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Germany: EUR 4 billion Climate Protection Contracts scheme for transformation of energy-intensive industry

Announcement

16 Feb 2024

In February 2024, the European Commission approved a EUR 4 billion German financial grant scheme to support German energy-intensive companies to decarbonise their industrial production processes.

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1 certainly harmful

0 likely harmful

0 liberalising

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Implementation date

16 Feb 2024

Revocation date:

31 Dec 2024

Announced: 16 Feb 2024
Financial grant
On 16 February 2024, the European Commission approved a EUR 4 billion (USD 4.3 billion) financial grant scheme from Germany. The scheme supports German companies subject to the EU Emission Trading Sys...
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