Announcement
29 Oct 2014
On 29 October 2014, the European Commission established the sectors and subsectors receiving special treatment for the period 2015 to 2019 under the Emission Trading System (ETS). In May 2019, the period was extended until 2020.
Source
Number of interventions
1
1 certainly harmful
0 likely harmful
0 liberalising
Implementation date
01 Jan 2015
Revocation date:
31 Dec 2020
Announced: 10 Nov 2020
Czech Republic: Introduction of scheme to compensate certain energy-intensive industries' indirect EU ETS costs
Announced: 08 May 2019
EU: Establishment of carbon leakage sectors and granting 100% free allowances under the Emission Trading System (ETS) (2021-2030)
Announced: 14 May 2018
Luxembourg: Introduction of scheme to compensate certain energy-intensive industries' indirect EU ETS costs
Announced: 07 Feb 2018
Spain: Increased budget of scheme to compensate certain energy-intensive industries' indirect EU ETS costs (2018-2020)
Announced: 05 Dec 2017
Spain: Increased budget of scheme to compensate certain energy-intensive industries' indirect EU ETS costs (2017-2020)
Announced: 24 Feb 2017
Finland: Introduction of scheme to compensate certain energy-intensive industries' indirect EU ETS costs
Announced: 08 Jun 2016
France: State aid for indirect CO2 costs until 2020
Removed: 31 Dec 2020
Spain: Prolongation and budget increase of scheme to compensate certain energy-intensive industries' indirect EU ETS costs (2016-2020)
Announced: 05 Nov 2015
Slovakia: Introduction of scheme to compensate certain energy-intensive industries' indirect EU ETS costs
Announced: 21 May 2014
UK: Compensation scheme for energy-intensive industries
Announced: 16 Apr 2014
Greece: Introduction of scheme to compensate certain energy-intensive industries' indirect EU ETS costs
Announced: 20 Sep 2013
Belgium (Flanders): Introduction of scheme to compensate certain energy-intensive industries' indirect EU ETS costs
Announced: 20 Sep 2013
Netherlands: Introduction of scheme to compensate certain energy-intensive industries' indirect EU ETS costs
Announced: 17 Jul 2013
Germany: State aid for indirect CO2 costs
Announced: 05 Jan 2010
EU: Establishment of carbon leakage sectors and granting 100% free allowances under the Emission Trading System (ETS) (2013-2014)
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