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Tighter EU Emissions To Take a Toll on Heavy Industry

Tighter EU Emissions To Take a Toll on Heavy Industry

The European Commission is set to set to release the new rules on Emissions Trading System (ETS) – part of a post-2012 climate change policy package – next week and have preempted the publication with acknowledgment that the plan will hit the competitiveness of heavy industries.

An article in the EU Observer noted that new changes in greenhouse gas emissions rules will most affect Europe’s aluminum makers. Other industries such as chemical, steel and cement would also be impacted causing a… More »