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 publishes the first reports on the auctioning of emission allowances for the third trading period of the EU ETS... 17 May 2013 12:00:00 +0100 http://ec.europa.eu/clima/news/articles/news_2013051701_en.htm http://ec.europa.eu/clima/news/articles/news_2013051701_en.htm Emissions of greenhouse gases from stationary installations participating in the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) decreased by 2% last year to 1.867 billion tonnes of CO2-equivalent, according to the information recorded in the Union Registry... 16 May 2013 12:00:00 +0100 http://ec.europa.eu/clima/news/articles/news_2013051601_en.htm http://ec.europa.eu/clima/news/articles/news_2013051601_en.htm Arrangements to formally close the second trading period together with the activation of the next software release will take place in May and June 2013... 30 Apr 2013 10:30:00 +0100 http://ec.europa.eu/clima/news/articles/news_2013043001_en.htm http://ec.europa.eu/clima/news/articles/news_2013043001_en.htm 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 European Commission today authorised requests from Bulgaria, the Czech Republic and Romania for a continued free allocation of EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) allowances to their power sectors beyond this year. The Commission has taken these decisions under provisions which allow certain Member States... 06 Jul 2012 12:00:00 +0100 http://ec.europa.eu/clima/news/articles/news_2012070601_en.htm http://ec.europa.eu/clima/news/articles/news_2012070601_en.htm At the informal meeting of Environment and Climate ministers in Horsens, Commissioner Hedegaard participated in the lunch discussion on the future of the EU Emissions Trading System... 19 Apr 2012 12:00:00 +0100 http://ec.europa.eu/clima/news/articles/news_2012041901_en.htm http://ec.europa.eu/clima/news/articles/news_2012041901_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's Directorate-General for Climate Action is organising a stakeholder meeting on carbon market oversight on 4 May 2011... 18 May 2011 12:38:00 +0100 http://ec.europa.eu/clima/news/articles/news_2011041401_en.htm http://ec.europa.eu/clima/news/articles/news_2011041401_en.htm "The European carbon market is a relatively young market which has grown rapidly during its first six years of operation, both in size and sophistication. With a climate crisis and an economic crisis, the world more than ever before needs cost-effective means of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. It is therefore... 04 Apr 2011 11:42:00 +0100 http://ec.europa.eu/clima/news/articles/news_2010122101_en.htm http://ec.europa.eu/clima/news/articles/news_2010122101_en.htm