Transcript EU ETS Phase III

EU ETS Phase III – Monitoring, Reporting & Verification
Andy Taylor
Global Product Manager EU ETS
Bureau Veritas at a Glance
► Created in 1828
► A global leader in conformity assessment services in the areas of
quality, health and safety, environment and social responsibility
(QHSE)
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2010 revenue: >€3bn
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More than 900 offices in 140 countries
► EU ETS Verification Body
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Currently Accredited/ Licensed/ Endorsed by 15 EU Member States (Including
Poland)
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Currently active in all EU ETS sectors
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Have verified approximately 1000 installations/ operators
► IETA Member
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New Regulations
► Revised EU ETS directive (Articles 14 & 15) requires adoption of two
new regulations
1. Regulation on Monitoring and Reporting (M&R)
2. Regulation on Verification and Accreditation of Verifiers (A&V)
► Will replace the current EC Decision which sets out requirements of
MRV
► Evolution not Revolution
► Aims
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Aims to improve harmonisation across EU
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Enhance credibility of the Trading System
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Timeline
► Online public consultation Closes 10th June 2011
► Final Drafts by end of June
► Climate Change Committee vote September 2011
► Regulations to come into force from 31st December 2011
► M&R regulation will be applied to monitoring and reporting of emissions
from 1st January 2013
► A&V regulation will first apply to the verification of 2013 annual
emissions i.e. reports submitted in March 2014
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M&R Regulation
► Based on MRG (EC Decision) and new MRG annexes (new sectors,
Aviation, CCS etc)
► No major technical changes, mainly reformatting to the required format
of an EU regulation.
► Claims:
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Resolved a large number of known issues
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Made approaches more consistent
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Introduced simplifications where possible
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Retained approaches which worked well
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Significantly reduced duplications
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More guidance-like text to be placed into guidance
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V&A Regulation
► Builds on Council Regulation on Accreditation 765/2008
► Expands on and replaces the requirements of current MRG.
► Has used current available standards/ guidance
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MRG
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ISO 14065/ 14064 part 3
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European cooperation on Accreditation guidance (EA 6/03)
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ISAE 3000
► All Member States required to appoint one national accreditation body (public
authority)
► All verifiers required to apply/ reapply for accreditation to ISO 14065 by the end
of 2013
► Single verifiers still allowed but must apply for accreditation to ISO 14065
(issues include independent technical review, verification decision,
demonstration of competence)
► EU ETS specific peer review between Accreditation Bodies
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!
[email protected]
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