In line with the ‘European Green Deal’ and the EU's aim to become the first climate-neutral economy by 2050, on Monday 21 September the European Commission adopted new guidelines 2021-2030 on certain state aid measures in the context of the greenhouse gas emission trading system (ETS). They will enter into force on 1 January 2021 with the start of the new trading period of the EU ETS and will replace the previous guidelines adopted in 2012.
The guidelines specify that, in order to...