Title: European Union Emissions Trading System

Languages: English

Type: Document

Region: Global

Country: Global / Non-Specific

Keywords: Renewable Energy

DocumentLink(s):

• European Union Emissions Trading System

Document Details:

Legislation

• Decision No 280/2004/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 February 2004 concerning a mechanism for monitoring Community greenhouse gas emissions and for implementing the Kyoto Protocol

• Commission Decision 2005/166/EC of 10 February 2005 laying down rules implementing Decision No 280/2004/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning a mechanism for monitoring Community greenhouse gas emissions and for implementing the Kyoto Protocol

• 2010/778/EU: Commission Decision of 15 December 2010 amending Decision 2006/944/EC determining the respective emission levels allocated to the Community and each of its Member States under the Kyoto Protocol pursuant to Council Decision 2002/358/EC

• Commission Decision of 14 December 2006 determining the respective emission levels allocated to the Community and each of its Member States under the Kyoto Protocol pursuant to Council Decision 2002/358/EC

• Council Decision 2002/358/EC of 25 April 2002 concerning the approval, on behalf of the European Community, of the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the joint fulfilment of commitments thereunder

EU registry

• Decision on publicly accessible information 

• 2010: Publicly available information from the Community Registry 

• 2009: Publicly available information from the Community Registry 

• 2008: Publicly available information from the Community Registry 

Greenhouse Gas Inventories

• Annual European Union greenhouse gas inventory 1990–2009 and inventory report 2011

• Annual European Union greenhouse gas inventory 1990 – 2008 and inventory report 2010

• Annual European Community greenhouse gas inventory 1990–2007 and inventory report 2009

• Annual European Community greenhouse gas inventory 1990 - 2006 and inventory report 2008

• Annual European Community greenhouse gas inventory 1990 - 2005 and inventory report 2007

• Annual European Community greenhouse gas inventory 1990 - 2004 and inventory report 2006

• Annual European Community greenhouse gas inventory 1990 - 2003 and inventory report 2005

• Annual European Community greenhouse gas inventory 1990 - 2002 and inventory report 2004

• Annual European Community greenhouse gas inventory 1990 - 2001 and inventory report 2003

• Annual European Community greenhouse gas inventory 1990 - 2000 and inventory report 2002

• Annual European Community greenhouse gas inventory 1990 - 1999 - Submission to the Secretariat of the UNFCCC

• Annual European Community greenhouse gas inventory 1990 - 1998 - Submission to the Secretariat of the UNFCCC

• Annual European Community greenhouse gas inventory 1990 - 1996 - Submission to the Secretariat of the UNFCCC

Progress Reports - "Progress towards achieving the Kyoto objectives"

• 2011: Communication (COM(2011)624)  [115 KB] and Annex (SEC(2011)1151) [336 KB]

• 2010: Communication (COM(2010)569) and Annex (SEC(2010)1204)

• 2009: Communication (COM(2009)630) and Annex (SEC(2009)1581)

• 2008: Communication (COM(2008) 651) and Annex (SEC(2008)2636)

• 2007: Communication (COM(2007)757final) and Annex (SEC(2007)1576)  [222 KB]

• 2006: Communication (COM(2006)658 final) and Annex (SEC(2006)1412)  [166 KB]

• 2005: Communication (COM(2005)655 final) and Annex (SEC(2005)1642)  [258 KB]

• 2004: Communication (COM(2004)818 final)

• 2003: Communication (COM(2003)735 final)

National Communications

• Fifth National Communication from the European Community under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)

  • Staff Working Document (4 parts)

    • Part 1  [2.41 MB]

    • Part 2a  [2.36 MB]

    • Part 2b  [2.07 MB]

    • Part 3  [401 KB]

  • Compiled version for printing  [6.78 MB]

• Fourth National Communication from the European Community under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and Staff Working Document [1.05 MB]

• Third Communication from the European Community under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change  [1.79 MB]

• Second Communication from the European Community under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (26 June 1998)  [449 KB] 

• First Communication from the Commission under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (11.6.1996)

Other useful documents

• Assigned Amount Report of the European Union (required under Article 7(1) of Decision 280/2004/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning a mechanism for monitoring Community greenhouse gas emissions and for implementing the Kyoto Protocol)

• Report on Demonstrable Progress under the Kyoto Protocol (required under Article 5(3) of Decision 280/2004/EC concerning a mechanism for monitoring Community greenhouse gas emissions and for implementing the Kyoto Protocol) and Annex [188 KB]

• Report to UNFCCC from the European Commission on Community actions regarding global climate observing systems (November 2008)  [107 KB]

• Report to UNFCCC from the European Commission onCommunity actions regarding global climate observing systems (November 2001)  [22 KB]

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Updated: October 25, 2021