EU-MRG Stakeholder Day Experience in Monitoring & Reporting in the EU-ETS: Stakeholder Consultation May 12, 2005 Sina Wartmann, Ecofys

EU-MRG Stakeholder Day

Experience in Monitoring & Reporting in the EU-ETS: Stakeholder Consultation

May 12, 2005

Sina Wartmann, [email protected].

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Overview

• Background• Concept of stakeholder consultation• The questionnaire• Stakeholder groups addressed• Results • Outlook


Background• Review clause in the EU-MRG:

„The Commission will review this Annex and Annexes II—XI by 31 December 2006, taking into account experience with the application“ (Annex I, 1)

• Potential changes anticipated to be in place well ahead 1 January 2008


Stakeholder Consultation IGoal: Collect experience gained in the application

of the MRG from operators and authorities

Specific Objectives:• Collect structured and comparable feedback for

key issues • Provide space for technical comments on all

annexes • Provide space to express positions and comments


Stakeholder Consultation II

Consultation includes:

Questionnaire with ratings + possibility for additional written comments

Invitation to submit position papers „Stakeholder Day“ with presentations by

stakeholder groups and sectoral sessions Publication of results


The Questionnaire I• Evaluate the guidelines as a whole

according to the following aspects:• Accuracy• Flexibility• Cost-effectiveness• User-friendlyness• Providing a level playing field


The Questionnaire II• Evaluate the following aspects for each of the specific technical annexes:

• Clarity• Applicability• Tier thresholds• Installation coverage


The Questionnaire IIIFurther aspects to be judged and rated:• Consistency with other reporting systems or

standards• Definitions• Usefulness of monitoring and reporting

principles• Guidance on the application of tier system• Guidance on uncertainty assessment• Reporting templates• ....


Target Group • Operators participating in the EU-ETS

addressed through their EU industry associations

• National Ministries of the Environment• Regional competent authorities• Non-governmental organisations:

e.g. CEN & IETA• Non-governmental organisations:

e.g. CAN Europe & WWF


Consultation Process• Questionnaires and invitation to submit

further comments and position papers sent out in early March

• Distributed via E-Mail to a standard list of EU-stakeholders and Member State focal points

• Posted on DG ENV emission trading website • Deadline for submission of questionnaires and

position papers: April 15th


ResultsFeedback received from:

• Industry associations at EU and national level• Operators• Ministries and other competent authorities• Other non-governmental organisations

in the form of questionnaires as well as position papers and other written comments.


Questionnaires ReceivedSectors No. of

questionnairesCombustion 25Iron & Steel 7Refineries 11Cement & Lime 31Ceramics 9Pulp & Paper 4Glass 10General (EPAs, Consultants...) 12Total 109


Position Papers & Other CommentsSectors No. of position papers/other

written commentsCombustion 6Iron & Steel 1Refineries 1Cement & Lime 3Ceramics 2Pulp & Paper 0Glass 0General (EPAs, Consultants...) 9Total 22


Results I• Accuracy: Good-very good, but

leading to excessive costs• Flexibility: Satisfactory – poor, more

flexiblity needed regarding tier thresholds and calculation methods

• Cost-effectiveness: poor – very poor, good as a principle but not well implemented in the MRG


Results II• User-friendlieness: poor

– Many sections need clarification– Many references from one section into another– Shift information from Annex I into sectoral

annexes• Providing a level playing field: no opinion

– Depends on interpretation by member states– At present differing interpretations in many

fields! – Harmonization needed


Results IIIHot-Spots:• Principles: Cost-efficiency, flexibility• Cross-cutting issues: harmonisation, EN ISO 17025,

emission factors, uncertainty assessment• At sectoral level: tier thresholds, calculation

methods for process emissions

General message: Simplify and make less prescriptive in order to balance accuracy against cost-effectiveness


Next Steps• Stakeholder Day on 12 May 2005 • Publication of presentations and meeting

minutes on DG ENV web-site• Follow-up discussions between

stakeholders and Commission/consortium, where appropriate (summer 2005)

• Participation of stakeholders in review process of revised MRG (during 2006)

Documents

EU-MRG Stakeholder Day Experience in Monitoring & Reporting in the EU-ETS: Stakeholder Consultation May 12, 2005 Sina Wartmann, Ecofys