PRAGUE - The Czech Republic may propose an annual carbon dioxide emmissions cap of around 100 million tonnes in a draft emissions plan for 2008-2012 to be sent to the European Commission, a government official said on Thursday. Vladislav Pazdera, head of the environmental energy department at the Industry Ministry, told Reuters the country would like to defend at least the current 2005-2007 annual emissions cap of 97.6 million tonnes, despite actual emissions reaching only 82-83 million last year.
EU member states are due to present their proposals for the 2008-2012 emissions cap, part of phase two of the carbon emissions trading scheme, by the end of June. Pazdera said there may be a delay on the Czech side due to elections on June 2-3.
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