February 15, 2012
- To prepare for a second commitment period under the Kyoto Protocol, the EU and other Parties have to submit to the UNFCCC Secretariat by 1 May 2012 information on their Quantified Emission Limitation or Reduction Objective (QELRO). The Commission has published a Staff Working Document, which provides technical input...
February 8, 2012
- Following a speech at the conference "A New Flightplan - Getting global aviation climate measures off the ground" that took place on 7 February, Mr Delbeke wants to correct some of the misunderstanding reported in some press articles...
February 7, 2012
- During the conference "A New Flightplan - Getting global aviation climate measures off the ground", that took place on 7 February, Director-General for Climate Action Jos Delbeke has made the following speech:..
January 30, 2012
- Today the European Commission published a Staff Working Document, which analyses the costs and the benefits at the level of Member States of moving beyond its 20% greenhouse gas emission reduction target...
- Today another step was taken in the implementation of the inclusion of aviation in the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS). As announced last November, the European Commission has partially activated the Union registry in order to allow airlines to open accounts from 30 January onwards...
January 20, 2012
- Applying fuel-saving technologies to all new Heavy-Duty Vehicles (HDV) as of 2020 has the potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions of HDV in 2030 to 28 % below 2030 projected business-as-usual levels, finds a study published by the European Commission today...
January 19, 2012
- Today the European Commission launched an on-line public consultation on possible measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from ships. All interested stakeholders can send their contributions until 12 April 2012...
January 12, 2012
- After the European Commission delivered 300 million allowances to it in December 2011, the European Investment Bank (EIB), which supports the Commission in implementing the NER 300 initiative, started sales of carbon allowances that can be used in phase 3 of the EU Emissions Trading System. During the last month, the...
January 11, 2012
- The Commission has received several questions from stakeholders on the eligibility of international credits for compliance in the EU Emissions Trading System post-2012. It regularly provides answers to these questions in order to give industry, project developers and investors equal access and clarity on the...
December 20, 2011
- The European Commission today adopted a decision confirming individual car manufacturers' performance in reducing CO2 emissions in 2010. This decision is based on emissions data gathered by the European Environment Agency and verified by car manufacturers. It confirms the provisional findings from June that the...