German steel producer calls on European Commission to weaken EU ETS due to macroeconomic pressures

Published 12:00 on August 29, 2025 / Last updated at 12:00 on August 29, 2025 / / EMEA (Compliance Markets & Taxes, Europe), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation)

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A German steel producer is urging the EU to slow down the timeline for cutting free industrial carbon permits in the bloc's ETS, due to slower than expected progress on decarbonisation and wider macroeconomic pressures.
A German steel producer is urging the EU to slow down the timeline for cutting free industrial carbon permits in the bloc's ETS, due to slower than expected progress on decarbonisation and wider macroeconomic pressures.


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