News of the European Commission Directorate General Climate Action http://ec.europa.eu/clima/news/index_en.htm en Copyright 2010-2011 http://ec.europa.eu/clima/images/banners/rss_banner_en.png http://ec.europa.eu/clima/news/index_en.htm 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 21 22 23 60 17 May 2013 17:01:35 +0100 The European Commission today took the first step towards developing a 2030 framework for EU climate change and energy policies. Its Green Paper launches a public consultation on the content of the 2030 framework. The Commission also published a Consultative Communication on the future of carbon capture and storage... 27 Mar 2013 12:00:00 +0100 http://ec.europa.eu/clima/news/articles/news_2013032701_en.htm http://ec.europa.eu/clima/news/articles/news_2013032701_en.htm The Commission has written to the European Energy Exchange (EEX) requesting that auctions of aviation allowances should recommence only once there is clarity on the volume to be auctioned. Such clarity is expected no earlier than May 2013 as the volume depends, inter alia, on how many airlines operating international... 25 Mar 2013 12:30:00 +0100 http://ec.europa.eu/clima/news/articles/news_2013032502_en.htm http://ec.europa.eu/clima/news/articles/news_2013032502_en.htm The allocation of 2013 aviation allowances will not take place before the end of September in order to allow the taking into account of expected progress at the 38th Assembly of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO). Aviation allowances are distributed by Member States after the necessary procedures... 25 Mar 2013 12:30:00 +0100 http://ec.europa.eu/clima/news/articles/news_2013032501_en.htm http://ec.europa.eu/clima/news/articles/news_2013032501_en.htm The issuance of the 2013 aviation allowances to aircraft operators is not yet possible, as some procedural requirements to proceed to the issuance of allowances are pending... 28 Feb 2013 13:00:00 +0100 http://ec.europa.eu/clima/news/articles/news_2013022801_en.htm http://ec.europa.eu/clima/news/articles/news_2013022801_en.htm The United Nations climate change conference next week in Doha, Qatar must start the hard work of turning last year's agreement to enhance global climate action into reality... 23 Nov 2012 12:00:00 +0100 http://ec.europa.eu/clima/news/articles/news_2012112301_en.htm http://ec.europa.eu/clima/news/articles/news_2012112301_en.htm The European Commission today presented its legislative proposal to defer by one year the requirement for airlines to surrender emission allowances for flights into and out of Europe. This means that the EU would not require allowances to be surrendered in April 2013 for emissions from flights operated during the... 20 Nov 2012 12:00:00 +0100 http://ec.europa.eu/clima/news/articles/news_2012112001_en.htm http://ec.europa.eu/clima/news/articles/news_2012112001_en.htm The Commission has today written to the European Energy Exchange (EEX) to put on hold the auctions for 2012 aviation allowances. This decision, on behalf of the Member States participating in the common auction platform, follows discussions with all Member States... 16 Nov 2012 12:00:00 +0100 http://ec.europa.eu/clima/news/articles/news_2012111601_en.htm http://ec.europa.eu/clima/news/articles/news_2012111601_en.htm The European Commission today proposed that the European Union defer the requirement for airlines to surrender emission allowances for flights into and out of Europe until after the 2013 International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) General Assembly next autumn. This initiative follows the very positive discussions... 12 Nov 2012 12:00:00 +0100 http://ec.europa.eu/clima/news/articles/news_2012111202_en.htm http://ec.europa.eu/clima/news/articles/news_2012111202_en.htm The European Commission has signed a contract with EEX to appoint the latter as the transitional common auction platform to auction phase 3 allowances on behalf of 24 Member States under the EU Emissions Trading System. The platform will also auction aviation allowances. The award notice was published in the Official... 10 Sep 2012 12:00:00 +0100 http://ec.europa.eu/clima/news/articles/news_2012091001_en.htm http://ec.europa.eu/clima/news/articles/news_2012091001_en.htm The Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the United States Senate is holding a hearing on the European Union's Emissions Trading System (ETS), focusing on the inclusion of aviation into the ETS... 06 Jun 2012 12:00:00 +0100 http://ec.europa.eu/clima/news/articles/news_2012060601_en.htm http://ec.europa.eu/clima/news/articles/news_2012060601_en.htm Following a speech at the conference "A New Flightplan - Getting global aviation climate measures off the ground" that took place on 7 February, Mr Delbeke wants to correct some of the misunderstanding reported in some press articles... 08 Feb 2012 12:00:00 +0100 http://ec.europa.eu/clima/news/articles/news_2012020801_en.htm http://ec.europa.eu/clima/news/articles/news_2012020801_en.htm During the conference "A New Flightplan - Getting global aviation climate measures off the ground", that took place on 7 February, Director-General for Climate Action Jos Delbeke has made the following speech:.. 07 Feb 2012 18:00:00 +0100 http://ec.europa.eu/clima/news/articles/news_2012020701_en.htm http://ec.europa.eu/clima/news/articles/news_2012020701_en.htm Today another step was taken in the implementation of the inclusion of aviation in the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS). As announced last November, the European Commission has partially activated the Union registry in order to allow airlines to open accounts from 30 January onwards... 30 Jan 2012 10:00:00 +0100 http://ec.europa.eu/clima/news/articles/news_2012013001_en.htm http://ec.europa.eu/clima/news/articles/news_2012013001_en.htm In response to the Advocate General's opinion in case C-366/10 (The Air Transport Association of America and Others), Connie Hedegaard has made the following statement: "I am glad to see that the Advocate General's opinion concludes that the EU Directive is fully compatible with international law. The EU reaffirms its... 06 Oct 2011 12:00:00 +0100 http://ec.europa.eu/clima/news/articles/news_2011100601_en.htm http://ec.europa.eu/clima/news/articles/news_2011100601_en.htm Today the European Commission has taken an important step for the aviation industry to join other economic sectors in the fight against climate change. Aviation will become part of the EU's emissions trading system (EU ETS) from 2012. The European Commission has published the benchmark values which will be used to... 26 Sep 2011 12:00:00 +0100 http://ec.europa.eu/clima/news/articles/news_2011092601_en.htm http://ec.europa.eu/clima/news/articles/news_2011092601_en.htm On 26 September at 12.00 CEST, the Commission will publish a decision setting the aviation benchmark values. Two separate benchmark values, one for the year 2012 and one for the third trading period (2013-2020), will be announced. The benchmark values will be used to allocate emissions allowances free of charge to... 23 Sep 2011 12:00:00 +0100 http://ec.europa.eu/clima/news/articles/news_2011092301_en.htm http://ec.europa.eu/clima/news/articles/news_2011092301_en.htm