed through redeployment within the relevant heading of the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF).
That the expenditure will be incurrected within the LIFE envelope
requires use of the unallocated margin under the relevant heading of the MFF and/or use of the special instruments as defined in the MFF Regulation.
requires a revision of the MFF.
3.2.5.Third-party contributions
The proposal/initiative:
üdoes not provide for co-financing by third parties
provides for the co-financing by third parties estimated below:
Appropriations in EUR million (to three decimal places)
| Year N 52 | Year N+1 | Year N+2 | Year N+3 | Enter as many years as necessary to show the duration of the impact (see point 1.6) | Total | |||
| Specify the co-financing body | ||||||||
| TOTAL appropriations co-financed |
3.3.Estimated impact on revenue
üThe proposal/initiative has no financial impact on revenue.
The proposal/initiative has the following financial impact:
– on own resources
– on other revenue
–please indicate, if the revenue is assigned to expenditure lines
EUR million (to three decimal places)
| Budget revenue line: | Appropriations available for the current financial year | Impact of the proposal/initiative 53 | ||||||
| Year N | Year N+1 | Year N+2 | Year N+3 | Enter as many years as necessary to show the duration of the impact (see point 1.6) | ||||
| Article …………. |
For assigned revenue, specify the budget expenditure line(s) affected.
Other remarks (e.g. method/formula used for calculating the impact on revenue or any other information).
(1) IPCC Working Group III (2022), Technical Summary. In: Climate Change 2022: Mitigation of Climate Change. Sixth Assessment Report.
(2) Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 June 2021 establishing the framework for achieving climate neutrality and amending Regulations (EC) No 401/2009 and (EU) 2018/1999 (OJ L 243, 9.7.2021, p. 1).
(3) COM(2020) 98 final.
(4) COM(2019) 640 final
(5) COM(2021) 554 final.
(6) C(2019) 1492 final.
(7) Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC (OJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p. 32).
(8) COM(2021) 800 final.
(9) Conference on the Future of Europe, Report on the final outcome, May 2022.
(10) C(2022) 2230 final
(11) Directive 2009/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the geological storage of carbon dioxide and amending Council Directive 85/337/EEC, European Parliament and Council Directives 2000/60/EC, 2001/80/EC, 2004/35/EC, 2006/12/EC, 2008/1/EC and Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 (OJ L 140, 5.6.2009, p. 114).
(12) For BECCS deployment, safeguards are necessary to take into account the limits and availability of sustainable biomass in order to avoid excessive demand of biomass for energy with negative effects on carbon sinks and stocks, biodiversity, air quality and the bioeconomy.
(13) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2066 of 19 December 2018 on the monitoring and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Commission Regulation (EU) No 601/2012 (OJ L 334, 31.12.2018, p. 1).
(14) Call for proposals Annex C: Methodology for calculation of GHG emission avoidance.
(15) https://climate.ec.europa.eu/eu-action/funding-climate-action/innovation-fund_en
(16) Regulation (EU) 2018/841 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on the inclusion of greenhouse gas emissions and removals from land use, land use change and forestry in the 2030 climate and energy framework, and amending Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 and Decision No 529/2013/EU (OJ L 156, 19.6.2018, p. 1).
(17) COM(2022) 304 final.
(18) Directive 2018/2001/EU.
(19) COM/2021/572 final
(20) OJ C [...], [...], p. [...]
(21) OJ C [...], [...], p. [...]
(22) Approved by Council Decision (EU) 2016/1841 of 5 October 2016 on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Paris Agreement adopted under the United Framework Convention on Climate Change (OJ L 282, 19.10.2016, p. 1).
(23) IPCC Working Group III (2022), Technical Summary. In: Climate Change 2022: Mitigation of Climate Change. Sixth Assessment Report (link).
(24) Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 June 2021 establishing the framework for achieving climate neutrality and amending Regulations (EC) No 401/2009 and (EU) 2018/1999 (‘European Climate Law’) (OJ L 243, 9.7.2021, p. 1).
