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European industry associations call in Joint Letter on the Commission and Member States to stay true to the Spirit of the revised EU ETS DirectivePublished on 09-04-2010
12 European associations call on the Commission and Member States to stay true to the spirit of the EU ETS Directive and not unduly penalise high efficient combined heat and power (also known as CHP or cogeneration) and district heating. COGEN Europe, CEFIC, CEPI, CIAA, Euroheat&Power, EFIEES, EUVEPRO, Euromalt, Ebio, AAF, CIRFS and FEDIOL have issued a Joint Letter addressed to the European Commission and to the Member States signalling that industry is concerned that a misguided interpretation of Article 10a4 will result in district heating and high efficient cogeneration installations being penalised under the scheme as of 2013. Industrial operators have made considerable investments in developing CHP over the years, an environment-friendly technique that was, is and will continue to be supported by the EU institutions, the Member States and regional authorities. The organisations subscribing to this letter do not want to be penalised for running CHP installations against less efficient techniques under the revised EU ETS Directive. The 12 associations believe this can and must be avoided at all costs and will collectively continue working hand in hand with Commission officials and Member State representatives to ensure that no undue distortions are created on the heat market. For more information on this joint initiative, please contact Mr Thomas Esdaile-Bouquet (thomas.bouquet@cogeneurope.eu, +32 (0)2 772 8290). Find the Joint Letter here.
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