by Piotr Pogorzelski | Oct 14, 2026 | Energy Transition and Green Deal
Ahead of the European Council of 15–16 October, we are writing on behalf of Europe’s energy intensive industries with an urgent call: make the EU ETS review a priority for the European Council. This reform, now moving at exceptional speed, is the most consequential...
by Piotr Pogorzelski | Oct 12, 2026 | Energy Transition and Green Deal
Cepi’s policy recommendations for the 2026 EU ETS Directive and MSR Regulation reviews. While, the European pulp and paper industry fully supports the EU objective of climate neutrality by 2050, Cepi calls on policymakers to restore robust carbon leakage protection...
by Piotr Pogorzelski | Sep 30, 2026 | Energy Transition and Green Deal
The European pulp and paper industry has exceeded the decarbonisation ambition set out in Cepi’s 2011 roadmap, demonstrating that industrial competitiveness and climate ambition can go hand in hand, as highlighted in a study by Vision Hunters for Cepi. Since Cepi...
by Piotr Pogorzelski | Sep 24, 2026 | Energy Transition and Green Deal
The EU has made restoring industrial competitiveness, bringing investment back and securing the future of its energy-intensive industries a strategic priority. The EU Emission Trading Scheme (ETS) revision is the most consequential legislative initiative of this...
by Piotr Pogorzelski | Jul 17, 2026 | Energy Transition and Green Deal, Media Resources
The European pulp and paper industry had already raised urgent concerns over the European Commission’s recently adopted benchmarks for free allocation and installations’ exclusions, warning they could lead to a loss of approximately €1 billion annually in...
by Piotr Pogorzelski | Jun 15, 2026 | Energy Transition and Green Deal
Like other manufacturing sectors and many national governments, the European pulp and paper industry has called on the European Commission to maintain the current EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) benchmark values for the 2026-2030 period. It could otherwise lose an...