Consultation on allocations for Phase II of EU ETS
The UK submitted its National Allocation Plan (NAP) for Phase II of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) to the European Commission on 21 August 2006. At that time, a list of installation level allocations was published for an eight-week consultation, where operators had an opportunity to comment on any errors that may have been contained in the data and the information used to calculate incumbent allocations. That consultation ended on 16 October 2006.
There have been a number of changes to the allocations to correct errors. An explanation of the changes between this list and the one published in August 2006 can be found in a report on the first consultation, published by DEFRA. Operators should be aware that all allocations are likely to have changed to some extent. This is because all installations within a sector receive a share of the sector cap and if one installation’s allocation changes, it changes their share of the sector cap and therefore the allocation to all other installations within that sector.
The purpose of this second checking period is to provide operators with a final opportunity to identify where errors remain in data and information used to calculate allocations. This is the last opportunity that operators will have to correct data. All comments and responses to the consultation should be submitted (preferably by email) by 12 January 2007. Further information is available from the DEFRA Website at:
http://www.defra.gov.uk/corporate/consult/euets-phase2-install2/index.htm
Source: www.defra.gov.uk (accessed 02/01/07)
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