Brussels, 24/03/2009 (Agence Europe) - Notwithstanding any unforeseen problems, CO2 emissions produced in 2008 by installations covered by the European Trading System (ETS) are expected out on 1 April 2009. On Tuesday 24 March announced that it intended to publish this data on this date if it has the time and required information.
All industrial plants in the ETS are obliged to transmit their 2008 duly verified emission rates before 31 March to the national authorities so that they can be included in member state registers. Information will then be automatically passed on at a European level and included in the Community Independent Transaction Log (CITL). The CITL will give unlimited “real time” public access to submitted verified 2008 emission data (http: //ec.europa.eu/environment/Climat/emission/citl_en.htm). Otherwise, the data will be released on the day the 80% level is reached. If this level is reached on the morning of 1 April (as the Commission believes likely), the data will be published the same day at 15H in Brussels. Failing which, patience will be required and the cut-off date set by the ETS for publication will be 15 May at the latest. (A.N./trans/rh)