ExxonMobil fined for under-reporting emissions
Feb
20
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20/02/2012 14:50
Energy giant punished for non-disclosure under the European Union Emissions Trading System
It's been reported that ExxonMobil were fined £2.8m in 2010 for failing to report carbon dioxide emissions from its Mosmorran chemical plant in Fife.
Details of the UKs biggest ever emmissions fine have only just come to light after publication by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) in their latest report.
According to the BBC in its 2008 report to SEPA the company failed to account for 33,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide from its ethylene plant in Mosmorran.
The agency said the penalty was a mandatory consequence of breaching the EU emissions trading scheme.
SEPA said the fine was a civil penalty and it was not required to carry out an investigation or report the matter to the procurator fiscal.
ExxonMobil said it regretted the errors, which were reported as soon as they were identified.
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