Climate Change

EUROFER advocacy paper on Emission Trading Scheme

The steel industry’s contribution to tackling climate change

EUROFER position on Emission Trading Scheme

EUROFER position on the Commission proposal for the revision of the EU Emissions Trading System (EU-ETS)

EMF-EUROFER Joint Statement on the Commission proposal for the revision of the EU Emissions Trading System (EU-ETS)

The European steel industry is committed to contribute to the EU’s objective to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) by 20 % in 2020 compared with 1990 and by 30 % provided that other countries commit to comparable efforts in the framework of a global agreement.

EUROFER background paper on waste gases 27092008

EUROFER background paper on “waste gases” from integrated steel making sites in the context of the revision of the EU Directive on Emissions Trading

Comment of EUROFER on the "Commission services paper on Energy Intensive Industries exposed to significant risk of carbon leakage" from the 12th of September 2008

Eurofer notes considerable progress. But important issues are not yet addressed: long term leakage risk, role and definition of trade intensity, relevant thresholds.