Glass sector seeks pragmatic EU carbon reform

Lead ETS lawmaker keeps door open to further tweaks on EU carbon cap trajectory

The European Parliament’s lead lawmaker on EU carbon market reform, Peter Liese, has signalled that the pace of emissions cuts in the market remains open to negotiation, saying the Linear Reduction Factor (LRF) proposed by the European Commission could still be adjusted in upcoming talks.

Glass sector seeks pragmatic EU carbon reform

Glass for Europe has called for post-2030 reform of the European Union Emissions Trading System to reflect the technical and commercial constraints facing flat glass manufacturing. The industry association wants reductions in free carbon allowances to be linked more closely to the availability of decarbonisation technologies at commercial scale, while electrification plans should account for the operating requirements of continuous glass furnace…