La extraterritorialidad en el control de emisiones de CO2, y el Plan Nacional de asignaciones de Esp

Abstract

The article deals on supplementarity, an environmental principle traditionally fortified by the EC institutions and introduced in its strategy against climate change, as it is conceived by the National Allocation Plan of Spain, 2005-2007 (PNA-E). That document which final version dated on 2004, July, 29th includes some paragraphs related to emission reductions to be made in other countries to comply with the Spanish target. * Proyecto: CICYT. RNE 2002-2557. Observatorio Medioambiental ISSN: 1139-1987 2004, núm. 7 221-247 Ana Yábar Sterling La extraterritorialidad en el control de emisiones de CO2, y el Plan nacional... It also offers a synthesis on the present EC understanding on that subject, considering the amendments done by European Parliament on the «Link Directive Project» which essentially focus on that, aiming to convert emission credits (CER's and ERU's) derived from project mechanisms of Kyoto Protocol - Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) and Joint Implementation (JI)- onto European emission allowances created by Directive 2003/87/CE. The article next, but from the same point of view discuss the initial version of two very recent law projects intending to incorporate to Spanish legislation the 2003/87/EC Directive and the PNA-E. The main conclusion derived from the article is that PNA-E does not takes into consideration the actual EC understanding of the above mentioned principle and as a result, does not integrate it onto its «basic scenario of compliance» (+15% of base year emissions, in 2008-2012); so, a deep revision in the scenario, main assumptions and behavioural prospects are suggested to be included in the future Spanish PNA, 2008-2012, alerting on the risk to do nothing on this subject for the fulfilment of the Spanish commitments against the climate change.