Consultation on Auctioning third phase EU Allowances prior to 2013 ('early auctions')

Consultation on Auctioning third phase EU Allowances prior to 2013 ('early auctions')

Climate Change

All citizens and organisations are welcome to contribute to this consultation.

From 06 December 2010 to 07 February 2011

Under the revised Emission Trading System (EU ETS) a significant share of the allowances will be auctioned rather than allocated free of charge. This will apply as from the third trading period starting in 2013. The Commission recently adopted an "Auctioning Regulation", which provides inter alia the possibility to auction third phase allowances prior to 2013, so-called "early auctions". Such auctions appear desirable in order to ensure a smooth transition of the market from the second to the third trading period of the EU ETS.

However, what is the appropriate volume of EU allowances and timing for early auctions? The Commission invites all interested parties to express their reasoned and substantiated views on the appropriate volume and timing of these early auctions.

In the interests of transparency, the Commission asks organisations who wish to submit comments in the context of public consultations to provide the Commission and the public at large with information about whom and what they represent by registering in the Register of interest representatives and subscribing to its Code of Conduct. If an organisation decides not to provide this information, it is the Commission's stated policy to list the contribution as part of the individual contributions. (Consultation Standards, see COM (2002) 704, and Communication on ETI Follow-up, see COM (2007) 127 of 21 Mar 2007)

If your organisation is not registered, you have the opportunity to Register now. Then return to this page to submit your contribution as a Registered organisation.

• If you are answering this consultation as a citizen, please CLIMA-ETS-AUCTIONSec [dot] europa [dot] eu (Subject: Consultation%20on%20Auctioning%20third%20phase%20EU%20Allowances%20prior%20to%202013%20%28%27early%20auctions%27%29%20-%20citizen) (submit your contribution here).
• If you are answering this consultation on behalf of a an electricity generator, please CLIMA-ETS-AUCTIONSec [dot] europa [dot] eu (Subject: Consultation%20on%20Auctioning%20third%20phase%20EU%20Allowances%20prior%20to%202013%20%28%27early%20auctions%27%29%20-%20electricity%20generator) (submit your contribution here).
• If you are answering this consultation on behalf of a any other ETS operator, please CLIMA-ETS-AUCTIONSec [dot] europa [dot] eu (Subject: Consultation%20on%20Auctioning%20third%20phase%20EU%20Allowances%20prior%20to%202013%20%28%27early%20auctions%27%29%20-%20ETS%20operator) (submit your contribution here).
• If you are answering this consultation on behalf of a public authority, please CLIMA-ETS-AUCTIONSec [dot] europa [dot] eu (Subject: Consultation%20on%20Auctioning%20third%20phase%20EU%20Allowances%20prior%20to%202013%20%28%27early%20auctions%27%29%20-%20public%20authority) (submit your contribution here).
• If you are answering this consultation as a Registered organisation, please indicate the name and address of your organisation and your Register ID number on the first page of your contribution. Your contribution will then be considered as the views of your organisation. Please CLIMA-ETS-AUCTIONSec [dot] europa [dot] eu (Subject: Consultation%20on%20Auctioning%20third%20phase%20EU%20Allowances%20prior%20to%202013%20%28%27early%20auctions%27%29%20-%20organisation) (Submit your contribution here).
• If you are answering this consultation as an unregistered organisation, please CLIMA-ETS-AUCTIONSec [dot] europa [dot] eu (Subject: Consultation%20on%20Auctioning%20third%20phase%20EU%20Allowances%20prior%20to%202013%20%28%27early%20auctions%27%29%20-%20unregistered) (submit your contribution here).

Received contributions will be published on the Internet. It is important to read the specific privacy statement attached to this consultation for information on how your personal data and contribution will be dealt with.

• Discussion paper
• ETS Auctioning
• Stakeholder meeting introduction
• Analyst presentation
• Minutes of the stakeholder meeting of 13 December

Responsible service: Directorate-General Climate Action

E-mail: CLIMA-ETS-AUCTIONSec [dot] europa [dot] eu (CLIMA-ETS-AUCTIONS[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu)

Postal address:

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Power Sector

• CEZ
• E.on
• EnBW
• EURELECTRIC
• Finnish Energy Industries
• Österreichs Energie

Industry

• Finnish Forest Industries Federation
• OGP

NGOs

• Inforse-Europe
• WWF

Others

• IETA
• NOMX COM

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