Election fact check: Emissions trading a • Table.Briefings

Weltweit planen Staaten neue Emissionshandels-Systeme. In der EU tritt 2027 ein ETS für den Verkehrs- und Gebäudesektor in Kraft. — An ETS for the transport and building sector will soon come into force in the EU – the discussion about emissions trading is also playing a major role in the German election campaign.

All parties are presenting proposals for a change in climate and energy policy for the federal elections – some want to increase the pace of climate action, others want to reduce efforts. Table.Briefings examines these ideas to see how realistic, effective and feasible they are. Today: Making emissions trading the leading instrument of climate policy.

The claim

Emissions trading is seen by most parties in the German parliamentary election campaign as a key instrument for achieving climate targets. CO2 prices and an economization of climate action as a guiding instrument for climate policy – there is a broad consensus on this. However, opinions differ considerably on the details:

Election fact check: Emissions trading as a key instrument

The claim

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