Romania and Ukraine suspended from Kyoto carbon trading

The UNFCCC compliance committee found "irregularities" in Romania's 2010 greenhouse gas emissions data, and ruled that its national emissions inventory had been inadequately kept.

The country has now been suspended from Kyoto’s carbon market until it can present an adequate monitoring system. Prime Minister Emil Boc announced he will fire the head of Romania’s environmental protection agency.

"Romania will prepare a revised version of the national inventory and send it to the UNFCCC and based on its evaluation will then ask to reinstall eligibility as soon as possible," the environment ministry said in a statement.

Another Eastern European country, Ukraine, also had its carbon credit trading rights suspended after the UNFCCC found that it had under-reported its greenhouse gas emissions. Kiev had reportedly failed to act on earlier warnings that it was in non-compliance. Oleksii Khabatuik, the head of Ukraine's emissions inventory, said that the country would appeal the decision.

Souce: http://www.euractiv.com

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