Publications of the German Emissions Trading Authority (DEHSt)
Here you can find background material on emissions trading and the project-based mechanisms of the Kyoto Protocol, produced by the German Emissions Trading Authority (DEHSt) at the Federal Environment Agency. With these publications we like to inform the participants of European Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS), stakeholders, authorised experts, as well as the media and general public about our statutory duties, findings, expertise and experience.
| Title | Medium | Publication Day |
|---|---|---|
| Periodical Report: Second Quarter 2010 (pdf 238-KB) |
Auctioning of emission allowances in Germany: Periodical Report for the second Quarter 2010 |
05.08.2010 |
| Evaluation of the First Trading Period 2005-2007 (pdf 1115-KB) |
Detailed Results of Emissions Trading in the First Trading Period |
14.07.2010 |
| Periodical Report: First Quarter 2010 (pdf 161-KB) |
Auctioning of emission allowances in Germany: Periodical Report for the first Quarter 2010 |
05.05.2010 |
| Guidelines on the Voluntary Offsetting of greenhouse gas emissions (pdf 239-KB) |
Guidelines on the Voluntary Offsetting of greenhouse gas emissions |
22.04.2010 |
| Discussion Paper (pdf 225-KB) |
Contribution to ICAP discussions on Monitoring and Reporting: “How is a coal-fired power station in Germany monitored under the EU Emissions Trading System?” Annex I Monitoring Plan 2008 |
07.04.2010 |
| Ten questions on Emissions Trading (pdf 250-KB) |
The European Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) in Germany |
12.03.2010 |
| Exemption from the Obligations to Submit Monitoring Plans and Reports According to Section 6, Data Collection Ordinance 2020 (DEV 2020) (pdf 92-KB) |
Information Document for Aircraft Operators |
01.09.2009 |
| Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Installations subject to Emissions Trading in 2008 (pdf 1388-KB) |
Results of the analysis of carbon dioxide emissions from installations in 2008 (VET 2008) Since 15/05/2009 the compliance status of the installations liable to emissions trading is available in the German registry and for all European installations in the Community Independent Transaction Log (CITL ). The installation operators were subjected to surrender emissions allowances according to their CO2 emissions in 2008 until 30/04/2009. With this report, DEHSt compares different the sectors' emissions. |
20.07.2009 |
| Carbon Leakage - The Relocation of Production and Emissions as a Challenge for Emissions Trading? |
A new Paper on Carbon Leakage The EU emissions trading scheme has only a minor effect on the competitiveness of German industries. Even if companies no longer receive emission allowances for free, only a small proportion of companies in specific industries is expected to move their production facilities abroad. This is the conclusion of a study commissioned by the Federal Environment Agency (UBA), and carried out by the Öko-Institut, Fraunhofer ISI and DIW Berlin. It provides an empirical point of reference for the controversial debate on carbon leakage and is the first of its kind in Germany. In a nutshell, carbon leakage means that, through emissions trading, domestic manufacturing becomes so expensive that manufacturing and the associated emissions are moved into countries that have less stringent climate protection legislation or none at all. This reduces turnover and employment in the EU, while the drop in domestic emissions is compensated by higher emission levels elsewhere. According to the study, only those industries facing both high costs from emissions trading and at the same time intense competition from outside Europe are at risk. In Germany, this would apply to the iron and steel and fertilizer industries, parts of the chemical industry, paper and cardboard production as well as the aluminium industry. Overall, less than one percent of the German GNP is at risk of relocation. The results and methodology of the study were discussed at an international workshop in Berlin on September 4th and 5th and compared with similar studies from the UK and the Netherlands. The outcome of the workshop are reflected in the new DEHSt discussion paper Carbon Leakage - The Relocation of Production and Emissions as a Challenge for Emissions Trading? It sums up the results of different empirical studies, and also addresses conceptual questions and arguments in the carbon leakage debate. The question of how to counteract the carbon leakage danger receives particular attention. In the long term, the best solution would be an ambitious global climate agreement that would even out differences in national mitigation requirements for greenhouse gases. The study Impacts of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme on the industrial competitiveness in Germany can be downloaded from the Federal Environmental Agency website. The papers of the workshop can be found on the Öko-Institut website. |
31.10.2008 |
| Emissions Trading in Germany (pdf 552-KB) |
Overview of emissions trading from the perspective of public federal administration in Germany |
30.01.2007 |
| Integrated IT Infrastructure (pdf 347-KB) |
Information on DEHSt's integrated IT infrastructure |
29.01.2007 |
| Allocation of Allowances for the First Commitment Period 2005-2007 (pdf 138-KB) |
Facts and Data on the allocation of allowances to 1,849 installations in Germany revised version of 25-11-2005 |
25.11.2005 |
| Comparison of the National Allocation Plans in the EU (pdf 771-KB) |
Brief fact sheets of EU member state allocation plans of the first trading period 2005-2007 |
18.11.2005 |