3rd meeting of the ECCP working group on emissions trading

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emission trading | climate change policy
21 May 2007, 02:00 CEST - 23 May 2007, 01:59 CEST

Practical information

When: Monday 21 May 2007, 02:00 CEST - Wednesday 23 May 2007, 01:59 CEST
Languages: English

Description

Priorities of the review

scope of the EU ETS
- Small Installations within the EU emissions trading scheme
- Inclusion of additional activities and gases into the EU Emissions Trading Scheme
further harmonisation and increased predictability
robust compliance and enforcement
involving third countries

An overview on all relevant issues and positions of stakeholders is provided by a survey:

An analysis on the effects on international competitiveness is the subject of a further study:

Report on international competitiveness

Agenda and presentations

1st Day

Welcome and introduction

Jos Delbeke, Director of DG Environment, European Commission

Cap-setting: EU-wide versus national caps

Options to set an EU-wide cap - Presentation from Mr Felix Matthes, Öko-Institut (15 min)
Pros and cons of national caps and their impacts on the internal market - Presentation from Mr Christian Egenhofer, CEPS (15 min)
Harmonised cap-setting procedures: the advantages and drawbacks of upfront or NAP based cap setting - Presentation from Mr Stefan Moser, European Commission (15 min)
The perspective from the financial markets point of view - Presentation from Ms Kate Hampton, ECIS (5 min)
Discussion

Increased predictability

Time horizons for EU ETS revision
Equal time horizons for cap setting and allocation? - Presentation from Mr Franzjosef Schafhausen, Germany (5 min)
Presentation from Mr Owen Wilson, Eurelectric (5 min)
Presentation from Mr Mark Lewis, Carbon analyst, Deutsche Bank (10 min)
Discussion

Lunch break

Allocation methodologies

Overview of allocation methodologies - Presentation from Mr David Harrison, NERA (20 min)
Views of industrial sectors on improving allocation. Representatives from:
- Alliance/CEFIC/IFIEC (Mr Vianney Schyns)
- chlor industry (Mr Alistair Steel)
- chemical sector(Mr Peter Botschek)
- lime industry (Mr Yves de Lespinay)
- cement sector +3 Questions about ETS (Mr Jean Marie Chandelle)
- pulp&paper industry (Mr Marco Mensik)
- glass industry (Mr Guy Tackels)
- ceramic industry (Mr Kevin Farell)
- Alliance/CEFIC/IFIEC (Mrs Annette Loske)
Discussion

Coffee break

Carbon price signals, allocation methodologies and international aspects including electricity prices

Economic and ecological impact of different allocation methodologies (grandfathering, benchmarking, auctioning) - Presentation from Mr Stefan Singer, WWF(10 min)
The impact of the EU ETS on electricity prices: experiences from the past and expectations for the future
- Presentation from Mr Jos Sijm, ECN (10 min)
- Presentation from Mr Simon Baker, Eurometaux (5 min)
- Presentation from Mr Bill Kyte, Eurelectric (10 min)
International aspects: the issue of competitiveness
- Presentation from Ms Sophie Dupressoir, ETUC (5 min)
- Presentation from Mr Christoph Grobbel, McKinsey (10 min)
- Presentation from Mr Paul Brooks, Eurofer (10 min)
The economic role of carbon price signals emerging from the EU ETS - Presentation from Mr Richard Baron, IEA (10 min)
Discussion

2nd Day

Options for benchmarking

Benchmarks: practical aspects, pros and cons:
- Applicability
- EU-wide or national
- Number of benchmarks needed
- The appropriate basis of benchmarks
Presentation from Mr Paul van Slobbe, Netherlands (10 min)
Presentation from Mr Mariano Morazzo, Italy (10 min)
Presentation from Mr Tomas Velghe, Belgium (10 min)
Discussion

Coffee break

Options for auctioning

Options and requirements of auctioning allowances in the EU ETS - Presentation from Mr Kjell Olav Kristiansen, Point Carbon (10 min)
Auctioning under a single EU-wide cap or national caps: design options - Presentation from Mr Karsten Neuhoff, University of Cambridge (10 min) (tbc)
The role of auctioning: stakeholders' perspective
- Presentation from Mr Andrei Marcu, IETA (5 min)
- Presentation from Mrs Gyorgyi Gurban, Hungary (5 min)
- Presentation from Mr Ken Macken, Ireland (5 min)
- Presentation from Mr Tomas Wyns, CAN-Europe (5 min)
Discussion

Lunch break

Possible options for allocation under the EU ETS post 2012

Presentationlom Mr David Harrison, NERA (15 min)
Discussion

Coffee break

New entrants

Harmonised approach on new entrants - Presentation from Mr Hans Hendrik Lindboe, Denmark (10 min)
New entrants reserve: if pursued, how to administer it?
Sectoral differentiation of NER
Definition of a new entrant - Presentation from Ms Ann Gardiner, Ecofys (10 min)
Discussion

Closure of installations

Options for harmonisation - Presentation from Ms Ann Gardiner, Ecofys (5 min)
Discussion

Monitoring and reporting

Cost-effective solutions for increasing transparency for the carbon market - Presentation from Ms Kate Hampton, ECIS (5 min)
Discussion

Concluding Remarks by the Chair

Jos Delbeke, Director, DG Environment

Other useful documents

The Group comprised representatives of Member States, industry, NGOs as well as academia and research. The final reports of each meeting of the Group represent the report announced in Commission Communication "Towards a global carbon market – Report pursuant to Article 30 of Directive 2003/87/EC".

The review process provided the Commission with relevant input for adapting the EU ETS to the requirements and needs of emissions trading after 2012.

Stakeholders' contributions for the review process of the EU ETS

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