On Tuesday 20 April, in an online debate hosted by Politico, Diederik Samsom – head of cabinet to Frans Timmermans, the Executive Vice-President of the European Commission responsible for the European Green Deal – said that the European Commission might consider setting up a mechanism adjacent to the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) that would cover road transport and buildings.
In response to Marco Mensink, Director of the European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic), who expressed...