MEPs debate on the Fit for 55 package.The new law on new energy saving targets requires an 11.7% reduction in primary and final energy consumption by 2030 (relative to 2020 projections). Every year until 2030, 1.5% of energy savings must be made, starting at 1.3% until 2025 and increasing to 1.9% by the end of 2030. Opening statement by Adina VĂLEAN, European Commissioner for Transport. The transcript is the result of an automated process. Please check against delivery

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VĂLEAN, Adina-Ioana (EPP, RO, EC)

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Joint debate - Fit for 55: Opening statement by Adina VĂLEAN, European Commissioner for Transport

SOUNDBITE (English), Adina-Ioana VĂLEAN, European Commissioner for Transport, Madam Chair, Honourable Members of the Parliament, Ladies and gentlemen. Today's debate and tomorrow's vote shows that we are delivering on our Green Deal ambition. Let me start with the two proposals on industrial emissions. I want to thank the rapporteur, Mr. Kanev, the ENVI Chair, Mr. Canfin, and all the shadow rapporteurs for their work on this file.

SOUNDBITE (English), Adina-Ioana VĂLEAN, European Commissioner for Transport, The Commission supports the ENVI report for many core elements of our proposal, notably ensuring more consistent emissions limits across the EU, promoting resource efficiency, facilitating public access to information and making the legislation more forward looking with better links to innovation.

SOUNDBITE (English), Adina-Ioana VĂLEAN, European Commissioner for Transport, The European Parliament has been discussing the widening of the scope to cover more livestock farming activities. The Commission would like to stress that this widened scope would only concern the largest livestock farms. This would help relieve the pressure on the smallest farms in meeting the overall climate adjustment efforts required in the agricultural sector.

SOUNDBITE (English), Adina-Ioana VĂLEAN, European Commissioner for Transport, Turning to the two transport files, I welcome the compromise texts on the new alternative fuels, infrastructure regulation and the full EU maritime regulation. On both files we have an ambitious and a balanced result. I would like to thank the rapporteur, Mr. Warborn, and the former rapporteur, Mr. Ertug, as the current one, also as well as the shadow rapporteurs for their excellent work and the good cooperation with the Czech and Swedish Presidency and as well with the Commission.

SOUNDBITE (English), Adina-Ioana VĂLEAN, European Commissioner for Transport, The regulation will ensure a market driven roll out of sufficient and user friendly alternative fuels infrastructure everywhere in the EU. We also have for the first time mandatory deployment targets for key recharging and refuelling infrastructure, and these include electrically charging infrastructure for light and heavy duty vehicles for road or road hydrogen refuelling infrastructure for road vehicles or short power supply, in alignment with fuel EU maritime electricity supply to stationary aircraft in all 20 airports.

SOUNDBITE (English), Adina-Ioana VĂLEAN, European Commissioner for Transport, As you know, we would have appreciated higher targets for heavy duty vehicle recharging and hydrogen refuelling infrastructure. But the end result is very good considering the starting position of the Member States. The Fuel EU maritime regulation will play a crucial role in decarbonising the maritime sector.

SOUNDBITE (English), Adina-Ioana VĂLEAN, European Commissioner for Transport, Importantly, fuel EU maritime remains an incentive and goal based regulation. It keeps the door open to new technologies and allows technology suppliers to develop solutions, meeting the needs of different shipping segments. It also recognises the role E Fuels will play in the future and provide the incentives to support their cost competitiveness and uptake.

SOUNDBITE (English), Adina-Ioana VĂLEAN, European Commissioner for Transport, Fuel EU Maritime also provides the inspiration for regulating shipping emissions globally. Following the milestone decision at the latest meeting of the Marine Environment Protection Committee, which concluded just last week, a global fuel standard modelled on our European approach should be adopted by 2025 as one of mid-term measures to decarbonise shipping by mid-century.

SOUNDBITE (English), Adina-Ioana VĂLEAN, European Commissioner for Transport, The Commission also welcomes the agreement reached on the proposal for the recast of the Energy Efficiency Directive. We convey our warmest thanks to the rapporteur, Mr. Fuglsang, and the shadow rapporteurs for their efforts in reaching this result. This is a major piece for the EU's energy policy by boosting energy efficiency.

SOUNDBITE (English), Adina-Ioana VĂLEAN, European Commissioner for Transport, The IED recast provides the EU with a solid framework to reach our climate goals and to increase our energy independence. We welcome the agreement on an ambitious energy efficiency target of 11.7%, covered by a strong governance mechanism and an annual energy savings obligation target of 1.49%, as well as a target for energy reduction in the public sector of 1.9%.

SOUNDBITE (English), Adina-Ioana VĂLEAN, European Commissioner for Transport, In conclusion, I would like to thank you again for the constructive work on these five proposals, all very relevant to implement the European Green Deal. Thank you very much.