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19/01/2004
Government 'firmly committed' to emissions goal
The government has said that it was "firmly committed" to its national goal of moving towards a 20% reduction in emissions of carbon dioxide by 2010, following the publication of its draft National Allocation Plan.
The plan sets out how greenhouse gas emission allowances will be allocated to the operators of UK installations for the first phase of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme - which runs from 2005 to 2007.
Secretary of State for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Margaret Beckett, said: "The EU Emissions Trading Scheme will be a vital measure in our drive to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases across Europe. We have set the overall number of allowances for UK industry at a level which moves us beyond our Kyoto Protocol commitment towards our tougher national goal and which recognises the need to preserve the competitive position of UK industry."
Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, Patricia Hewitt, said that there would be opportunities for UK firms to "gain from the international trading in carbon that should follow".
Each EU Member State is required to draw up a National Allocation Plan (NAP) for submission to the European Commission by the end of March 2004. The plan has to set out the total number of emission allowances, each representing one tonne of carbon dioxide, to be allocated to the industry sectors.
The government will call for responses on the allocation of allowances to industry sectors to be received by Friday 12 March 2004.
Defra, together with the Dti and the Devolved Administrations are proposing to hold a seminar on this consultation paper on 28 January 2004 at the Birmingham NEC.
(gmcg)
The plan sets out how greenhouse gas emission allowances will be allocated to the operators of UK installations for the first phase of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme - which runs from 2005 to 2007.
Secretary of State for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Margaret Beckett, said: "The EU Emissions Trading Scheme will be a vital measure in our drive to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases across Europe. We have set the overall number of allowances for UK industry at a level which moves us beyond our Kyoto Protocol commitment towards our tougher national goal and which recognises the need to preserve the competitive position of UK industry."
Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, Patricia Hewitt, said that there would be opportunities for UK firms to "gain from the international trading in carbon that should follow".
Each EU Member State is required to draw up a National Allocation Plan (NAP) for submission to the European Commission by the end of March 2004. The plan has to set out the total number of emission allowances, each representing one tonne of carbon dioxide, to be allocated to the industry sectors.
The government will call for responses on the allocation of allowances to industry sectors to be received by Friday 12 March 2004.
Defra, together with the Dti and the Devolved Administrations are proposing to hold a seminar on this consultation paper on 28 January 2004 at the Birmingham NEC.
(gmcg)
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