# Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/2126 of 16 December 2020 on setting out the annual emission allocations of the Member States for the period from 2021 to 2030 pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2018/842 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance) EU Decision 2020/2126 · adopted 16 December 2020 Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/2126 of 16 December 2020 on setting out the annual emission allocations of the Member States for the period from 2021 to 2030 pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2018/842 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance) ## Introductory text Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/2126 of 16 December 2020 on setting out the annual emission allocations of the Member States for the period from 2021 to 2030 pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2018/842 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance) THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2018/842 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on binding annual greenhouse gas emission reductions by Member States from 2021 to 2030 contributing to climate action to meet commitments under the Paris Agreement and amending Regulation (EU) No 525/2013, and in particular Article 4(3) thereof, Whereas: (1) In order to set out the annual emission allocations of the Member States for the period from 2021 to 2030 in the sectors within the scope of Regulation (EU) 2018/842, the relevant calculations need to be based on the most accurate data available. Therefore, the total greenhouse gas emissions falling within the scope of Regulation (EU) 2018/842 and submitted by the Member States to the Commission pursuant to Article 7 of Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council in the year 2020 are established following a comprehensive review. That review has been conducted by the Commission, assisted by the European Environment Agency, in accordance with Article 19(1) of Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 and constitutes reviewed greenhouse gas emissions data for the years 2005 and 2016 to 2018 in accordance with Article 4(3) of Regulation (EU) 2018/842. (2) Equally accurate data as the reviewed inventory data are required in relation to greenhouse gas emissions from stationary installations within the scope of Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, which establishes a system for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Union (‘EU ETS’) as deriving from the Union Registry of verified emissions of those installations (‘Registry’). To the extent the 2005 EU ETS emissions in the Registry do not correspond to the current scope of Directive 2003/87/EC or Regulation (EU) 2018/842, relevant Commission Decisions adopted pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC or Decision No 406/2009/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, as well as national allocation plans and the official correspondence between the Commission and the respective Member States are used for providing complementary emission data. (3) In order to ensure consistency of the determined annual emission allocations with the reported greenhouse gas emissions for each year of the period from 2021 to 2030, Member States’ annual emission allocations need to be calculated in CO2 equivalents by applying the same values for global warming potentials, namely values set out in the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change 5th Assessment Report and listed in the Annex to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/1044. (4) To calculate the annual emission allocation for each Member State for the year 2030 in accordance with the greenhouse gas emission reductions in 2030 in relation to their 2005 levels specified in Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2018/842, a five-step methodology applies. (5) First, the value for the 2005 greenhouse gas emissions is determined. The quantity of greenhouse gas emissions of stationary installations within the scope of Directive 2003/87/EC that existed in 2005 is subtracted from the reviewed total greenhouse gas emissions for the year 2005. To Member States participating in the EU ETS since later than 2005, the quantity of 2005 emissions as determined in Decision 2013/162/EU applies. The extension of the scope of