On Wednesday 18 December, the European Commission authorised a French scheme worth up to €3 billion over 15 years to support companies subject to the EU’s ‘ETS’ CO2 emissions trading scheme in their efforts to decarbonise their production processes, notably through electrification or carbon storage.
Operating in sectors such as chemicals, metallurgy, construction and agri-food, the beneficiary companies will have to present projects aimed at reducing the carbon footprint of their...