Links & Reports
Links
International climate websites...
- IPPC - Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change - https://www.ipcc.ch
- UNFCCC - United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change - https://unfccc.int
- CDM registry - https://cdm.unfccc.int/
- Including an interesting FAQ on the clean development mechanism: https://cdm.unfccc.int/faq/index.html
Websites on climate and emissions trading...
- Federal government - https://www.climat.be (French) or https://www.klimaat.be (Dutch) and this website https://www.climateregistry.be
- Brussels-Capital region: https://leefmilieu.brussels/themas/lucht-klimaat/klimaat (Dutch) - https://www.environnement.brussels/thematiques/air-climat/climat/ (French)
- Flemish region: https://omgeving.vlaanderen.be/energie-en-klimaat (Dutch)
- Wallonian region - https://www.awac.be/ (French)
- Europe - DG Clima - https://ec.europa.eu/clima/index_en.htm
- European Transaction Log (EUTL) - https://ec.europa.eu/environment/ets/
- Belgian accreditation instance (BELAC) - https://economie.fgov.be/en/themes/quality-and-safety/accreditation-belac/accredited-bodies/validation-and-verification (list of accredited verifiers)
Reports
List of aircraft operators
You can download via this link the list of aircraft operators for which Belgium has been assigned as responsible member state by Commission Regulation (EU) No 2023/838 of 23 March 2023 (list approved by the National Climate Commission on 11 May 2023).
List of maritime operators/shipping companies
You can download via this link the list of shipping companies for which Belgium has been assigned as responsible member state by Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/411 of 30 January 2024.
Compliance
A. Emission Trading Scheme - ETS
For each installation and aircraft opertor that falls under the scope of the Directive 2003/87(CE), the amount of free allocation (if any), verified emissions, the allowances that have been surrendered and an indication whether the installation has violated the obligation incumbent upon it for the year is published annually.
The following link provides a summary compliance table of the previous two phases of the EU-ETS, namely phase II (2008-2012) and phase III (2013-2020).
The following links provide a summary compliance table of phase III (2013-2020) for fixed installations and for aircraft operators ( - - last updated 05/05/2021)
- Phase IV (2021-2030) - last updated 23/05/2023
- Phase III (2013-2020)
- Phase I & II (2005-2007 & 2008-2012)
- All ETS compliance data for Belgium (2005-2021)
B. Effort Sharing Decision - ESD
The following link provides a compliance table of phase III (2013-2020) under the Effort Sharing Decision (last updated 06/04/2021).
Auctioning (Belgian revenues)
The following report provides an overview of the Belgian auctioning revenues in Phase III (2013-2020) of the EU-ETS : BE auctioning revenues.
The following report provides an overview of the Belgian auctioning revenues in Phase IV (2021-2030) of the EU-ETS : BE auctioning revenues (data up until December 2022).
National Inventory
All Annex I countries of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) must report annually, and no later than April 15, their greenhouse gas emissions. This report consists of two parts:
- A list of tables in a prescribed format, called Common Reporting Format (CRF).
- A National Inventory Report (NIR) that clarifies evaluation methods and data used.
You can consult those reports on the website of the UNFCCC. By clicking on the corresponding year in the menu at the right hand side, you can also view reports from previous years.
Kyoto public reporting
Pursuant to Decision CMP 13.1 (Annex I, Part E, paragraphs 45 to 48) the following information regarding the data of the registries should be made publicly available:
- Information on accounts (CMP 13.1, Annex I, E, paragraph 45)
- Information on JI projects (CMP 13.1, Annex I, E, paragraph 46) (the ERUs for both projects have been converted from AAUs in 2013)
- Information on Kyoto units and transactions (CMP 13.1, Annex I, E, paragraph 47):
- CP2 SEF (submission in October 2023, report on the period 01/01/2023 - 9/9/2023)
- CP2 SEF (submission 2023, report on 2022)
- CP2 SEF (submission 2022, report on 2021)
- CP2 SEF (submission 2021, report on 2020)
- CP2 SEF (submission 2020, report on 2019)
- CP2 SEF (submission 2019, report on 2018)
- CP2 SEF (submission 2018, report on 2017)
- CP2 SEF (submission 2017, report on 2016)
- CP2 SEF (submission 2016, report on 2015)
- CP2 SEF (submission 2015, report on 2014)
- CP1 SEF (submission in October 2023, report on the period 01/01/2023 - 9/9/2023)
- CP1 SEF (submission 2023, report on 2022)
- CP1 SEF (submission 2022, report on 2021)
- CP1 SEF (submission 2021, report on 2020)
- CP1 SEF (submission 2020, report on 2019)
- CP1 SEF (submission 2019, report on 2018)
- CP1 SEF (submission 2018, report on 2017)
- CP1 SEF (submission 2017, report on 2016)
- CP1 SEF (submission 2016, report on 2015)
- CP1 SEF (submission 2015, report on 2014)
- Information on legal entities (CMP 13.1, Annex I, E, paragraph 48)
- Information on the emission units involved in the CP2 retirement (paragraph 49(b) of the annex to decision 13/CMP.1 in conjunction with decision 3/CMP.11)
- Annex of the BE CP2 True-Up-Report : Information on the the total quantity of Kyoto Protocol units in Belgium’s retirement account at the end of the true-up period for the second commitment period (in accordance with paragraph 49(b) of the annex to decision 13/CMP.1 in conjunction with decision 3/CMP.11)
These reports can be consulted at the secure website of the registry by clicking Kyoto Protocol Public Reports in the left hand side menu.
Latest update of this information: see the registry (right-bottom).
Other detailed reports ... via the EUTL
The website of the EUTL https://ec.europa.eu/environment/ets/welcome.do offers a search engine to search through all up-to-date account data, all accounts, all operators, all contacts, compliance statuses, entitlements,...
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