This consultation paper is
the second part of an ongoing consultation
process with the public and industry on the
implementation of the EU Greenhouse Gas
Emissions Allowance Trading Directive. The
Directive itself governs the timescales we
are working to, and in particular sets the
deadline of 31 March 2004 for submission of
the UK's National Allocation Plan to the
European Commission. Because of the need
for Government to meet this deadline, we
are having to limit the time to respond to
this consultation to eight weeks. This consultation must therefore
close on Friday 12th March 2004 at
5pm. The draft national
allocation plan will then be finalised
during the remainder of March and the final
version shall be submitted to the European
Commission by the deadline of the end of
that month. We then work towards the Final
Allocation Decision, which must be taken by
1 October 2004. Please see the documents
below for further information and
details: O
Consultation letter O
Consultation list O
Consultation paper (PDF 365 KB) O
Draft National Allocation Plan (PDF
100 KB) O
Annex I List of installations (PDF 275
KB) O
Regulatory Impact Assessment (PDF 90
KB) To assist in the Consultation period for
the draft NAP, the Department for
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has
produced three Explanatory Notes addressing
the following issues:
O
Explanatory Note 1 (PDF 239 KB):
Sector by sector breakdown of provisional
allocations vs. average 1998-2002
emissions, the Updated Energy Projections
and the contribution to the New Entry
Reserve.
O
Explanatory Note 2 (PDF 124 KB):
Relationship between the UK Emissions
Projections and the EU Emissions Trading
Scheme.
O
Explanatory Note 3 (15 KB): Timetable
to final allocation decision
Responses to this consultation
document should be clearly marked 'NAP
consultation' and sent by email to
euets.consultation@defra.gsi.gov.uk and
copied to
climate.change@scotland.gsi.gov.uk or
by post to: James Harries
EU Emissions Trading Scheme
Department for the Environment
Food and Rural Affairs
3/E3 Ashdown House
123 Victoria St
London
SW1E 6DE
and copied to
John Holmes Climate Change Branch
Environment and Rural Affairs
Department Scottish Executive
1.G (North) Victoria Quay
Edinburgh EH6 6QQ
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