(25) Regulation (EU) 2018/841 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on the inclusion of greenhouse gas emissions and removals from land use, land use change and forestry in the 2030 climate and energy framework, and amending Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 and Decision No 529/2013/EU (OJ L 156, 19.6.2018, p. 1).
(26) Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC (OJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p. 32).
(27) Directive 2009/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the geological storage of carbon dioxide and amending Council Directive 85/337/EEC, European Parliament and Council Directives 2000/60/EC, 2001/80/EC, 2004/35/EC, 2006/12/EC, 2008/1/EC and Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 (OJ L 140, 5.6.2009, p. 114).
(28) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/2139 of 4 June 2021 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2020/852 of the European Parliament and of the Council by establishing the technical screening criteria for determining the conditions under which an economic activity qualifies as contributing substantially to climate change mitigation or climate change adaptation and for determining whether that economic activity causes no significant harm to any of the other environmental objectives (OJ L 442, 9.12.2021, p. 1).
(29) Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources (OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p. 82).
(30) Communication from the Commission, Sustainable Carbon Cycles, COM (20221) 800.
(31) Regulation (EU) 2018/841 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on the inclusion of greenhouse gas emissions and removals from land use, land use change and forestry in the 2030 climate and energy framework, and amending Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 and Decision No 529/2013/EU (OJ L 156, 19.6.2018, p. 1).
(32) Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 July 2008 setting out the requirements for accreditation and market surveillance relating to the marketing of products and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 339/93 (OJ L 218, 13.8.2008, p. 30).
(33) Council Decision 2005/370/EC of 17 February 2005 on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Community, of the Convention on access to information, public participation in decision-making and access to justice in environmental matters (OJ L 124, 17.5.2005, p. 1).
(34) OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1
(35) Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission’s exercise of implementing powers (OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13).
(36) Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the Governance of the Energy Union and Climate Action, amending Regulations (EC) No 663/2009 and (EC) No 715/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Directives 94/22/EC, 98/70/EC, 2009/31/EC, 2009/73/EC, 2010/31/EU, 2012/27/EU and 2013/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directives 2009/119/EC and (EU) 2015/652 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p. 1).
(37) Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 July 2008 setting out the requirements for accreditation and market surveillance relating to the marketing of products and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 339/93 (OJ L 218, 13.8.2008, p. 30).
(38) As referred to in Article 58(2)(a) or (b) of the Financial Regulation.
(39) Innovation Fund, https://climate.ec.europa.eu/eu-action/funding-climate-action/innovation-fund_en
(40) Call for proposals Annex C: Methodology for calculation of GHG emission avoidance https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/innovfund/wp-call/call-annex_c_innovfund-lsc-2020-two-stage_en.pdf
(41) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2066, https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2018/2066/oj
(42) Details of management modes and references to the Financial Regulation may be found on the BudgWeb site: https://myintracomm.ec.europa.eu/budgweb/EN/man/budgmanag/Pages/budgmanag.aspx
(43) Diff. = Differentiated appropriations / Non-diff. = Non-differentiated appropriations.
(44) EFTA: European Free Trade Association.
(45) Candidate countries and, where applicable, potential candidates from the Western Balkans.
(46) Technical and/or administrative assistance and expenditure in support of the implementation of EU programmes and/or actions (former ‘BA’ lines), indirect research, direct research.
(47) Outputs are products and services to be supplied (e.g.: number of student exchanges financed, number of km of roads built, etc.).
(48) As described in point 1.4.2. ‘Specific objective(s)…’
(49) Technical and/or administrative assistance and expenditure in support of the implementation of EU programmes and/or actions (former ‘BA’ lines), indirect research, direct research.
(50) AC= Contract Staff; AL = Local Staff; END= Seconded National Expert; INT = agency staff; JPD= Junior Professionals in Delegations.
(51) Sub-ceiling for external staff covered by operational appropriations (former ‘BA’ lines).
(52) Year N is the year in which implementation of the proposal/initiative starts. Please replace "N" by the expected first year of implementation (for instance: 2021). The same for the following years.
(53) As regards traditional own resources (customs duties, sugar levies), the amounts indicated must be net amounts, i.e. gross amounts after deduction of 20 % for collection costs.