Dear Members of the European Commission, please find attached the Position Paper of the German Association of Industrial Energy Consumers to the Consultation on the revision of the ETS Benchmark values. Compared with the baseline value for the 20132020 period, most benchmarks are being reduced.
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VIK German Association of Industrial Energy Consumers
Industry association · Germany · EU Transparency Register 540746447804-05
3
positions filed
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legislative files
of 639 tracked
3
with a full position paper
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Among the 1474 trade and business associations on this site, they rank #909 by legislative files engaged — a count of participation, not a measure of influence.
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Declares membership of
- Wirtschaftsrat der CDU e. V.
- SPD Wirtschaftsforum e. V.
- Forum für Zukunftsenergien e. V.
- Gesellschaft zum Studium strukturpolitischen Fragen e. V.
- Gesellschaft zur Förderung des Energiewirtschaftlichen Instituts an der Universität zu Köln e.V.
- VDI Verein Deutscher Ingenieure e.V.
- Weltenergierat Deutschland e.V.
- Verein zur Förderung der Wettbewerbswirtschaft e.V.
- KWS Energy Knowledge eG
- Forschungsstelle für Energiewirtschaft e.V.
- FIW Forschungsinstitut für Wirtschaftsverfassung und Wettbewerb e.V.
- FFI Fernwärme Forschungsinstitut e.V.
- and 5 more
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 14 Sept 2026).
- Register category
- Trade and business associations
- Registered as
- VIK Verband der Industriellen Energie- und Kraftwirtschaft e. V.
- Head office
- Berlin, Germany
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 14 Sept 2026); cost bands are floors, not audited totals. Reused under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU.
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Their record over time
VIK German Association of Industrial Energy Consumers filed 3 positions between 28 Apr 2023 and 4 Jun 2026, across 3 of the 639 legislative files tracked here, attaching a full position paper 3 times.
2023 · 1 filed2025 · 1 filed2026 · 1 filed
What they argued
VIK-Feedback to the European Climate Law Amendment Ref. Ares(2025)7635996 - 12/09/2025 De VIK-Feedback to the European Climate Law Amendment VIK German Association of industrial energy consumers welcomes the efforts of the EU Commission on European law amendment and would like to use the opportunity to provide feedback on the regulation establishing the framework for achieving climate neutrality.
Opening of the attached position paper · the full paper is on the Commission’s record (source link above)
VIK appreciates the Commissions efforts in supporting the technologies which will be necessary for the decarbonisation. In our view, the proposal focuses primarily on "net-zero technologies manufacturing". It fails to recognize that energy-intensive sectors provide essential primary products and raw materials for the manufacturing of the addressed strategic climate-neutral technologies.
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