Energy efficiency obligation scheme according to the Proposal for new energy efficiency directive – first impressions
- Category: Energy efficiency
Must obligated entities finance (and, potentially, to what extent) energy savings among their final customers in order to be able to count these savings towards their obligation?
The Proposal for new energy efficiency directive – mandatory requirements for electricity generation installations
- Category: Energy efficiency
Under the influence of the general impression of non-obligatory character of the draft provisions there shouldn’t be omitted some parts of the proposal, which impose rigorous requirements on new and existing electricity generation installations. Moreover, they are formulated in a strict manner and potentially would have significant effect on electricity generation capacities in Europe.
 Annex VIII - Guidelines for siting of thermal electricity installations | [Annex VIII to the Proposal - Guidelines for siting of thermal electricity installations and industrial installations] | 51 kB |
The possibility for freezing allowances and accounts – important change to the registry system
- Category: Emissions trading
The possibility “for freezing allowances and accounts” is specified in more detail in Articles 70, 71 and 73 of the Commission’s proposal for the Registry Regulation amendment and amounts to three differing legal measures with distinct premises, effects and entities authorised to use them, i.e.:
- suspension of all access by authorised representatives,
- suspension of access to allowances or Kyoto units,
- suspension of processes.
Exclusion of small installations and hospitals from EU ETS – time for conclusive decisions
- Category: Implementation
Article 27 of the Directive 2003/87/EC (as amended by the Directive 2009/29/EC) allows for the exclusion of small installations (subject to equivalent measures) from EUETS.
These small installations will have a chance to avoid administrative burdens and costs (resulting from the participation in the scheme) only, if governments act quickly. 30 September 2011 is a key deadline in that matter.
The creative Guidance Document n°6 on the harmonized free allocation methodology for the EU-ETS post 2012 – does the word “predominantly” have legal significance?
- Category: Implementation
The Decision does not use the word “predominantly” in the context of the special allocation procedures for private households and does not contain explicit provisions that would enable the differentiation of factual circumstances with 25 apartments and 2 shops from 25 apartments and 3 shops.
Multiple heat producers, heat network and multiple consumers – how to collect data on carbon leakage exposures?
- Category: Implementation
Is the heat distributor legally entitled to deliver data on the heat consumer’s carbon leakage status to the heat producer assuming that the agreement between the heat distributor and heat consumer does not regulate the matter?