Several German states to call for additional free ETS allowances for steel industry
Süddeutsche Zeitung / ZDF
Several German states are demanding that the federal government and the EU should protect the steel industry from stricter environmental regulations and rising electricity costs, reports Süddeutsche Zeitung. In a draft of the joint final statement for today’s (22 October), seen by the newspaper, the states call for more free European Union Emissions Trading System (ETS) allowances for the steel sector, and compensation for rising power prices due to an increase in