Directive (EU) 2023/959: what it means for Energy & Utilities

The Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety adopted the report by Peter LIESE (EPP, DE) on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2003/87/EC establishing a system for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Union, Decision (EU) 2015/1814 concerning the establishment and operation of a market stability reserve for the Union greenhouse gas emission trading scheme and Regulation (EU) 2015/757. The proposal aims to revise the EU greenhouse gas emission allowance trading system (EU ETS) , in line with the Union's more ambitious…

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Energy producers, suppliers and utilities operate under a fast-moving EU framework spanning the electricity market, renewables, carbon pricing and energy efficiency. These are the core acts.

Directive (EU) 2023/959 sits in that rulebook because its subject matter covers emission allowance. Whether — and how — it applies to a given business depends on that business’s activities, products and markets.

• Regulation (EU) 2023/956 establishing a carbon border adjustment mechanism32023R0956
• Directive (EU) 2023/1791 on energy efficiency (recast)32023L1791
• Directive (EU) 2018/2002 (Text with EEA relevance.)32018L2002
• Directive (EU) 2019/944 on common rules for the internal market for electricity (Text with EEA relevance.)32019L0944

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