Gas limits lower
The 47 million tonnes cut by the Environment Ministry is the latest offer in its bid for integration in the European Union's trading scheme.
The new plan allows a total of 239.1 million tonnes in emissions in 2005-2007, cutting less than the 141 million tonnes demanded by the EU when it rejected the last version of the plan in March.
The EU scheme sets national limits on how much CO2 industrial plants can emit and allows them to buy or sell extra allowances if they overshoot or come below their targets.
The demand for a cut in Poland's earlier planned 286.2 million tonnes was the largest reduction in real terms demanded by the European Commission since it started approving plans last year.
It judged that Poland had allowed allocations that exceeded the amount of projected emissions of industry over the three years.
Poland's plan is one of the largest in the 25-nation bloc and covers more than 1,100 installations. Earlier decisions on the plan impacted prices of European carbon emissions allowances. (Reuters)
The new plan allows a total of 239.1 million tonnes in emissions in 2005-2007, cutting less than the 141 million tonnes demanded by the EU when it rejected the last version of the plan in March.
The EU scheme sets national limits on how much CO2 industrial plants can emit and allows them to buy or sell extra allowances if they overshoot or come below their targets.
The demand for a cut in Poland's earlier planned 286.2 million tonnes was the largest reduction in real terms demanded by the European Commission since it started approving plans last year.
It judged that Poland had allowed allocations that exceeded the amount of projected emissions of industry over the three years.
Poland's plan is one of the largest in the 25-nation bloc and covers more than 1,100 installations. Earlier decisions on the plan impacted prices of European carbon emissions allowances. (Reuters)
