What is the EU ready to sacrifice for the sake of climate protection?

Energy-intensive industries find themselves in a difficult environment in the European Union. The growing costs of climate policy, directly or indirectly, due to rising energy costs, significantly impair their competitiveness. Will the production of steel and rolled metal products survive or will it leave the Union forever? This will be discussed during the European Economic Congress on May 15, 2018.

This year, the EU administration has once again changed the industry rules, modernizing the ETS emissions trading system. The EU states its willingness to keep energy-intensive industries within the framework, but binding and planning rules have the opposite effect. This problem is especially noticeable in Poland, where the government does not take advantage of the industry support opportunities that are used by other countries.

The main question on the agenda is whether the steel, chemical, food and paper industries have potential in terms of energy efficiency. How many jobs does the EU want to donate for climate protection?