Reduction in free allowances for phase 3 of the EU ETS

The 3rd French national climate change adaptation plan (PNACC3) seeks to generalize an “adaptation reflex” in all public investments and all public support for investment. Operationalizing this ambition is essential for Stop investing in infrastructure, buildings and equipment that will not be ready to cope with the consequences of climate change; Seize the best opportunities available by taking advantage of investments already planned to strengthen the level of adaptation of the French economy at lower cost. 

This week, the EU launched the policy package that will define its new mandate – the Clean Industrial Deal. Pitched as “a transformational business plan” linking Europe’s climate and competitiveness goals, the Deal is Europe’s answer to the alarm raised by the Draghi report last year.

In the face of geopolitical shifts, not least those driven by the second Trump administration, the EU needs to secure its own green industrial base and foster new alliances. The European Commission’ proposal for a Clean Industrial Deal, central to its new competitiveness agenda, needs to spell out how Europe will create the enabling conditions […]