Emission levels Hungary

There are differences between the NAPs of small and large countries. In countries of Hungary s size, a few dozen installations account for the bulk of emissions. These operators usually have a level of access to the government which in larger countries is available only to the largest of the large operators. Therefore, NAPs of smaller countries tend to have more specialised rules or solutions tailored for a particular industry s needs than the NAPs in large Member States. 

Furthermore, the difficulties encountered with using forecasts as a primary basis for allocations in the new Member States can expected to re-emerge in the preparation of the second NAP. Under the current rules, the 2008-2012 NAPs in new Member States would have to rely on forecasts made in 2006 for a period that is two to six years from then, well beyond a reasonable time-span necessary for the predictability that is required when distributing valuable assets. (The outcome of the public consultations on forecasts in Hungary was discussed above in detail.) The proposed total quantities will therefore be based more on the outcome of a political process that decides on the level of emissions that is considered acceptable. It was mentioned before that reducing CO2 emissions is not a primary political objective in countries that are still far from their Kyoto Protocol targets. We should not therefore expect very ambitious proposals. 

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