About free allocationMitigating the risk of carbon leakage.Allocation to industrial installationsManufacturing industries will continue to receive a share of their emission allowances for free beyond 2020. This allocation is based on benchmarks...Allocation to modernise the energy sectorElectricity producers have been obliged since 2013 to buy all the allowances they need to generate electricity. However, certain EU Member...Allocation to the aviation sectorCap on total allowancesThe annual cap on aviation allowances for phase 3 of the EU ETS (2013-20) was originally 210,349,264 allowances (plus 116...Carbon leakageUnder the EU emissions trading system (EU ETS), industrial installations considered to be at significant risk of carbon leakage receive special... This page was last updated on 1 October 2025
Allocation to industrial installationsManufacturing industries will continue to receive a share of their emission allowances for free beyond 2020. This allocation is based on benchmarks...
Allocation to modernise the energy sectorElectricity producers have been obliged since 2013 to buy all the allowances they need to generate electricity. However, certain EU Member...
Allocation to the aviation sectorCap on total allowancesThe annual cap on aviation allowances for phase 3 of the EU ETS (2013-20) was originally 210,349,264 allowances (plus 116...
Carbon leakageUnder the EU emissions trading system (EU ETS), industrial installations considered to be at significant risk of carbon leakage receive special...
