CO2 emissions trading from 2013 on: The framework is complete – details still unclear
Bundesverband der Deutschen Ziegelindustrie e.V.In December 2008 the European climate package was passed. With this package the EU would like to achieve two of the 20% targets agreed in March 2007: By the year 2020 it aims to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 20% compared with 1990, and to increase the share of renewable energies to 20%.
For the third target of saving 20% energy, the EU wants to make further decisions at a later point in time. An important constituent part of the climate package is the revision of the EU Emissions Trading Directive from 2013 on, which is explained below.
1 Definition of ceramics (Annex 1)
The definition for ceramic plants includes all plants with a production capacity of more than 75 t per day. Consequently, clay roofing tile works using H-cassettes and tile manufacturers come within the field of application of emissions trading for the first time from 2013 on.
2 Small installations rule/De Minimis rule (Article 27)
Plants which emit less than 25 000 t CO2 per year can be exempted from emissions trading with the plants concerned by the member states after consultation, if equivalent measures are carried out which lead to an equivalent...
Dipl.-Ing. Katharina Liepach
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