The 31 march 2012 is the last date to report annual emissions for the year 2011. Emissions are reported by using the swedish database E-CO2. For aviation-stakeholders, certain templates are available. Se pages on “aviation”.
Emission reporting is an important part of the ETS. It is important that reporting is thorough and standardised, in particular to help achieve the Emissions Trading Directive’s intention of a trading scheme that is fair and effective throughout the EU. The reports have to be verified by an independent accredited verifier.
Rules for monitoring and reporting
Emission reports have to be verified by an independent accredited verifier. The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency is the supervisory authority and is to examine the reports submitted. Penalties ensure that operators comply with the trading regulations as laid down in the Trading Directive. If the individual companies do not surrender emission allowances corresponding to their actual emissions, they must pay a penalty of 100 euros per excess tonne of CO2.
Payment of the penalty does not free the company from the obligation to surrender emission allowances for its excess emissions. Under the Directive, Member States have to ensure publication of the names of operators who are in breach of the requirement to surrender a sufficient number of allowances.
The EU’s common rules on the reporting and monitoring of CO2 emissions have been implemented in Swedish legislation through the Emissions Trading Act (SFS 2004:1199) and its implementing regulations.
More information about monitoring
The report describes the measures regarding maintenance and calibration that have to be taken to reach a certain monitoring tier (for activity data) using a particular type of monitoring equipment.
For more information, please contact:
The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency: Tel. +46 8 698 10 00.