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Eurobrief April 2010

IFIEC calls for adequate compensation of power price impact

In a statement released earlier this month, IFIEC (the International Federation of Industrial Energy Consumers) has indicated that additional costs to EU industry in terms of higher electricity prices resulting from the EU ETS amount to about 8.5 billion € annually.

Member States to have opt-out from single EU platform for CO2 auctioning

Member States will have the opportunity to opt out of a single EU platform for auctioning CO2 allowances under the EU’s Emission Trading System (ETS) from 2013, according to a proposal for a Regulation adopted by the European Commission this month.

Drop in emissions from EU ETS installations in 2009

There was an overall 11% drop in emissions from installations regulated under the EU Emission Trading Scheme (ETS) in 2009, according to the European Commission.