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 DG CLIMA has created a new web page dedicated to regulatory news and announcements on the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS). Director-General Jos Delbeke sets out the background: "The EU ETS is our key tool for reducing industrial greenhouse gas emissions cost-effectively. In our capacity as regulator, we attach... 27 Oct 2011 11:00:00 +0100 http://ec.europa.eu/clima/news/articles/news_2011102701_en.htm http://ec.europa.eu/clima/news/articles/news_2011102701_en.htm The European Commission today rejected a revised Estonian National Allocation Plan (NAP) for distributing carbon dioxide (CO2) emission allowances for the 2008-2012 trading period of the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS)... 18 May 2011 12:38:00 +0100 http://ec.europa.eu/clima/news/articles/news_2011042901_en.htm http://ec.europa.eu/clima/news/articles/news_2011042901_en.htm The European Commission has adopted today a second decision which determines a ceiling or 'cap' on the number of emission allowances that will be available under the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) in 2013, the first year of the 2013-2020 trading period... 04 Apr 2011 11:42:00 +0100 http://ec.europa.eu/clima/news/articles/news_2010102201_en.htm http://ec.europa.eu/clima/news/articles/news_2010102201_en.htm The European Commission adopted on 9 July 2010 a decision which determines for the first time a ceiling or 'cap' on the number of emission allowances that will be available under the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) in 2013, the first year of the 2013-2020 trading period. This has been done in line with the... 04 Apr 2011 11:42:00 +0100 http://ec.europa.eu/clima/news/articles/news_2010070903_en.htm http://ec.europa.eu/clima/news/articles/news_2010070903_en.htm What is the cap? Why has the Commission taken this decision? At what level has the cap for 2013 been determined? What will happen to the cap after 2013? What happens if the EU increases its greenhouse gas reduction target for 2020 from 20% to 30%? Which allowances can be taken into account in order to determine the... 04 Apr 2011 11:42:00 +0100 http://ec.europa.eu/clima/news/articles/news_2010070902_en.htm http://ec.europa.eu/clima/news/articles/news_2010070902_en.htm