From technical update to industry handout: How EU policymakers are weakening carbon market benchmarks – and deepening fossil dependency
A joint analysis by the European Environmental Bureau (EEB) and Carbon Market Watch reveals how proposed changes to EU carbon market benchmarks could grant industrial polluters an additional €10–13.6 billion in free emission allowances.
The publication examines how these concessions risk weakening incentives to decarbonise, prolonging fossil fuel dependence and undermining the EU’s industrial electrification ambitions. It calls for transparent, evidence-based benchmarks that reflect real emissions reductions and technological progress.
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