In this article Jan Erik Janssen discusses the draft bill concerning a CO2 tax on emissions from industrial installations. The national CO2 emissions tax is additional to the EU emissions trading system (ETS) and aims to ensure that the reduction target for industry as agreed in the Climate Agreement is achieved. The article was published on 27 July 2020 in the ILO series Environment & Climate Change. Click here for the article.
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