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EU Emissions Trading System 2 (13 & 14 October 2026)

EU Emissions Trading System 2 (13 & 14 October 2026)

Normec Verifavia provides a comprehensive EU Emissions Trading System 2 (ETS2) Training designed for professionals seeking a practical understanding of the ETS2 regulatory framework, compliance obligations, Monitoring Plan development, and verification requirements. The course covers the scope of ETS2, regulated entities, monitoring and reporting requirements, verification processes, risk analysis, data sampling, and ETS2-specific verification requirements.

Training Mode: Online / Virtual

Key Learning Outcomes

Develop a practical understanding of ETS2 compliance, monitoring, and verification requirements.

  1. Understand ETS2
    Learn the scope, regulatory framework, and compliance cycle of ETS2.
  2. Develop Monitoring Plans
    Understand the key principles and stepwise approach to developing a compliant Monitoring Plan.
  3. Apply Monitoring Methodologies
    Understand fuel stream classification, tiers, calculation factors, and scope factor requirements.
  4. Understand Verification
    Learn the ETS2 verification process, including risk analysis, verification planning, and data sampling.
  5. Perform ETS2-Specific Checks
    Understand scope factor verification, double-counting checks, missing data, and zero-rated fuels.
  6. Manage Compliance Risks
    Understand verification outcomes and the consequences of non-compliance.

Course Content Breakdown:

The training session will be conducted online and will be delivered as a one-day training in French and English, allowing participants to choose the session best suited to them.

French Session
13 October 2026 | 09:00–17:00 CET
English Session
14 October 2026 | 09:00–17:00 CET

13 & 14 October: EU ETS2 Training

Part 1 — ETS2 Overview & Context

  • Origin and scope of ETS2 under the 2023 ETS Directive revision
  • Fuels for buildings, road transport, and small industry
  • Fuel suppliers as the regulated entities
  • Four-stage compliance cycle: monitoring, annual reporting, verification, and surrender of allowances
  • Key regulatory milestones
  • Division of responsibilities between regulated entities, verifiers, and the National Competent Authority (NCA)

Part 2 — Monitoring Plan Development

  • Core MRR-based principles
  • 11-step approach to developing a compliant Monitoring Plan
  • Categorising regulated entities and fuel streams
  • Major vs. de-minimis fuel streams
  • Tier system, selection rules, and exceptions
  • Uncertainty assessment
  • Scope factor determination
  • Calculation factors, including biomass and zero-rated fuels
  • Avoiding ETS1/ETS2 double counting
  • Documentation requirements
  • Significant and non-significant Monitoring Plan modifications
  • Simplifications for low-emission entities

Part 3 — Verification Process

  • General verification requirements
  • Scope of Annual Emissions Report (AER) verification
  • Verification cycle and eligibility checks
  • Strategic and risk analysis
  • Verification plan development
  • Data flow and IT systems
  • Installation boundary checks
  • Uncertainty management
  • Data gap and biomass checks
  • Data sampling approaches
  • Site visits
  • Misstatements and non-conformities
  • Verification report documentation

Part 4 — Topics Specific to EU ETS2 Verification

  • Verification checks for completeness of fuel streams
  • Correct application of monitoring methodology
  • Scope factor method verification by tier
  • Tier 1–3 verification
  • Handling multiple methods
  • ETS1/ETS2 double counting checks
  • Criteria for an unsatisfactory verification opinion
  • Missing data and zero-rated fuels
  • Consequences of non-compliance
  • Per-tonne penalty for unsurrendered allowances
  • Reference resources for further study

Part 5 — EU ETS2 Verification Quiz

  • Self-assessment quiz consolidating concepts from Parts 1–4
  • Knowledge check before sign-off on training completion

Time: 09:00–17:00 (CET Time Zone), including a one-hour break.

To register, please download the Training Agreement & Registration Form, complete the required information, and send the signed form to [email protected]. An invoice will be generated, and once payment is confirmed, participants will receive access to the training sessions.

EU Emissions Trading System 2 (ETS 2) Training Agreement & Registration Form

 

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