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Priorities of the review

• scope of the EU ETS
  • Small Installations within the EU emissions trading scheme [365 KB]
  • Inclusion of additional activities and gases into the EU Emissions Trading Scheme [661 KB]
• further harmonisation and increased predictability
  • Auctioning of CO2 Emission Allowances in the EU ETS [236 KB]
  • The approach to new entrants and closures [563 KB]
  • Harmonisation of allocation methodologies [797 KB]
• robust compliance and enforcement
• involving third countries

An overview on all relevant issues and positions of stakeholders is provided by a survey:

• Review of EU Emissions Trading Scheme - Survey Highlights [2.71 MB]
• Review of EU Emissions Trading Scheme - Survey Results [5.83 MB]
• Review of EU Emissions Trading Scheme - Free Text Answers EU ETS Survey [2.68 MB]

An analysis on the effects on international competitiveness is the subject of a further study:

• Report on international competitiveness [3.00 MB]

Agenda and presentations

1st Day

Welcome and Overview of the Review Process

• Mr Jos Delbeke, Director DG Environment

Monitoring, Reporting and Permitting

• Diversity and Harmonisation: the Right Balance [58 KB] - Presentation from Mr Howard Lebermann, UK Environment Agency (15 min)
• The Perspective of Multinationals [177 KB] - Presentation from Mr Robert Schoen, OGP EUROPIA (15 min)
• The Perspective of SMEs [1.31 MB] - Presentation from Mr Ronald Kalwij, Royal Cosun, Food Sector, Alliance of Small Installations, The Netherlands (15 min)
• The NGOs Perspective [63 KB] - Presentation from Mr Tomas Wyns, CAN Europe (15 min)
• Issues and Policy Options [148 KB] - Presentation from Mr Jochen Harnisch, Ecofys (15 min)
• Discussion

Coffee Break

Compliance and Enforcement Issues in Relation to Expansion of the ETS

• Monitoring and Reporting on Sinks: the Position of a Member State [6.69 MB] - Presentation by Dr Roman Michalak, State Forest Holding, Ministry of Environment, Poland,(15 min)
• Status and Challenges of Monitoring Biological Sinks [2.27 MB] - Mr Günther Seufert, European Commission, JRC(15 min)
• State of play related to Emissions from Shipping [48 KB] - Presentation from Mr Mark Major, European Commission(15 min)
• Issues and Policy Options [106 KB] - Mr Jochen Harnisch, Ecofys (15 min)
• Discussion

2nd day

Verification

• Status of Verification Across Member States and Policy Options [237 KB] - Presentation from Mr Jeroen Kruijd, PwC (20 min)
• The Experience of Operators with Verification Across Member States [574 KB] - Presentation from Mr Johan Pype, Tractebel (15 min)
• Accreditation and Acceptance of Verifiers across Member States [232 KB] - Presentation from Ms Anne-Marie Warris, IETA (15 min)
• Verification and Accreditation: Diversity and Harmonisation - the Right Balance [90 KB] - Presentation from Mr Wolfgang Seidel, DEHSt, Germany (15 min)
• Discussion

Coffee Break

Perspectives for Compliance and Enforcement in the EU ETS (1st part)

• Evolving Compliance Systems across EU Member States [99 KB] - Presentation from Ms Lesley Ormerod, IMPEL ETS Support Group (20 min)
• Inspections and sanctions as part of overall Member State compliance systems [165 KB] - Iris van Tol, Emissions Authority, The Netherlands (15 min)
• Member State good practices on acceptance of annual [234 KB]reports, sanctions and correction of mis-statements [234 KB] - Presentation from Mr Jarno Ilme, Energy Market Authority, Finland (15 min)
• Enforcement in the EU ETS: The NGO Perspective [173 KB] - Presentation from Mr Sanjeev Kumar, WWF (15 min)

Lunch

Perspectives for Compliance and Enforcement in the EU ETS (2nd part)

• Lessons from the Enforcement of US Cap-and-trade Schemes [504 KB] - Presentation from Mr Reid Harvey, US Environmental Protection Agency, (20 min)
• Issues and Policy Options [271 KB] - Presentation from Mr Jeroen Kruijd, PwC, (20 min)
• Discussion

Registries

• Introduction by the Commission [46 KB] - Presentation from Mr Istvan Bart, European Commission (15 min)
• Registries – future developments beyond 2012 [1.10 MB] - Presentation from Mr Peter Zaman, IETA (15 min)
• Discussion

Concluding Remarks by the Chair

• Jos Delbeke, Director DG ENV

Other useful documents

• List of participants [102 KB]
• Final Report of the 2nd meeting of the ECCP working group on emissions trading on the review of the EU ETS on Robust compliance and enforcement [47 KB]

The Group comprised representatives of Member States, industry, NGOs as well as academia and research. The final reports of each meeting of the Group represent the report announced in Commission Communication "Towards a global carbon market – Report pursuant to Article 30 of Directive 2003/87/EC".

