Loading ...Romania reiterates its support to the objectives of the European Union regarding the actions necessary in the field of climate changes and energies from renewable sources, after 2012, as they have been agreed by the spring European Councils, in 2007 and 2008, Minister of Environment and Sustainable Growth Attila Korodi said, on October 20, at the Environment Council in Luxembourg.
According to a press release sent on October 20, to Agerpres, Korodi said that, during the meeting on October 21 of the Governments of Romania and Hungary, a common declaration of the two states will be signed, which regards sensitive aspects jointly supported related to a package of climate changes – energy.
Korodi stressed that Romania reassesses the need to recognize the efforts made by each member state as regards the curbing of greenhouse gas emissions, starting in 1990, for meeting the commitments made as part of the Kyoto protocol.
Korodi stressed that Romania reassesses the need to recognize the efforts made by each member state as regards the curbing of greenhouse gas emissions, starting in 1990, for meeting the commitments made as part of the Kyoto protocol.
“… Due to structural reforms and early actions carried out during 1990-2005, Romania has reported a 40% cut in greenhouse gas emissions. This cut, along with those of other member states, has led, at the end of 2005, to a 6% cut in emissions, from 1990. Romania believes that these efforts are not adequately reflected, with the package not apt to give an answer tot this issue,“ said Korodi.
The official mentioned that a sensitive aspect for Romania is the need to revise all the commitments set for the EU member states, from the perspective of concluding an international agreement, for the passage, at the level of the EU, from a 20% cut to a 30% one.
“We believe that, in this case, an agreement on additional provisions is needed, as well as on transitory measures and means, necessary for the coming into force of such an agreement,” the Romanian minister of Environment said.
“We believe that, in this case, an agreement on additional provisions is needed, as well as on transitory measures and means, necessary for the coming into force of such an agreement,” the Romanian minister of Environment said.
He added, on another line of thought, that, due to its geographic position, Romania considers essential the protection of the energy-intensive sectors/sub-sectors, function of the degree of exposure to international competition. So, the allotment of certificates, for free, it to be made on the basis of a benchmark, taking into account the potential of technical-economic reduction in this sectors/sub-sectors.
In a speech, Korodi spoke about tenders for emission certificates in the field of energy, during 2013-2020. He said that Romania supported a gradual and progressive growth in this method of allotment for electricity producers, similarly to the other industrial sectors. Poland shares this view.
“EU ETS should ensure the same frame of action during the entire EU. Moreover, this must not have a negative impact on the capacity of development of the member states or put strong pressure on growing economies. I think, first, of the new EU member states, Romania included, which have crossed a period of transition to the market economy.
That is why Romania believes it is opportune to use, at national level, a high percentage of the revenues from tenders to reach the general objectives of the European Union. International financing should not be mandatory, it should be an option of each member state, “ said Korodi.
In point of the financing of projects for capturing and stocking CO2, Korodi said that Romania supports their financing both from EU sources, others than the existing structural and cohesion funds, and from public and private money.
When it comes to the financing of these projects from the reserve of new entrants, Romania considers this is no viable solution, taking into account the need of an equitable and equidistant use of this reserve for all the ETS installations.
When it comes to the financing of these projects from the reserve of new entrants, Romania considers this is no viable solution, taking into account the need of an equitable and equidistant use of this reserve for all the ETS installations.
The last topic approached by the Romanian minister of the Environment regards the redistribution of revenues from tenders. He said that, both for Romania and for other EU member states, the distribution of this kind of revenues has to function as a support mechanism of the national economies, based on the principle of equity and solidarity, of compensation of the efforts already made.
“In this respect, we believe it is necessary to modify the distributing proposed by the Commission.
“In this respect, we believe it is necessary to modify the distributing proposed by the Commission.
So, this distribution has to take into account, among others, the efforts of curbing greenhouse gas emissions made before 2005, “ Minister Korodi also said.
He is leading the delegation of Romania to the Environment Council in Luxembourg, held Oct 20-21.
During a first day of debates, the Environment ministers in the European Union approached the topic of a legislative package on climate changes – energies from renewable sources.
He is leading the delegation of Romania to the Environment Council in Luxembourg, held Oct 20-21.
During a first day of debates, the Environment ministers in the European Union approached the topic of a legislative package on climate changes – energies from renewable sources.
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