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Emissionshandel: Großbritannien gibt nach, leitet aber rechtliche Schritte ein

Veröffentlicht 14. März 2005 - Aktualisiert 29. Januar 2010
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London hat angekündigt, dass es die von der Kommission gebilligten Pläne zur Verringerung der CO2-Emissionen von energieintensiven Industrien durchführen wolle. Gleichzeitig leitet Großbritannien jedoch rechtliche Schritte gegen die Kommission ein, um höhere Emissionsgrenzen durchzusetzen.

The stand-off between London and Brussels over the UK's upward revision of its National Allocation Plan (NAP) for the EU's CO2 trading scheme is to continue before the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg.

The UK announced on 11 March that it would go ahead with the initial NAP approved by the Commission in July 2004, thereby giving in to Brussels's request to maintain the approved 736 million tonnes cap on CO2 emissions from British industry for the period 2005-2007.

However, the UK simultaneously announced that it would instigate legal proceedings before the European Court of Justice to challenge the Commission's rejection. 

Stellungnahmen: 

The UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) said that the legal proceedings will seek to force the Commission into considering "the substance of the amendment" to the original NAP. It argues that the changes were caused by an increase in demand for electricity and adjustments to calculations on the amounts of carbon dioxide emitted by gas and coal power plants.

Nächste Schritte: 
  • The British retreat means UK companies will soon be able to start trading on the EU carbon dioxide market (late April or early May according to the UK government)
  • The UK hopes a decision by the Court of First Instance can be taken in the first half of 2006
Hintergrund : 

The UK National Allocation Plan for the EU CO2 emissions trading scheme was first presented in April 2004 and subsequently approved by the Commission in July. The initial plan proposed a "provisional" allocation of 736 million tonnes of carbon to be emitted by UK industry during the first trading period (2005-2007). 

In October 2004, the UK presented a revised version of the plan, which brought the allocations up by 20 million tonnes, to 756 million tonnes. The revision was termed as illegal by the Commission in February (see EurActiv, 16 Feb. 2004).

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