Linear Reduction Factor (LRF)

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Traders of  Environmental Progress

STX Group is a global environmental commodities trader offering physical and financial solutions across compliance and voluntary systems for energy, fuels, gas and carbon markets.

Transforming Climate Challenges into Business Progress

STRIVE is the consulting division of the STX group, helping companies achieve their climate goals through high-impact strategies and optimized decarbonization pathways.

Emissions trading in safe hands

Vertis, a MiFID II trading firm, supports companies in navigating through carbon compliance schemes, including different EU Emissions Trading Systems, CBAM and CORSIA, in a cost-effective way

Moving oil to perfect use

Marine Olie is a trader in vegetable oils and fats, delivering tailored feedstock solutions for biofuels, biomass and animal feed, with in-house blending, lab and storage capabilities.

Since 2013, there has been a cap on emissions from EU ETS compliant entities. The LRF is the rate at which the cap is reduced annually.
Following the 2023 revision of the ETS Directive, the EU ETS cap is set to bring emissions down by 62% by 2030 compared to 2005 levels. To achieve this, the reduction factor has been increased to 4.3% per year over the period 2024-2027 and to 4.4% per year from 2028.

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