European Carbon Tax for Industry Leads to More Layoffs

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It's actually too late, but 18 EU countries, including Belgium, have asked the European Commission to postpone the new ETS2 system. These countries want to moderate the new directive regarding emission rights for heating buildings and road transport. Starting in 2027, the European Union will introduce a new emissions trading system for emissions from buildings, road transport, and some other sectors such as small businesses. It will replace the …

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Europe – 16/07/2025 – energysdelamer.eu. The Belgian daily press, L的Echo, La Libre Belgique, Trends... publishes the results of recent studies carried out by Belgian economists on the European emissions trading system and climate policy. In Europe, companies subject to the carbon tax for their CO2 emissions are more likely to resort to redundancies, in particular those of low-skilled workers in Belgium, reports this Wednesday, citing recent stud…

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05:00 Companies in Europe that have to pay for their CO₂ emissions are laying off workers more quickly. In Belgium, jobs for low-skilled workers are particularly affected, according to Belgian researchers...