France tables sweeping 'derogations' in climate deal push

Early identification of industries exposed to foreign competition and temporary exemptions from full CO2 permit auctioning for coal-dependent economies are part of a French EU Presidency compromise proposal designed to overcome opposition to EU climate plans from some of the bloc's heavy industries and newer member states.The compromise proposal , obtained by EurActiv France, calls on the European Commission to 'rapidly' produce figures that set a threshold to quantify the risk of certain ...

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