Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/2126 of 16 December 2020 on setting out the annual emission allocations of the Member States for the period from 2021 to 2030 pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2018/842 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2020-12-16
Institutions: Directorate-General for Climate Action, European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, EU emission allowance, climate change, environmental monitoring, greenhouse gas, pollution control, reduction of gas emissions








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17.12.2020   


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Official Journal of the European Union


L 426/58








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2020/2126
of 16 December 2020
         
on setting out the annual emission allocations of the Member States for the period from 2021 to 2030 pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2018/842 of the European Parliament and of the Council
(Text with EEA relevance)


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2018/842 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on binding annual greenhouse gas emission reductions by Member States from 2021 to 2030 contributing to climate action to meet commitments under the Paris Agreement and amending Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 (1), and in particular Article 4(3) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


In order to set out the annual emission allocations of the Member States for the period from 2021 to 2030 in the sectors within the scope of Regulation (EU) 2018/842, the relevant calculations need to be based on the most accurate data available. Therefore, the total greenhouse gas emissions falling within the scope of Regulation (EU) 2018/842 and submitted by the Member States to the Commission pursuant to Article 7 of Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) in the year 2020 are established following a comprehensive review. That review has been conducted by the Commission, assisted by the European Environment Agency, in accordance with Article 19(1) of Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 and constitutes reviewed greenhouse gas emissions data for the years 2005 and 2016 to 2018 in accordance with Article 4(3) of Regulation (EU) 2018/842.












(2)


Equally accurate data as the reviewed inventory data are required in relation to greenhouse gas emissions from stationary installations within the scope of Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (3), which establishes a system for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Union (‘EU ETS’) as deriving from the Union Registry of verified emissions of those installations (‘Registry’). To the extent the 2005 EU ETS emissions in the Registry do not correspond to the current scope of Directive 2003/87/EC or Regulation (EU) 2018/842, relevant Commission Decisions (4) adopted pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC or Decision No 406/2009/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (5), as well as national allocation plans and the official correspondence between the Commission and the respective Member States are used for providing complementary emission data.












(3)


In order to ensure consistency of the determined annual emission allocations with the reported greenhouse gas emissions for each year of the period from 2021 to 2030, Member States’ annual emission allocations need to be calculated in CO2 equivalents by applying the same values for global warming potentials, namely values set out in the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change 5th Assessment Report and listed in the Annex to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/1044 (6).












(4)


To calculate the annual emission allocation for each Member State for the year 2030 in accordance with the greenhouse gas emission reductions in 2030 in relation to their 2005 levels specified in Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2018/842, a five-step methodology applies.












(5)


First, the value for the 2005 greenhouse gas emissions is determined. The quantity of greenhouse gas emissions of stationary installations within the scope of Directive 2003/87/EC that existed in 2005 is subtracted from the reviewed total greenhouse gas emissions for the year 2005. To Member States participating in the EU ETS since later than 2005, the quantity of 2005 emissions as determined in Decision 2013/162/EU applies. The extension of the scope of Directive 2003/87/EC in 2013 is reflected by calculating the 2005 equivalent value of the corresponding adjustment of the annual emission allocation for 2020 in accordance with Decision No 406/2009/EC as set out in Implementing Decision 2013/634/EU. As required by Article 10(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2018/842, the calculation also reflects changes of installation coverage between 2005 and 2012, in the same way as set out in Decision (EU) 2017/1471.












(6)


Second, the annual emission allocation for each Member State for the year 2030 is calculated by applying the percentage laid down in Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2018/842 to the calculated 2005 emission value.












(7)


Third, the average quantity of greenhouse gas emissions within the scope of Regulation (EU) 2018/842 in the years 2016, 2017 and 2018 of each Member State is calculated by subtracting the average quantity of verified greenhouse gas emissions from stationary installations within the scope of Directive 2003/87/EC in the years 2016, 2017 and 2018 in the respective Member State and CO2 emissions of domestic aviation from its average total reviewed greenhouse gas emissions for the years 2016, 2017 and 2018.












(8)


Fourth, the annual emission allocations for each Member State for the years 2021 to 2029 are calculated. They are established on the basis of a linear trajectory starting at the average quantity for the years 2016, 2017 and 2018 at five-twelfths of the distance from 2019 to 2020 and ending with its annual emission allocation for the year 2030. For Greece, Croatia and Hungary, the linear trajectory starts in 2020, as this results in a lower allocation for those Member States.












(9)


Last, the resulting values of the annual emission allocations are adjusted. EU ETS allowances pertaining to greenhouse gas emissions from stationary installations excluded from the EU ETS in accordance with Article 27 of Directive 2003/87/EC, as notified by Member States to the Commission under that Article, to the extent they are excluded from the Union emission cap under that Directive for 2021 onwards, fall therefore within the scope of Regulation (EU) 2018/842. Subsequently, the quantities deducted from the cap are added to the annual emission allocations of the relevant Member States for the period from 2021 to 2030. The amount of adjustment specified in Annex IV to Regulation (EU) 2018/842 is added to the annual emission allocation for the year 2021 for each Member State listed in that Annex.












