Carbon leakage risk sees EU tweak emissions-trading guidelines
By Lewis Crofts ( December 23, 2025, 10:49 GMT | Insight) -- More European industries will benefit from compensation under the bloc’s state aid rules as technical guidelines get an update to ensure companies don’t shift activities outside of the EU to countries with weaker climate rules. The European Commission has revisited its policy governing state support to cover carbon costs as price increases have increased the risk of carbon leakage.More European industries will benefit from compensation under the bloc’s state aid rules as technical guidelines get an update to ensure companies don’t shift activities outside of the EU to countries with weaker climate rules....
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