Directive 2003/87/EC in 2013 is reflected by calculating the 2005 equivalent value of the corresponding adjustment of the annual emission allocation for 2020 in accordance with Decision No 406/2009/EC as set out in Implementing Decision 2013/634/EU. As required by Article 10(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2018/842, the calculation also reflects changes of installation coverage between 2005 and 2012, in the same way as set out in Decision (EU) 2017/1471. (6) Second, the annual emission allocation for each Member State for the year 2030 is calculated by applying the percentage laid down in Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2018/842 to the calculated 2005 emission value. (7) Third, the average quantity of greenhouse gas emissions within the scope of Regulation (EU) 2018/842 in the years 2016, 2017 and 2018 of each Member State is calculated by subtracting the average quantity of verified greenhouse gas emissions from stationary installations within the scope of Directive 2003/87/EC in the years 2016, 2017 and 2018 in the respective Member State and CO2 emissions of domestic aviation from its average total reviewed greenhouse gas emissions for the years 2016, 2017 and 2018. (8) Fourth, the annual emission allocations for each Member State for the years 2021 to 2029 are calculated. They are established on the basis of a linear trajectory starting at the average quantity for the years 2016, 2017 and 2018 at five-twelfths of the distance from 2019 to 2020 and ending with its annual emission allocation for the year 2030. For Greece, Croatia and Hungary, the linear trajectory starts in 2020, as this results in a lower allocation for those Member States. (9) Last, the resulting values of the annual emission allocations are adjusted. EU ETS allowances pertaining to greenhouse gas emissions from stationary installations excluded from the EU ETS in accordance with Article 27 of Directive 2003/87/EC, as notified by Member States to the Commission under that Article, to the extent they are excluded from the Union emission cap under that Directive for 2021 onwards, fall therefore within the scope of Regulation (EU) 2018/842. Subsequently, the quantities deducted from the cap are added to the annual emission allocations of the relevant Member States for the period from 2021 to 2030. The amount of adjustment specified in Annex IV to Regulation (EU) 2018/842 is added to the annual emission allocation for the year 2021 for each Member State listed in that Annex. (10) The total maximum quantities for certain Member States following reduction of EU ETS allowances that may be taken into account for a Member State’s compliance between 2021 and 2030 in accordance with Article 9 of Regulation (EU) 2018/842 are determined by applying the percentages notified by Member States pursuant to Article 6(3) of that Regulation to the values of the calculated 2005 greenhouse gas emissions values. (11) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Climate Change Committee, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: ## 1 The values for the 2005 greenhouse gas emissions for each Member State pursuant to Article 4(3) of Regulation (EU) 2018/842 shall apply as set out in Annex I to this Decision. ## 2 The annual emission allocation for each Member State for each year of the period from 2021 to 2030 pursuant to Article 4(3) of Regulation (EU) 2018/842, adjusted in accordance with Article 10 of that Regulation, shall apply as set out in Annex II to this Decision. ## 3 The total quantities pursuant to Article 4(4) of Regulation (EU) 2018/842 that may be taken into account for a Member State’s compliance under Article 9 of that Regulation shall apply as set out in Annex III to this Decision. ## 4 This Decision shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. ## Signature Done at Brussels, 16 December 2020. For the Commission The President Ursula von der Leyen ## Annex I Values for the 2005 greenhouse gas emissions for each Member State pursuant to Article 4(3) of Regulation (EU) 2018/842 Member State Value for the 2005 greenhouse gas emissions in tonnes of CO2 equivalent Belgium 81 605 589 Bulgaria 22 326 386 Czechia 64 965 295 Denmark 40 368 089 Germany 484 694 619 Estonia 6 196 136 Ireland 47 687 589 Greece 62 985 180 Spain 241 979 192 France 401 113 722 Croatia 18 056 312 Italy 343 101 747 Cyprus 4 266 823 Latvia 8 