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News article25 November 2010Directorate-General for Climate Action

Commission presents a proposal to restrict the use of credits from industrial gas projects

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 in the EU ETS post-2012. The proposal has been..

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 in the EU ETS post-2012. The proposal has been prepared following an impact assessment, supported with public consultations.

Specifically, the proposed Regulation would provide that from 1 January 2013, the use of JI/CDM credits from projects involving the destruction of trifluoromethane and nitrous oxide from adipic acid production is prohibited in the EU ETS.

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Publication date
25 November 2010
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Directorate-General for Climate Action