Title: Stakeholder Consultation on the Transposition of the Revised ETS Directive
Location: DoEHLG
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Start Date: 2010-02-03
End Date: 2010-02-24
Stakeholder Consultation on the Transposition of the Revised ETS Directive
The Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government invites comments from stakeholders and interested parties on the transposition of the revised Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) Directive (2009/29/EC).
The revised ETS Directive provides substantial amendments to the ETS Directive (2003/87/EC) so as to provide for a more efficient, more harmonised and fairer system. The aim of the EU ETS is to help EU Member States achieve their commitments to limit or reduce greenhouse gas emissions in a cost-effective way. Allowing participating companies to buy or sell emission allowances means that emission cuts can be achieved at least cost.
The revised ETS Directive will be transposed in 2 phases by secondary legislation. A consultation document outlining the approach being adopted in transposing the Directive and detailing the first phase of transposition is provided to assist this consultation process. The draft Regulations for Phase 1 are outlined in a separate document - Draft European Communities (Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading) (Amendment) Regulations 2010. The purpose of these Regulations is to prepare for the revised operation of the Community scheme from 2013 onwards.
Other relevant documents, which are referred to in the consultation document are also provided below. The full list of documents are:
- Revised ETS Directive, 2009/29/EC; (pdf, 1,053kb)
- Consultation on the Transposition of Directive 2009/29/EC; (doc, 93kb)
- Draft European Communities (Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading) (Amendment) Regulations 2010; (doc, 122kb)
- ETS Directive, 2003/87/EC; (pdf, 161kb)
- Linking Directive, 2004/101/EC; (pdf, 60kb)
- Aviation Directive, 2008/101/EC; (pdf, 114kb)
- European Communities (Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading) Regulations 2004 (S.I. No. 437 of 2004); (pdf, 38kb)
- European Communities (Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading) (Amendment) Regulations 2005 (S.I. No. 706 of 2005); (pdf, 140kb)
- Kyoto Protocol Flexible Mechanisms Regulations 2006 (S.I. No. 244 of 2006); (pdf, 53kb) and
- European Communities (Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading) (Aviation) Regulations 2009 (S.I. No. 274 of 2009) (pdf, 151kb)
Links to websites referred to in the consultation document are:
Comments are invited on the Draft European Communities (Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading) (Amendment) Regulations 2010.
Comments should be submitted by email or by post to the address below and before Wednesday 24 February 2010. Comments received may be made available publicly on the Department’s website.
by email: climatechangeinfo@environ.ie
by post: Climate Change Policy Section,
Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government,
Custom House,
Dublin 1.
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