Contents
UK–EU integration on energy and climate change policy
2 Negotiating parameters for energy and climate change
The Government’s general negotiating parameters
The EU’s negotiation parameters
UK energy interconnection and trade with the EU
The European Network Codes and cross-border trading
The role of increased interconnection in managing intermittent generation
Opportunities and risks for the UK of leaving the Internal Energy Market
Security, efficiency and competitiveness of energy supplies
Ongoing influence over Internal Energy Market rules
Conclusions on membership of the Internal Energy Market
The Integrated Single Electricity Market
Implications of leaving the Internal Energy Market for the island of Ireland
Performance of the EU Emissions Trading System
The EU Emissions Trading System and the Carbon Price Floor
Opportunities and risks of leaving the EU Emissions Trading System
Alternatives to the EU Emissions Trading System
Timing of any potential departure
Decision to leave–legal opinion
Exit at the point of EU departure
7 Investor confidence and the future UK energy system
EU funding and research and development
Wider supply chains and skills
8 Wider European legislation: energy efficiency and consumer protection
Opportunities and risks of diverging from European energy efficiency standards
Divergence from European product standards
9 Cross-cutting issues for energy and climate change policy
Dispute resolution and enforcement
Influence over future changes to EU rules
Conclusions and recommendations
List of Reports from the Business, Innovation and Skills Committee during the current Parliament
4 May 2017