Environmental Audit - Second Report
Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 20 February 2007.
Contents
Terms of Reference
Conclusions and recommendations
Introduction
The EU ETS is the cornerstone of UK and EU climate change policy
Focus of this inquiry
An assessment of the Scheme's impacts to 2012
The prospects for Phase II
Impacts on firms in the UK
The EU ETS and the UK Climate Change Programme
Setting cutbacks from Business As Usual projections
Phase II will not reduce UK CO2 emissions by the amount stated
Implications for the UK's CO2 targets
Recommendations for Phase III and the European Commission review
Increasing the effectiveness of emissions caps
Improving the allocation of allowances
Streamlining and harmonising the running of the Scheme
Protecting firms subject to the EU ETS from international competition
Expanding the Scheme and linking it with others
Increasing transparency and accountability of the Scheme
Putting the EU ETS into perspective
Formal Minutes
Witnesses
List of Written Evidence
Past reports from the Environmental Audit Committee since 1997
List of Oral Evidence
Tuesday 21 November 2006
Tuesday 28 November 2006
Wednesday 6 December 2006
Wednesday 12 December 2006
Written Evidence
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