Linkages Between ETG WG8 EU ETS Review Areas and UK Government Work Streams

Linkages between ETG WG8 EU ETS review areas and UK Government Work Streams (Version: 12 February 2007)

ETG WG 8 1. Scope 2. Robust 3. Further 4. Linking to Market Competitiveness EU ETS Compliance & Harmonisation Third and Functioning CCS Enforcement & Increased Developing (Part of 3.) Review (Inc Registries) Predictability Countries Workstreams ECCP II 8-9 March 26-27 April 21-22 May 14-15 June Meeting date

Delegation WG 8 WG 3/7 WG 8 WG 4 WG 4 WG 5/6 (UK Sectors) /specialist input Revised DTI Scope Compliance & Cap Linking Allocation UK Scope DEFRA  What criteria for enforcement  EU vs  Key criteria  Benchmarking  Heat Workstream expansion/contraction?  Harmonisation national cap  Transition impact  Full harmonisation or national  Length of mechanisms? s – Best / or flexibility?  Streamlining trading  Changes most viable  De minimis level procedures periods required to options? UK Scope  Relationship Directive? - Option  Expansion to Costs & (Transportation, other UK/internation GHGs) al targets benefits? Allocation  Harmonisatio n vs national  Auctioning extent WG 8 (EU ETS Post 2012) review areas

Scope:  Sub Group: Andy Kelly – Gases + Sectors (Meeting 1) o Inputs: WG 8 Meeting 17 Sept on Road Transportation – conclusions o (Note Aviation sector: separate proposal for inclusion in 2011 – to WG 5/6)

Further Harmonisation & Increased Predictability:  Sub Group: Angus MacRae – Further Harmonisation & Increased Predictability. (Meeting 3)

Other work o Bryan Bateman – Review of ETG 5/6 positions on primary allocation methodologies (Meeting 3)

o Jim Rushworth – Benchmarking: Interest of sectors (Meeting 3) . Benchmarking - 19 February Meeting. Presentations on Dutch experience of Industry Benchmarking (Covenant system) o Penny Tomlinson – Carbon Capture and Storage (Meeting 1)