Gas emission plan approved

The Cabinet on Monday approved the National Allocation Plan for greenhouse gas emissions, the government said yesterday, adding that the plan has now been forwarded to the European Commission.

Each EU member state is obliged to adopt a plan which allocates emission allowances to entities that produce significant volumes of greenhouse gases.

Under the EU Emissions Trading Directive, Malta must set limits to the greenhouse gas emissions produced by industrial installations of a significant size and it must present these limits in an NAP. Limits are to be applied to the two Enemalta power plants.

The plan indicates limits that provide for growth in emissions, consistent with projections of growth in electricity demand.