UK compensates industrial firms £19.5m for indirect EU CO2 costs in 2018

Published 16:50 on March 28, 2019  /  Last updated at 23:28 on July 23, 2020  /  EMEA, EU ETS

The UK government has awarded £19.5 million in compensation to 60 companies for their 2018 costs relating to the EU ETS and the UK’s carbon price support, in an effort to shield them from carbon leakage risks.
The UK government has awarded £19.5 million in compensation to 60 companies for their 2018 costs relating to the EU ETS and the UK’s carbon price support, in an effort to shield them from carbon leakage risks.


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