ETS 2: the long road ahead

After tough wrangling, negotiations in the Environment Committee on the reform of the European Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) are to be concluded on Tuesday. It is not yet possible to predict what the agreement will look like. All sides claim to be willing to compromise, but there is little movement on the most contentious points.

The most important news: On Friday, Green shadow rapporteur Michael Bloss also expressed confidence that „some form of ETS 2“ could be managed. The fears of many that the second emissions trading scheme for road transport and heating buildings would be buried in the EU Parliament have thus been somewhat defused. However, this does not bring us any closer to an agreement on how and when ETS 2 will be introduced.

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