The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will today publish its draft national allocation plan for emissions trading in Ireland.
It is expected that some 100 major industrial sites in Ireland will fall within the emissions trading scheme, including power generation, cement, lime, glass and ceramics plants, paper mills and oil refining.
The allocations identified will ensure that the installations continue to meet the State's national obligations under the Kyoto agreement.
The director general of the EPA, Dr Mary Kelly, said that the proposed allocations were based on an analysis of the sectors and installations in the scheme.
"This analysis focused both on their emissions of carbon-dioxide and also on the costs they face in meeting the reductions required."
Meanwhile, the Ringsend recycle centre in Dublin was officially opened on Saturday by Dublin city councillor Ms Eibhlin Byrne. It will be open from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Monday to Friday, and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday.
The assistant city manager, Mr Matt Twomey, said the new centre, coupled with the one in Shamrock Terrace, off the North Strand, represented a huge investment in recycling for Dublin City Council.
"They will allow Dublin City Council to divert in the region of 10,000 tonnes of household waste away from landfill annually."