On 10 December, WWF, CAN Europe, Greenpeace, Carbon Market Watch and Sandbag will file a request for an internal review with the European Commission, contesting the legality of its recent decision to continue granting free carbon emission allowances to industries under the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). The allowances, for use between 2015 and 2019, are worth €39 billion [1]. Over 99% of industry sector allowances are allocated for free.

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NGOs contest €39bn in free carbon emission allowances for industry

Position paper on Benchmarking and allocation rules in phase III
of the EU Emissions Trading System February 2010

STRONGER TOGETHER- Investment support and solidarity mechanisms under the EU's 2030 Climate and Energy Framework.