597 807 Lithuania 13 062 124 Luxembourg 10 116 187 Hungary 47 826 909 Malta 1 020 601 The Netherlands 128 112 158 Austria 56 991 984 Poland 192 472 253 Portugal 48 635 827 Romania 78 235 752 Slovenia 11 826 308 Slovakia 23 137 112 Finland 34 439 858 Sweden 43 228 505 ## Annex II Annual emission allocations for each Member State for each year of the period from 2021 to 2030 pursuant to Article 4(3) of Regulation (EU) 2018/842, adjusted in accordance with Article 10 of that Regulation Member State Adjusted value of the annual emission allocation in tonnes of CO2 equivalent 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 Belgium 71 141 629 69 130 741 67 119 852 65 108 964 63 098 075 61 087 187 59 076 298 57 065 410 55 054 522 53 043 633 Bulgaria 27 116 956 25 159 860 24 805 676 24 451 491 24 097 307 23 743 123 23 388 939 23 034 755 22 680 571 22 326 386 Czechia 65 984 531 60 913 974 60 283 497 59 653 019 59 022 541 58 392 064 57 761 586 57 131 109 56 500 631 55 870 153 Denmark 32 127 535 31 293 868 30 460 202 29 626 535 28 792 868 27 959 201 27 125 535 26 291 868 25 458 201 24 624 534 Germany 427 306 142 413 224 443 399 142 745 385 061 046 370 979 348 356 897 650 342 815 951 328 734 253 314 652 554 300 570 856 Estonia 6 223 937 6 001 620 5 925 247 5 848 875 5 772 502 5 696 129 5 619 756 5 543 384 5 467 011 5 390 638 Ireland 43 479 402 42 357 392 41 235 382 40 113 372 38 991 362 37 869 352 36 747 342 35 625 332 34 503 322 33 381 312 Greece 46 227 407 46 969 645 47 711 883 48 454 122 49 196 360 49 938 598 50 680 836 51 423 075 52 165 313 52 907 551 Spain 200 997 922 198 671 005 196 344 088 194 017 170 191 690 253 189 363 335 187 036 418 184 709 500 182 382 583 180 055 665 France 335 726 735 326 506 522 317 286 309 308 066 096 298 845 883 289 625 670 280 405 456 271 185 243 261 965 030 252 744 817 Croatia 17 661 355 16 544 497 16 576 348 16 608 198 16 640 049 16 671 899 16 703 749 16 735 600 16 767 450 16 799 301 Italy 273 503 734 268 765 611 264 027 488 259 289 365 254 551 242 249 813 118 245 074 995 240 336 872 235 598 749 230 860 626 Cyprus 4 072 960 3 980 718 3 888 477 3 796 235 3 703 993 3 611 752 3 519 510 3 427 269 3 335 027 3 242 785 Latvia 10 649 507 8 854 834 8 758 222 8 661 610 8 564 998 8 468 386 8 371 774 8 275 162 8 178 551 8 081 939 Lithuania 16 112 304 13 717 534 13 488 659 13 259 784 13 030 909 12 802 033 12 573 158 12 344 283 12 115 408 11 886 533 Luxembourg 8 406 740 8 147 070 7 887 400 7 627 731 7 368 061 7 108 391 6 848 721 6 589 052 6 329 382 6 069 712 Hungary 49 906 277 43 342 400 43 484 478 43 626 556 43 768 634 43 910 712 44 052 791 44 194 869 44 336 947 44 479 025 Malta 2 065 044 1 239 449 1 187 854 1 136 258 1 084 663 1 033 068 981 473 929 878 878 282 826 687 The Netherlands 98 513 233 96 677 516 94 841 800 93 006 083 91 170 366 89 334 649 87 498 932 85 663 215 83 827 498 81 991 781 Austria 48 768 448 47 402 495 46 036 542 44 670 589 43 304 636 41 938 683 40 572 729 39 206 776 37 840 823 36 474 870 Poland 215 005 372 204 376 828 201 204 624 198 032 420 194 860 216 191 688 012 188 515 807 185 343 603 182 171 399 178 999 195 Portugal 42 526 461 40 821 093 40 770 978 40 720 863 40 670 748 40 620 633 40 570 518 40 520 403 40 470 288 40 420 173 Romania 87 878 093 76 914 871 76 884 391 76 853 912 76 823 433 76 792 954 76 762 474 76 731 995 76 701 516 76 671 037 Slovenia 11 403 194 11 107 762 10 991 138 10 874 515 10 757 891 10 641 268 10 524 644 10 408 021 10 291 397 10 174 774 Slovakia 23 410 477 21 151 422 21 052 577 20 953 731 20 854 886 20 756 040 20 657 195 20 558 350 20 459 504 20 360 659 Finland 28 840 335 27 970 110 27 099 886 26 229 661 25 359 436 24 489 212 23 618 987 22 748 762 21 878 538 21 008 313 Sweden 31 331 358 30 731 996 30 132 635 29 533 273 28 933 911 28 334 550 27 735 188 27 135 826 26 536 464 25 937 103 ## Annex III Total quantities pursuant to Article 4(4) of Regulation (EU) 2018/842 that may be taken into account for a Member State’s compliance under Article 9 of that Regulation Member State Total quantity in tonnes of CO2 equivalent Belgium 15 423 456 Denmark 8 073 618 Ireland 19 075 035 Luxembourg 4 046 475 Malta 204 120 Austria 11 398 397 Finland 6 887 972 --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2020/2126 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2020-2126 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. 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