Policy and Legislation - EU Climate and Energy Package
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General
26 May 2010 – COM (2010) 265 – Communication: Analysis of options to move beyond 20% greenhouse gas emission reductions and assessing the risk of carbon leakage
26 May 2010 – SEC (2010) 650 – Staff Working Documents accompanying the Communication: Analysis of options to move beyond 20% greenhouse gas emission reductions and assessing the risk of carbon leakage: Part I – Part II
23 Apr 2009 – Directive 2009/29/EC – Directive 2009/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 amending Directive 2003/87/EC so as to improve and extend the greenhouse gas emission allowance trading scheme of the Community
23 Apr 2009 – Decision 406/2009/EC – Decision No 406/2009/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the effort of Member States to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions to meet the Community’s greenhouse gas emission reduction commitments up to 2020 (“Effort Sharing Decision”)
23 Apr 2009 – Directive 2009/28/EC – Directive 2009/28/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources and amending and subsequently repealing Directives 2001/77/EC and 2003/30/EC (“Renewable energy Directive”) – Summary
23 Apr 2009 – Directive 2009/31/EC – Directive on the geological storage of carbon dioxide
EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS)
Main EU ETS Legislation
- 23/04/2009 – Directive 2009/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2003/87/EC so as to improve and extend the greenhouse gas emission allowance trading scheme of the Community
- 19/11/2008 –Directive 2008/101/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2003/87/EC so as to include aviation activities in the scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community
- 27/10/2004 – Directive 2004/101/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2003/87/EC establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community, in respect of the Kyoto Protocol’s project mechanisms
- 13/10/2003 – Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC
- 13/10/2003 –Consolidated version of Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community
Implementation
- 04/07/2013 – Amended Draft Regulation on determining international credit entitlements
- 05/06/2013 –Draft regulation on determining international credit entitlements
- 05/05/2013Commission Regulation (EU) No 389/2013 of 2 May 2013 establishing a Union Registry pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, Decisions No 280/2004/EC and No 406/2009/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Commission Regulations (EU) No 920/2010 and No 1193/2011 Text with EEA relevance
- 18/11/2011 –Commission Regulation establishing a Union Registry for the trading period commencing on 1 January 2013, and subsequent trading periods, of the Union emissions trading scheme pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Decision 280/2004/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Regulations (EC) No 2216/2004 and (EU) No 920/2010
- 07/10/2010 –Commission Regulation (EU) No 920/2010 for a standardised and secured system of registries pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Decision No 280/2004/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council – version not including changes brought by Regulation of 18 November 2011
- 08/10/2008 –Commission Regulation (EC) No 994/2008 for a standardised and secured system of registries pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Decision No 280/2004/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council– version applicable until 31 December 2011
- 26/10/2007 –EEA Joint Committee Decision No 146/2007 linking the EU ETS with Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein
- 13/11/2006 –Commission Decision 2006/780/EC on avoiding DOUBLE COUNTING of greenhouse gas emission reductions under the Community emissions trading scheme for project activities under the Kyoto Protocol pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document number C(2006) 5362)
- 21/12/2004 –Consolidated version of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2216/2004 for a standardised and secured system of registries amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 916/2007 of 31 July 2007, Commission Regulation (EC) No 994/2008 of 8 October 2008 and Commission Regulation (EU) No 920/2010 of 7 October 2010– version not including changes brought by Regulation of 18 November 2011
Cap and allocation in the EU ETS
- 2010/634/EU: Commission Decision of 22 October 2010 adjusting the Union-wide quantity of allowances to be issued under the Union Scheme for 2013 (second decision of the European Commission determining the CAP for 2013)
- 2010/384/: Commission Decision of 9 July 2010 on the Community-wide quantity of allowances to be issued under the EU Emission Trading System for 2013 (first decision of the Commission determining the CAP for 2013)
- 25/02/2014 – Commission Regulation EU No 176/2014 amending Regulation (EU) No 1031/2010 in particular to determine the volumes of greenhouse gas emission allowances to be auctioned in 2013-2020
- 25/02/2014 – Consolidated Auctioning Regulation
- 13/11/2013 – Commission Regulation (EU) No 1143/2013 – Amending Regulation (EU) No 1031/2010 on the timing, administration and other aspects of auctioning of greenhouse gas emission allowances pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowances trading within the Community in particular to list an auction platform to be appointed by Germany Text with EEA relevance
- 12/11/2010 – Commission Regulation (EU) No 1031/2010 – Timing, administration and other aspects of auctioning of greenhouse gas emission allowances pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowances trading within the Community (“Auctioning Regulation”), as amended by Commission Regulation (EU) No 1210/2011 of 23/11/2011
- 07/11/2012 – Commission Regulation (EU) No 1042/2012 amending Regulation (EU) No 1031/2010 to list an auction platform to be appointed by the United Kingdom
- 31/08/2012 – Commission Regulation (EU) 784/2012 – Amending Regulation (EU) No 1031/2010 to list an auction platform to be appointed by Germany and correcting Article 59(7)
Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV)
- 05/03/2014 – Commission Regulation (EU) 206/2014 amending Regulation (EU) No 601/2012 as regards global warming potentials for non-CO 2 greenhouse gases
- 05/03/2014 – Corrigendum to Commission Regulation 601/2012 on the monitoring and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
- 21/06/2012 – Commission Regulation 601/2012 on the monitoring and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
- 21/06/2012 – Commission Regulation 600/2012 on the verification of greenhouse gas emission reports and tonne-kilometre reports and the accreditation of verifiers pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council Text with EEA relevance
- 21/06/2012 – SWD(2012) 177 – Impact Assesment accompanying the Commission Regulation 601/2012 and Commission Regulation 600/2012
Registry Regulation
Revision of the EU ETS
- 04/02/2011 – European Council conclusions of 4 February 2011 (see conclusions 23 and 24)
- 18/03/2010 – Guidance on interpretation of Annex I of the EU ETS Directive (excl. aviation activities)
- 18/03/2010 – Guidance paper to identify electricity generators
- 06/04/2009 – Council press release on the adoption of the climate and energy package
- 12/12/2008 – Presidency conclusions of the European Council (11 and 12 December 2008)
- 12/12/2008 – European Council Statement on the use of auction revenues
- 23/01/2008 – Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2003/87/EC so as to improve and extend the greenhouse gas emission allowance trading system of the Community
- 23/01/2008 – Commission staff working document – Accompanying document to the Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2003/87/EC so as to improve and extend the EU greenhouse gas emission allowance trading system – Impact assessment
Effort Sharing Decision