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The German government does not yet have a unified position on the reform of the European Union Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) planned for next year, write Till Hoppe and Klaus Stratmann for Handelsblatt. 鈥淲e must not further embarrass ourselves as the only large member state without a coordinated position,鈥� government sources told Handelsblatt. Points of contention include the number of free CO鈧� certificates allocated to companies that compete internationally, and which companies should receive them. In July 2015, the EU Commission proposed legislation to revise the EU emissions trading system (EU ETS) for the period after 2020, which is now being discussed in Brussels.

For background information read the 麻豆无码版 article German steelworkers fight EU plans for emissions trading and the 麻豆无码版 factsheet Understanding the European Union鈥檚 Emissions Trading System.