The European Commission Friday rejected CO2 emissions quotas submitted by Poland and Estonia for a second time. The two countries took court action after the commission rejected the first plans they put forward for 2008-12 and imposed significantly lower caps on their greenhouse gas emissions.
The European Commission Friday rejected CO2 emissions quotas submitted
by
Poland
and
Estonia
for a
second time.
The two countries took court action after the commission rejected the first
plans they put forward for 2008-12 and imposed significantly lower caps on
their greenhouse gas emissions.
The court ruled the commission had overstepped its powers and used old data in
setting the new targets.
Poland
and
Estonia
were
then required to submit new emissions proposals.
In a decision Friday, the commission rejected the new submissions saying the
allocations of CO2 emissions allowance to Polish and Estonian industry are too
high and in some cases exceed the needs of the companies involved.
The two countries must now resubmit lower offers, it said.
"These new decisions take into account the court rulings," the
European Union's Environment Commissioner Stavros Dimas said.
"In order to minimize the regulatory uncertainty created by the court
ruling, I would encourage
Estonia
and
Poland
to
proceed swiftly and prepare new plans on the basis of the most recent
data."
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