Low-Carbon Economy: Aluminium industry presents own road map

摘要

The aluminium industry was mobil ising in the run-up to the European Parliament's vote, on 15 March, on the European Commission's 'Road map to a low-carbon economy by 2050'. The Euro pean Aluminium Association (EAA) says it is ready to continue its efforts to cut CO_2 emissions, but sets limits in its own road map to 2050, 'Lightening the load'1, which it presented on 1 March. The EAA's road map describes the major difficulties the industry is experiencing - the high price of energy, crucial to the manufacturing process, the loss of competitiveness and resulting carbon leakage - and asks for compensation.