Security Requirements for National ETS

摘要

The European Commission outlined a series of actions to strengthen the integrity of the European carbon market following cyber-thefts from several EU Emissions Trading System registries last month. The Commission and Member States have been collaborating constructively in the weeks since the thefts to ensure minimum security requirements for national ETS registries are put in place. At the meeting of the Climate Change Committee, the Commission recommended that Member States undertake a number of further short-term measures, including: 1.1 regular reviews and updates of registry security plans, 1.2 a review and strengthening of policies concerning the opening of registry accounts, building on best practice, and a risk based review of existing registry account holders, 1.3 facilitation of information exchange between Member States regarding suspicious requests to open an account.