After a 3-year consultation the Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHGP) has released the public consultation document for their Scope 2 accounting guidance document.  The draft guidance document will be in public consultation until Monday, April 21st 2014.  During the consultation period the GHGP will hold a number of in-person workshops and webinars.

The RECS Market Meeting 2014 in Düsseldorf, Germany was a success.  On behalf of the RECS International members, conference organizers and conference sponsors we thank all the attendees and speakers for their contributions.  Presentations are available to delegates via username and password.

Journalist and contributor for Energy Post, Karel Beckman, wrote an article about recent Advocate-General final opinion in the Alands Vindkraft v. Swedish Energy Agency Court case.

It is highly likely that following on the heels of the Czech Republic another 3 to 4 countries will also join the European EECS GO standard in 2014.

The Directorate-General for Competition prepared a consultation to review the draft guidelines on environmental and energy State Aid 2014-2020. 

Sixty-nine organizational responses were delivered to the Council for European Energy Regulators’ (CEER) recent green electricity consultation.  The consultation was released as part of CEERs increased focus on European energy consumers.

DLA Piper has released a document explaining the recent European Court of Justice (ECJ) court case. 

Immediately following the RECS Market Meeting in Düsseldorf, Germany on March 18 and 19, the Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHGP) and RECS International will be hosting a workshop to discuss GHGP’s new Scope 2 Guidance draft.

RECS International members are encouraged to read and respond to RECS International’s response to the CEER consultation.