Environmental Technology:

CO2

CO2 -emissions trade – a challenge to the industry

In the course of the Kyoto protocol the European Union has committed itself to reduce the CO2-emissions by 8 % compared to the base year 1990. Austria take part in this reduction with a national aim of 13 % reduction of CO2-emissions.

In this regard the EU has finalized the CO2-Emission Directive, which has been implemented into national law in Austria with BGBl. 46/2000 – EZG (emission certification law) dated 30-04-2004.

In the course of the implementation the national allocation plan with proposals for CO2-emission ratings in the different sectors has been created and submitted to the commission. The Austrian industry knows now the accepted emissions and starts with the realization of the duties laid down in the EZG.

Actual deadlines refer to the application for approval of the emissions and the demonstration of the monitoring methods as well as the implementation of the methods in the operational cycles.

TUV Austria offers following services in this field:

General information and consulting on CO2-management and emission trade
Consulting and assistance in regard to the approval-application for CO2-emissions
Consulting in regard to the emission declaration and monitoring – methods and implementation
Expert opinion and evaluation for deviating monitoring methods
Certification of operational cycles in the course of CO2-emission recordation, the applied monitoring method and the planed emission report
Verification of the emission reports to be created first-time by the end of 2005. TÜV AUSTRIA SERVICES GMBH is a certified independent inspection organisation in accordance with the notification issued by the Ministry of Life, February 7th 2005 and employs individual examiners and experts in accordance with § 10 EZG.

Contact Person:

Pointner Ludwig Ing.

Tel.: +43(7242)441 77-8200

Fax: +43(7242)441 77-8205

E-Mail: poi@tuv.at