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Regulations on emissions auctions in Phase Three to come into force

  • McDermott Will & Emery
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  • European Union, United Kingdom
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  • November 13 2012

On October 23, 2012, the Community Emissions Trading Scheme (Allocation of Allowances for Payment) Regulations 2012 (SI 20122661) were made

New Commission Directorates-General highlight importance of climate action and energy

  • McDermott Will & Emery
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  • European Union
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  • February 17 2010

The European Commission has created two new Directorates-General (DGs), one for Climate Action and one for Energy, which will answer to new Commissioners Connie Hedegaard and Günther Oettinger respectively

Renewable mandates should trump cap-and-trade

  • McDermott Will & Emery
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  • European Union, USA
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  • November 30 2009

Three policy models for carbon emissions reductions and renewable energy resource diversity have been developed in the European Union and the United States over the last decade

The convergence of intellectual property and renewable energy

  • McDermott Will & Emery
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  • European Union, USA
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  • November 30 2009

A report commissioned by the European Community for the upcoming Copenhagen summit has found that patents do not impede unduly innovation in the renewable energy field

The unravelling of Europe’s carbon market

  • McDermott Will & Emery
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  • Estonia, European Union, Poland
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  • October 14 2009

On 23 September 2009, the Court of First Instance overturned the European Commission’s decision to lower the carbon emission quotas for Poland and Estonia for the trading period from 2008 to 2012

Commission adopts climate and energy package

  • McDermott Will & Emery
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  • European Union
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  • May 1 2009

The European Commission has announced the formal adoption of the climate and energy package that sets legally binding targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, increase the share of renewable energy and cut CO2 emissions from new cars and transport fuels

EU climate package adopted

  • McDermott Will & Emery
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  • European Union
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  • April 10 2009

The EU Council of Ministers has adopted the energy and climate change package negotiated by Member States in December 2008

EU publishes its Second Strategic Energy Review

  • McDermott Will & Emery
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  • European Union
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  • December 4 2008

On 13 November 2008, the European Commission published its Second Strategic Energy Review which seeks to accomplish the following goals

Commission favours investment in carbon capture and storage through European Emission Trading Scheme

  • McDermott Will & Emery
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  • European Union
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  • November 14 2008

In a speech given on 10 November 2008, the European Commissioner for Energy, Andris Piebalgs, lent his support to the proposed funding of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) demonstration projects from the European Emission Trading Scheme (ETS

Pressure for EU biofuel target to be reconsidered

  • McDermott Will & Emery
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  • European Union
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  • May 14 2008

Biofuel suppliers should follow closely the review of the sustainability criteria and verification mechanisms set out in the draft EU Directive on Renewable Energy