# Greenhouse gas emission allowance trading: timing of auctions

European Parliament procedure 2012/0202(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 7th term, committee ENVI / ITRE). Stage: Procedure completed. 136 committee amendments tabled by 60 Members between 2012-12-20 and 2013-06-14.

## What the amendments focus on

This dossier concerns the timing of auctions of greenhouse gas emission allowances. Amendments dispute the proposal, including calls to reject or repeal the underlying directive, and address the surplus of allowances, the low carbon price, the emissions cap, carbon leakage, whether the Commission may adapt the auction timetable in exceptional circumstances, and the need for structural measures.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holger KRAHMER | Germany | ALDE | 18 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28247.md |
| Romana JORDAN | Slovenia | PPE | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28291.md |
| Theodoros SKYLAKAKIS | Greece | ALDE | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97018.md |
| Jolanta Emilia HIBNER | Poland | PPE | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96753.md |
| Lena KOLARSKA-BOBIŃSKA | Poland | PPE | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96785.md |
| Corinne LEPAGE | France | ALDE | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97076.md |
| Bas EICKHOUT | Netherlands | Verts/ALE | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96725.md |
| Sabine WILS | Germany | GUE/NGL | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96741.md |
| Giancarlo SCOTTÀ | Italy | ENF | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96996.md |
| Oreste ROSSI | Italy | PPE | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97196.md |
| Konrad SZYMAŃSKI | Poland | ECR | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28358.md |
| Tadeusz CYMAŃSKI | Poland | EFD | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96786.md |
| Linda McAVAN | United Kingdom | S&D | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2327.md |
| Bogusław SONIK | Poland | PPE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28299.md |
| Filip KACZMAREK | Poland | PPE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28280.md |

## Official source documents

- PE501.951: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-501.951+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE502.103: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-502.103+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE504.323: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-504.323+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE513.015: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-513.015+03+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2012-0202-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2012-0202-COD.json

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