The review process provided the Commission with relevant input for adapting the EU ETS to the requirements and needs of emissions trading after 2012.

Stakeholders' contributions for the review process of the EU ETS

• Association Française des Entreprises Privées (AFEP) [200 KB]
• Alliance of the Energy Intensive Industries [158 KB]
  Joint contribution with CEFIC and IFIEC [170 KB]
• British Abrasives Federation (BAF) [1.91 MB]
• British Cement Association (BCA) [48 KB]
• The Confederation of European Business (BusinessEurope) [170 KB]
  Comments on JI and CDM [2.60 MB]
• Climate Action Network Europe (CAN-Europe) [272 KB]
• European Chemical Industry Council (CEFIC) [24 KB]
• Comité Européen des Fabricant de Sucre (CEFS) [43 KB]
• The European Cement Association (CEMBUREAU) [26 KB]
• CEMEX (not public)
• COGEN Europe position paper - ECCP 3rd meeting ( COGEN ) [39 KB]
• Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) [100 KB]
• Climate Strategies [143 KB]
• Danish Energy Association (Danskenergi) [39 KB]
• Danish Ministry of Transport and Energy [9 KB]
• E.ON AG [88 KB]
• European Aluminium Association (EAA) [326 KB]
• Electricité de France (EDF) [138 KB]
• European Federation of Energy Traders (EFET) [136 KB]
• European Federation of Intelligent Energy Efficiency Systems (EFIEES) [41 KB]
• The Environmental Industries Commission Ltd. (EIC) [35 KB]
• European Peat and Growing Media Association (EPAGMA) [130 KB]
• Entreprises pour l'Environnement (EpE) [45 KB]
  Allocation [227 KB]
  Auctioning [106 KB]
  Predictability [113 KB]
  Market authority? [91 KB]
• Union of the Electricity Industry (EURELECTRIC) [133 KB]
• European Insulation Manufacturers Association (EURIMA) [65 KB]
• The Association of European Chambers of Commerce and Industry (EUROCHAMBRES) [68 KB]
• European Association of Consumer Cooperatives (Euro-Coop) [61 KB]
• European Confederation of Iron and Steel Industries (EUROFER) [532 KB]
• International Association representing the combined heat and power (CHP), district heating and cooling (DHC) sector in Europe and beyond (Euroheat & Power) [933 KB]
• European Petroleum Industry Association (EUROPIA) [81 KB]
• The European Wind Association (EWEA) (not public)
• Foundation for the Economics of Sustainability (FEASTA) [256 KB]
• Federation of European Producers of Abrasives (FEPA) [22 KB]
• Finnish Energy Industries [31 KB]
• Greenhouse Ireland Action Network (GRIAN) [62 KB]
• Iberdrola [38 KB]
• International Chamber of Commerce UK (ICC UK) [60 KB]
• International Emissions Trading Association (IETA) [178 KB]
• Norwegian Mission to EU/Ministry of Environment [433 KB]
• The Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (OFGEM) [213 KB]
• International Association of Oil and Gas Producers OGP Europe (OGP) [42 KB]
• O-I Europe (Manufacturer of Glass Containers) [85 KB]
• Scottish and Southern Energy Group (not public)
• Syndicat national des abrasifs et super-abrasifs (SNAS) (not public)
• Sustainable Forestry Management Ltd. (SFM) [308 KB]
• Verband der Chemischen Industrie (VCI) [79 KB]   de en
• Verband der Elektrizitätswirtschaft e.V. (VDEW) [192 KB]
• Verband Deutscher Schleifmittelwerke (VDS) [298 KB]
• Austrian Clay Brick and Roof Tile Industry (VöZ) [63 KB]
• World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF) [53 KB]