Carbon Taxes > British Steel collapses to leave UK government’s ETS loan payback in doubt

British Steel collapses to leave UK government’s ETS loan payback in doubt

Published 16:22 on May 22, 2019  /  Last updated at 22:43 on September 15, 2020  / Ben Garside /  Carbon Taxes, EMEA, EU ETS

British Steel has entered compulsory liquidation, putting one of the UK’s biggest emitters at risk of closure and throwing into doubt the government’s ability to recover a £120 million loan given for EU ETS compliance weeks earlier.
British Steel has entered compulsory liquidation, putting one of the UK’s biggest emitters at risk of closure and throwing into doubt the government’s ability to recover a £120 million loan given for EU ETS compliance weeks earlier.


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