EMEA > UPDATE – EU wrong to include Solvay’s captured emissions in ETS, court rules

UPDATE – EU wrong to include Solvay’s captured emissions in ETS, court rules

Published 18:57 on February 14, 2019  /  Last updated at 21:19 on February 15, 2019  / Ben Garside /  EMEA, EU ETS

The EU’s highest court has ruled that Brussels wrongly included emissions captured from Belgium chemical firm Solvay's German unit under the scope of the EU ETS, potentially setting a precedent for other facilities using captured waste gases.
The EU’s highest court has ruled that Brussels wrongly included emissions captured from Belgium chemical firm Solvay's German unit under the scope of the EU ETS, potentially setting a precedent for other facilities using captured waste gases.


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