| Title: | Consultation on the EU Commission's proposals to amend the EU ETS from 2013 |
| Organisation: | Defra |
| Issued: | 13 May 2008 |
| Deadline: |
23 July 2008 OPEN
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| Synopsis: | On 23 January 2008 the European Commission published a package of proposals for tackling climate change and delivering a low carbon economy in Europe. These proposals together aim to implement the decisions agreed by EU Heads of State and Government at the March 2007 Spring European Council, including a 20 per cent reduction in EU GHG emissions by 2020 from 1990 levels, increasing to 30 per cent when there is an international climate agreement; 20 per cent of total EU energy consumption to come... (89 words more) |
| Title: | Proposed UK auction design for use in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme Phase II |
| Author: | Defra |
| Issued: | 16 January 2008 |
| Deadline: |
14 March 2008 CLOSED
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| Synopsis: | This consultation is on Government’s proposed type, form and process for the auction or sale of EU allowances (EUAs) during Phase II. The proposed allocation method already takes account of views expressed during the UK’s March 2005 consultation on allocation of surplus Phase I allowances and the input of an Auctioning Working Group, a small stakeholder group set up to provide views to Government on auction design. |
| Title: | Defra climate change simplification project |
| Organisation: | Defra |
| Issued: | 20 December 2007 |
| Deadline: |
05 March 2008 CLOSED
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| Synopsis: | This consultation is on the recommendations presented in the “Climate Change Instruments: Areas of Overlap and Options for Simplification” report.
The report reviews Defra’s three major climate Change instruments - EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS), Climate Change Agreements (CCAs) and the proposed Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) – with a view to eliminating avoidable overlap, simplifying the existing regulation, and ensuring that the regulatory burden on the economy is kept to a... (42 words more) |
| Title: | EU System for the Environmental Technology Verification |
| Author: | EC |
| Organisation: | Environment |
| Issued: | 15 November 2007 |
| Deadline: |
03 February 2008 CLOSED
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| Synopsis: | The Consultation Paper on an EU System for the Environmental Technology Verification provides a short analysis of the issues at stake, the options and main features for an EU scheme and necessary elements of background. The method of response is a time-limited online questionnaire, which doesn’t allow preview of the questions. |
This interim statement is provided, as required, under the EMAS Regulations EC/761/2001 and as further
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Governance
Environment
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Our Annual Report quantifies our financial success. Our Corporate Responsibility Report provides a qualitative insight into the policies and practices which ensure that our financial returns are... (269 words more)
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