
Four billion euros, free of charge: the EU's quiet retreat on industrial carbon pricing
Berlin and Paris want Brussels to hand out more free pollution permits. The number tells you which of the four climate variables just got sacrificed.

European Bureau
EU Green Deal, Carbon Markets, Green Hydrogen, Climate Data, COP, Gulf Renewables
Grew up watching Norway profit from oil while preaching sustainability — a contradiction she has been writing about ever since. Contributed to the IPCC AR6 report before deciding peer review was too slow for the pace of the crisis.
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