Agricultural ETS: Liese believes debate • Table.Briefings

Instead of burdening farmers with a CO2 price, Peter Liese wants to focus on their benefits for climate action. However, experts believe that both are possible.

It is likely to be one of the most contentious issues of the next EU legislature: How to deal with emissions from agriculture? Some advocate for a CO2 price for the sector. Peter Liese of the EPP believes this debate is premature.

The rapporteur for the European Emissions Trading System, Peter Liese (EPP), does not consider it appropriate to include the agricultural sector in the ETS yet. He argues that the focus should be on the benefits provided by farmers and foresters, rather than problematizing the sector. „It is the only sector that provides large amounts of CO2 sinks,“ Liese said in response to inquiries from Table.Briefings. Therefore, it is not the right time to discuss the inclusion of the sector in the ETS.

Agricultural ETS: Liese believes debate on CO2 price for farmers is premature

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