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EU proposes easing annual carbon emission restrictions
The EU Commission proposed easing annual carbon emission reduction targets, lowering the Linear Reduction Factor from 4.3% to 3.7% for 2031-2035 and 1.7% for 2036-2040, whilst extending free allocation to industry and requiring member states to spend 50% of ETS revenues on decarbonisation investments.
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The Wire takeaway
If you build carbon removal or industrial decarbonisation tech, the EU just created a €6bn+ subsidy pool (free allocation extension) and mandatory investment requirement (50% of ETS revenues) that member states must deploy into your sector. The slower reduction trajectory also gives heavy industry breathing room to buy rather than build solutions.
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Topics: Climate Tech · emissions-trading-system · regulatory-easing · decarbonisation-investment · carbon-border-adjustment