EU to spare some industries from full carbon trading obligations

Thursday, May 17, 2012

The European Commission has drawn up a list of 14 industrial sectors that will be eligible for special state aid to compensate for the increased cost of electricity due to the European Emission Trading System (ETS), according to a draft paper seen by EurActiv. “Our final decision will come in the coming two weeks,” EU Competition Commissioner Joaquín Almunia told a news conference in Brussels on 11 May. “We have to finalise our decision ...

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Thursday, May 17, 2012

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