On the subject of national and European emissions trading: The German Emissions Trading Authority(DEHSt) has published the deadlines for 2021 for both European(EU ETS) and national emissions trading(nEHS) and made them available for download as an ICS deadline.

The following deadlines can be viewed accordingly on the DEHSt homepage.

EU emissions trading:

The following deadlines apply to European emissions trading:

until 03/31:

• Submission of the verified emissions report 2020 and entry
• Confirmation of verified emissions 2020 in the Union Registry (VET record)

On 01.04.: Blocking of installation and aircraft operator holding accounts with missing entry of verified emissions

Until 30.04: surrender of allowances according to actual emissions in the previous year

From 01.05: Publication of verified emissions and the number of surrendered allowances for the previous year for each aircraft operator and for each installation

Until June 30:

• Submission of 2019 and 2020 allocation data reports for the 4 trading period.
• Submission of the improvement report pursuant to Article 69 MVO to DEHSt
• Notification of significant changes in the method plans for the year 2021

By 31.12: Confirmation of account details in the Union registry

National Emissions Trading:

The following deadlines apply to national emissions trading:

From 01.04 to 30.11: opening of compliance accounts in the nEHS registry and

until 12/31:

• Opening of an account with the sales platform for the purchase of emission allowances
• Purchase of emission allowances and their transfer to the compliance account in the nEHS registry

Karben, 10.02.2021 Author: Sina Barragan

We carry out the following activities:

• Advice on the economic and procedural effects of the Fuel Emissions Trading Act (BEHG) on your company
• Advice for possible switch to EU-ETS
• Preparation and submission of the monitoring plan in accordance with §6 BEHG and continuous monitoring up to approval
• Verifiable determination of fuel emissions and preparation of the emissions report pursuant to § 7 para. 1, 2 SESTA
• Preparation and support of the verification of the emission report according to § 7 para. 3 SESTA
• Transmission of the verified emissions report to the competent authority (DEHSt) by 31.07 of the following year in accordance with §7 Para. 1 SESTA
• Verification of the avoidance of double charging in accordance with §7 Para. 5 SESTA
• Support in the establishment of accounts and account representatives in the national emissions trading registry pursuant to section 12 para. 2 SESTA for the administration of emission allowances pursuant to section 9 para. 1
• Support in the management of their register account e.g. as one of the authorized account holders
  • Verification of transfers
  • timely retransfers of emission allowances by 30.09 for the previous year pursuant to § 8 SESTA
  • Data updates of information in the register
  • Representation of historical account movements and balances on the basis of account statements
• Support in the purchase and sale of emission certificates
• Support with requests for information and assistance with on-site inspections by the competent authority pursuant to § 14 SESTA
• Identification of emission allowance price drivers and market monitoring
• Ad hoc announcements on relevant events, political developments and legislative changes
• Regular status and strategy meetings to strengthen decision-making capacity