ANALYSIS: EU shake-up to ETS free allocation only a partial effort to speed industrial decarbonisation

Published 20:59 on December 6, 2023  /  Last updated at 20:59 on December 6, 2023  / Ben Garside /  Carbon Taxes, CBAM, EMEA, EU ETS

The European Commission has unveiled draft plans to force the EU's dirtiest factories to pay for more of their CO2 output by curbing their ETS free allocations, a move some observers say would spur significant emissions cuts but still give a free ride to some major polluters.
The European Commission has unveiled draft plans to force the EU's dirtiest factories to pay for more of their CO2 output by curbing their ETS free allocations, a move some observers say would spur significant emissions cuts but still give a free ride to some major polluters.


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