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Reduction targets for the non-ETS sector (Spain)
EU 20% EU 30%
A1. Marginal abatemet costs
A2. Per capita convergence
B1. Marginal abatemet costs
B2. Per capita convergence
B4. Grandfathering
C1. Marginal abatemet costs
C3. Triptych
Baseline
Figure 4 - 26. Spain’s reduction targets for the non-ETS sector for the six considered allocation
approaches for ‘EU 20% unilateral with/without CDM’(left) and ‘EU 30% in a multilateral regime’.
The Commission proposed to use GDP/capita as the main criteria when
setting the non-ETS targets for Member States. Here, that approach is not
considered. Spain’s GDP/capita is at the same level than the EU average,
therefore having a GHG reduction target of –10% compared to 2005, which
would be similar to a growth compared to 1990 levels. It is logical that all the
approaches considered here allow Spain a growth target. The approach selected
by the EC to achieve a reduction of 20% is first based in cost-efficiency (burden
sharing the EU overall cap between ETS and non-ETS sectors), therefore would
have to be similar to Marginal abatement costs approaches (a growth target of
30% compared to 1990 levels).
3.3.2.4 Emission allowances
The reductions for all GHG emissions (ETS and non-ETS sector) show a wide
range for the various allocation methods, even growth targets for most of
them 1 .
1 Even though there will eventually not be specific national targets for the sectors covered by the EU
ETS, they are considered here as a way to have an idea of the level of effort required.
Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería ICAI Carmen Bunzl Boulet Junio 2008