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The European Union plans to grant industry additional free CO₂ permits this year to quickly help companies compete with foreign rivals, according to EU diplomats and draft conclusions for a summit of EU leaders. The move could, however, allow firms to increase emissions.
The plan responds to pressure from countries including Italy, Poland and the Czech Republic to loosen the EU's flagship climate change policy, the Emissions Trading System (ETS), when the Commission presents a revision of the scheme in mid-July.
欧盟计划今年向工业界额外发放免费二氧化碳排放配额，以帮助企业快速与外国竞争对手竞争，据欧盟外交官及一份欧盟领导人峰会结论草案显示。然而，此举可能使企业增加排放。
该计划回应了意大利、波兰和捷克共和国等国的施压，要求放宽欧盟的旗舰气候变化政策——排放交易体系（ETS），欧盟委员会将于7月中旬提交该体系修订方案。
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