(10)


The total maximum quantities for certain Member States following reduction of EU ETS allowances that may be taken into account for a Member State’s compliance between 2021 and 2030 in accordance with Article 9 of Regulation (EU) 2018/842 are determined by applying the percentages notified by Member States pursuant to Article 6(3) of that Regulation to the values of the calculated 2005 greenhouse gas emissions values.












(11)


The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Climate Change Committee,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The values for the 2005 greenhouse gas emissions for each Member State pursuant to Article 4(3) of Regulation (EU) 2018/842 shall apply as set out in Annex I to this Decision.


Article 2
The annual emission allocation for each Member State for each year of the period from 2021 to 2030 pursuant to Article 4(3) of Regulation (EU) 2018/842, adjusted in accordance with Article 10 of that Regulation, shall apply as set out in Annex II to this Decision.


Article 3
The total quantities pursuant to Article 4(4) of Regulation (EU) 2018/842 that may be taken into account for a Member State’s compliance under Article 9 of that Regulation shall apply as set out in Annex III to this Decision.


Article 4
This Decision shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 16 December 2020.


For the Commission


The President

Ursula VON DER LEYEN
            





(1)  
            OJ L 156, 19.6.2018, p. 26.

(2)  Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2013 on a mechanism for monitoring and reporting greenhouse gas emissions and for reporting other information at national and Union level relevant to climate change and repealing Decision No 280/2004/EC (OJ L 165, 18.6.2013, p. 13).

(3)  Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a system for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Union and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC (OJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p. 32).

(4)  Commission Decision 2013/162/EU of 26 March 2013 on determining Member States’ annual emission allocations for the period from 2013 to 2020 pursuant to Decision No 406/2009/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 90, 28.3.2013, p. 106); Commission Implementing Decision 2013/634/EU of 31 October 2013 on the adjustments to Member States’ annual emission allocations for the period from 2013 to 2020 pursuant to Decision No 406/2009/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 292, 1.11.2013, p. 19); Commission Decision (EU) 2017/1471 of 10 August 2017 amending Decision 2013/162/EU to revise Member States’ annual emission allocations for the period from 2017 to 2020 (OJ L 209, 12.8.2017, p. 53).

(5)  Decision No 406/2009/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the effort of Member States to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions to meet the Community’s greenhouse gas emission reduction commitments up to 2020 (OJ L 140, 5.6.2009, p. 136).

(6)  Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/1044 of 8 May 2020 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to values for global warming potentials and the inventory guidelines and with regard to the Union inventory system and repealing Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 666/2014 (OJ L 230, 17.7.2020, p. 1).




ANNEX I
Values for the 2005 greenhouse gas emissions for each Member State pursuant to Article 4(3) of Regulation (EU) 2018/842






Member State


Value for the 2005 greenhouse gas emissions in tonnes of CO2 equivalent




Belgium


81 605 589 




Bulgaria


22 326 386 




Czechia


64 965 295 




Denmark


40 368 089 




Germany


484 694 619 




Estonia


6 196 136 




Ireland


47 687 589 




Greece


62 985 180 




Spain


241 979 192 




France


401 113 722 




Croatia


18 056 312 




Italy


343 101 747 




Cyprus


4 266 823 




Latvia


8 597 807 




Lithuania


13 062 124 




Luxembourg


10 116 187 




Hungary


47 826 909 




Malta


1 020 601 




The Netherlands


128 112 158 




Austria


56 991 984 




Poland


192 472 253 




Portugal


48 635 827 




Romania


78 235 752 




Slovenia


11 826 308 




Slovakia


23 137 112 




Finland


34 439 858 




Sweden


43 228 505 









ANNEX II
Annual emission allocations for each Member State for each year of the period from 2021 to 2030 pursuant to Article 4(3) of Regulation (EU) 2018/842, adjusted in accordance with Article 10 of that Regulation















