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Eurobrief June 2009

EU emission trading scheme Directive, CCS Directive enter into force

The Directive amending Directive 2003/87/EC so as to improve and extend the EU greenhouse gas emission allowance trading system (EU ETS) and the Directive on the geological storage of carbon dioxide (CCS) have been published in the EU’s Official Journal (OJ) this month along with the rest of the climate change package.

Commission announces €300M for carbon allowance distribution

The Commission has announced that an expected proposal on the distribution of allowances to be auctioned under the EU Emission Trading System (EU ETS) will result in €300 million of carbon allowances being distributed.

CO2 trading to triple by 2016

The price of carbon in the EU is likely to increase from around €15 per tonne to €40 by 2016, according to market analyst Point Carbon’s latest carbon market brief.