Climate Protection through Benchmarks: A proposal from energy-intensive industries for the Emissions Trading System

23Sep
2008

Speaker: Theo H. Walthie, Senior Energy Advisor to the Chairman and CEO of the Dow Chemical Company

There is wide recognition that Emissions Trading System (ETS) – in the absence of an international agreement – may lead to carbon leakage. Politicians call for urgent action.

Theo Walthie will explain how carbon leakage can be avoided while ensuring the CO2 reduction target : the bridge between competitiveness and environmental concerns is the allocation of CO2 allowances according to benchmark.