Member State


Adjusted value of the annual emission allocation in tonnes of CO2 equivalent




2021


2022


2023


2024


2025


2026


2027


2028


2029


2030




Belgium


71 141 629 


69 130 741 


67 119 852 


65 108 964 


63 098 075 


61 087 187 


59 076 298 


57 065 410 


55 054 522 


53 043 633 




Bulgaria


27 116 956 


25 159 860 


24 805 676 


24 451 491 


24 097 307 


23 743 123 


23 388 939 


23 034 755 


22 680 571 


22 326 386 




Czechia


65 984 531 


60 913 974 


60 283 497 


59 653 019 


59 022 541 


58 392 064 


57 761 586 


57 131 109 


56 500 631 


55 870 153 




Denmark


32 127 535 


31 293 868 


30 460 202 


29 626 535 


28 792 868 


27 959 201 


27 125 535 


26 291 868 


25 458 201 


24 624 534 




Germany


427 306 142 


413 224 443 


399 142 745 


385 061 046 


370 979 348 


356 897 650 


342 815 951 


328 734 253 


314 652 554 


300 570 856 




Estonia


6 223 937 


6 001 620 


5 925 247 


5 848 875 


5 772 502 


5 696 129 


5 619 756 


5 543 384 


5 467 011 


5 390 638 




Ireland


43 479 402 


42 357 392 


41 235 382 


40 113 372 


38 991 362 


37 869 352 


36 747 342 


35 625 332 


34 503 322 


33 381 312 




Greece


46 227 407 


46 969 645 


47 711 883 


48 454 122 


49 196 360 


49 938 598 


50 680 836 


51 423 075 


52 165 313 


52 907 551 




Spain


200 997 922 


198 671 005 


196 344 088 


194 017 170 


191 690 253 


189 363 335 


187 036 418 


184 709 500 


182 382 583 


180 055 665 




France


335 726 735 


326 506 522 


317 286 309 


308 066 096 


298 845 883 


289 625 670 


280 405 456 


271 185 243 


261 965 030 


252 744 817 




Croatia


17 661 355 


16 544 497 


16 576 348 


16 608 198 


16 640 049 


16 671 899 


16 703 749 


16 735 600 


16 767 450 


16 799 301 




Italy


273 503 734 


268 765 611 


264 027 488 


259 289 365 


254 551 242 


249 813 118 


245 074 995 


240 336 872 


235 598 749 


230 860 626 




Cyprus


4 072 960 


3 980 718 


3 888 477 


3 796 235 


3 703 993 


3 611 752 


3 519 510 


3 427 269 


3 335 027 


3 242 785 




Latvia


10 649 507 


8 854 834 


8 758 222 


8 661 610 


8 564 998 


8 468 386 


8 371 774 


8 275 162 


8 178 551 


8 081 939 




Lithuania


16 112 304 


13 717 534 


13 488 659 


13 259 784 


13 030 909 


12 802 033 


12 573 158 


12 344 283 


12 115 408 


11 886 533 




Luxembourg


8 406 740 


8 147 070 


7 887 400 


7 627 731 


7 368 061 


7 108 391 


6 848 721 


6 589 052 


6 329 382 


6 069 712 




Hungary


49 906 277 


43 342 400 


43 484 478 


43 626 556 


43 768 634 


43 910 712 


44 052 791 


44 194 869 


44 336 947 


44 479 025 




Malta


2 065 044 


1 239 449 


1 187 854 


1 136 258 


1 084 663 


1 033 068 


981 473 


929 878 


878 282 


826 687 




The Netherlands


98 513 233 


96 677 516 


94 841 800 


93 006 083 


91 170 366 


89 334 649 


87 498 932 


85 663 215 


83 827 498 


81 991 781 




Austria


48 768 448 


47 402 495 


46 036 542 


44 670 589 


43 304 636 


41 938 683 


40 572 729 


39 206 776 


37 840 823 


36 474 870 




Poland


215 005 372 


204 376 828 


201 204 624 


198 032 420 


194 860 216 


191 688 012 


188 515 807 


185 343 603 


182 171 399 


178 999 195 




Portugal


42 526 461 


40 821 093 


40 770 978 


40 720 863 


40 670 748 


40 620 633 


40 570 518 


40 520 403 


40 470 288 


40 420 173 




Romania


87 878 093 


76 914 871 


76 884 391 


76 853 912 


76 823 433 


76 792 954 


76 762 474 


76 731 995 


76 701 516 


76 671 037 




Slovenia


11 403 194 


11 107 762 


10 991 138 


10 874 515 


10 757 891 


10 641 268 


10 524 644 


10 408 021 


10 291 397 


10 174 774 




Slovakia


23 410 477 


21 151 422 


21 052 577 


20 953 731 


20 854 886 


20 756 040 


20 657 195 


20 558 350 


20 459 504 


20 360 659 




Finland


28 840 335 


27 970 110 


27 099 886 


26 229 661 


25 359 436 


24 489 212 


23 618 987 


22 748 762 


21 878 538 


21 008 313 




Sweden


31 331 358 


30 731 996 


30 132 635 


29 533 273 


28 933 911 


28 334 550 


27 735 188 


27 135 826 


26 536 464 


25 937 103 









ANNEX III
Total quantities pursuant to Article 4(4) of Regulation (EU) 2018/842 that may be taken into account for a Member State’s compliance under Article 9 of that Regulation






Member State


Total quantity in tonnes of CO2 equivalent




Belgium


15 423 456 




Denmark


8 073 618 




Ireland


19 075 035 




Luxembourg


4 046 475 




Malta


204 120 




Austria


11 398 397 




Finland


6 887 972