CO2 emissions trading from 2013 on: The framework is complete – details still unclear
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...
