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05 Nov 2010 - Opening negotiations with Switzerland on linking Emissions...

The European Commission proposed today opening negotiations on linking the EU emissions trading system (EU ETS) with Switzerland's domestic trading system. The proposal will now be sent to the Council...

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25 Nov 2010 - Commission presents a proposal to restrict the use of credits...

Connie Hedegaard, European Commissioner for Climate Action, has announced today the submission of a proposal to introduce further quality restrictions on the use of credits from industrial gas projects...

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08 Jun 2011 - Commission adopts ban on the use of industrial gas credits

The European Commission has formally adopted a ban on the use of industrial gas credits in the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) as of May 2013...

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27 Jun 2011 - EU Emissions Trading System - Suspension of access to the...

Access to the public website of the Community Independent Transaction Log (CITL) has been suspended for technical reasons. The Commission will provide an update as soon as possible on when the public...

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30 Jun 2011 - EU ETS - Access to the public website of the Community...

Access to the public website of the Community Independent Transaction Log (CITL), which had been suspended for technical reasons on 27 June 2011, has been restored on 30 June 2011...

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27 Oct 2011 - Director-General Jos Delbeke on the ETS Regulatory Updates

DG CLIMA has created a new web page dedicated to regulatory news and announcements on the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS). Director-General Jos Delbeke sets out the background: "The EU ETS is our...

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14 Nov 2011 - Questions and answers on the use of international credits in...

With phase 3 of the EU ETS approaching, the Commission has received several questions from stakeholders on the eligibility of international credits for compliance in the EU ETS post-2012...

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16 Dec 2011 - Jos Delbeke: "Commission study provides input to the ongoing...

The Commission today published the results of a study assessing the merits and shortcomings of the current Clean Development Mechanism, which allows companies and industrialised countries to offset...

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11 Jan 2012 - Questions and answers on the use of international credits in...

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...

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28 Aug 2012 - Australia and European Commission agree on pathway towards...

Australia and Europe are to link their emission trading systems, the two sides said today. The announcement was made by Australian Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, Greg Combet, and...

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14 Nov 2012 - Study on design options for new international carbon market...

The European Commission has published a study on the design options for the new market mechanism agreed under the UN climate change convention. The study, carried out by a consortium of consultants,...

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24 Jan 2013 - Linking EU ETS with Australia: Commission recommends opening...

The European Commission today submitted to the Council a recommendation to open negotiations on linking the EU emissions trading system (EU ETS) with Australia's domestic trading system. The Commission...

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05 Mar 2013 - Consultation on registry options to facilitate linking of...

The Australian Government today launched an online public consultation on registry options to facilitate the linking of the Australian and European Union emissions trading systems. Australian and...

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27 Mar 2013 - Commission moves forward on climate and energy towards 2030

The European Commission today took the first step towards developing a 2030 framework for EU climate change and energy policies. Its Green Paper launches a public consultation on the content of the...

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14 Jun 2013 - Timetable for the banking process and the next upgrade of the...

As announced on 30 April, two temporary closures of the Union registry will take place in the first half of July...

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03 Jul 2013 - Union Registry to reopen at 08:00 CEST Friday following banking...

Access to the Union Registry will be re-established on Friday 5 July at 08:00 CEST following completion of the banking processes. The Registry has been suspended since Monday 1 July at 08:00 CEST to...

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10 Jul 2013 - Climate Change Committee approves proposed Regulation on...

The EU Climate Change Committee today approved draft legislation on international credit entitlements for operators during phase 3 of the EU ETS (2013-2020)...

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17 Jul 2013 - Union Registry implements functionality regarding international...

The upgrade of the Union Registry implementing the rules related to the holding of international credits on EU ETS accounts will be available from 08:00 CEST on Thursday 18 July...

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05 Aug 2013 - Union registry to close temporarily for maintenance in late August

The European Commission will undertake maintenance on the Union registry in late August 2013. This will require the suspension of access to the registry from 08:00 CEST on 27 August until 08:00 CEST on...

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Opening negotiations with Switzerland on linking Emissions Trading Systems

The European Commission proposed today opening negotiations on linking the EU emissions trading system (EU ETS) with Switzerland's domestic trading system. The proposal will now be sent to the Council...

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