EEX and ICE have today published their 2015 calendars for the auctions of general allowances and of aviation allowances.
General allowances
The total quantity of general allowances to be auctioned amounts to 652,196,000. This amount is comprised as follows:
| Volume | Auction platform | States | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 385,420,000. | EEX | 25 Member States | Weekly auctions on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays mornings |
| 74,958,000. | ICE | United Kingdom | Fortnightly auctions on Wednesday mornings |
| 143,893,500. | EEX | Germany | Weekly auctions on Friday mornings |
|
17,125,500. |
EEX | Poland | Bi-monthly auctions on Wednesday afternoons |
An amount of 11,328,500 and 19,470,500 allowances is to be auctioned respectively by Croatia and the EEA-EFTA States for the years 2013 to 2015, for which auctioning is still to start.
The volumes are based on the estimated amount of allowances to be auctioned and taking into account the backloading decision (i.e. a reduction of 300 million allowances for 2015) as well as allowances withheld from auctioning pursuant to Article 10c of the ETS Directive but not allocated in previous years (7.8 million allowances to be auctioned in 2015), as confirmed by the Member States concerned.
Aviation allowances
The total quantity of aviation allowances to be auctioned amounts to 17,255,000. This amount is comprised as follows:
| Volume | Auction platform | States | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11,138,500. | EEX | 25 Member States | 9 auctions : 14 and 28 January, 11 February, 11 March, 22 April, 6 May, 1 July, 9 September, 4 November |
| 2,520,500. | ICE | United Kingdom | 2 auctions : 8 April, 18 November |
| 2,229,000. | EEX | Germany | 2 auctions : 25 February, 7 October |
|
433,500. |
EEX | Poland | 1 auction : 25 March |
An amount of 69,000 and 864,500 allowances is to be auctioned respectively by Croatia and the EEA-EFTA States for the years 2012 to 2015, for which auctioning is still to start.
The 2015 aviation allowances auction calendars contain the volumes to be auctioned for the calendar years 2013, 2014 and 2015, as well as 2012 for Poland, and have been determined on the basis of the expected annual amounts to be auctioned of 5.7 million for each of the calendar years 2013 to 2015. All the auctions will take place on Wednesday mornings.
The aviation allowances to be auctioned for the years 2013 and 2014 will be auctioned before 30 April 2015, which is the compliance deadline for aircraft operators for the years 2013 and 2014.
Coordination
The determination of the auction calendars have been closely coordinated between the European Commission, the Member States and the auction platforms.
Read more:
• ETS Auctioning
• Questions & Answers on auctioning
• Reducing emissions from aviation
• Regulatory update of 29 July 2014
• Questions & Answers on the proposal to temporarily 'stop the clock' under the EU's Emission Trading System (EU ETS) for flights to and from European airports (252 kB)
• Frequently Asked Questions on the 2013-2016 Regulation amending the EU Emissions Trading System for aviation (43 kB)
• EEX website
• ICE website
• Auctioning website of the German Emissions Trading Authority
• Auctioning website of the United Kingdom Department for Energy and Climate Change
Details
- Publication date
- 9 October 2014
- Author
- Directorate-General for Climate Action