Carbon Pricing Hub: The EU ETS and the EU 2040 Climate Target
18 June 2025. 2.30-4.00pm. Online. Register here In early July the European Commission will release its proposal to set a 2040 climate target by amending the European Climate Law. Since the initial proposal of a 90% net emissions reduction by 2040 was proposed on 6...
What is the ETS2 and why does it concern us?
The aim of the seminar was to provide information on the new Emission Trading System – ETS 2, which is expected to be implemented in 2027 and aims at decarbonising the buildings and road transportation sectors.
Civil society and industry call for ETS2 lending facility to combat energy and transport poverty
Signatories believe that to better prepare member states for the implementation of ETS2, early access must be granted to revenue before the system begins in 2027
ETS Talk: (Un)conditional support to top polluting sectors in Europe: Do they pay, or do we pay?”
Discussion on how the EU’s upcoming Emissions Trading System for buildings and road transport (ETS2) can be leveraged to truly benefit society, particularly the communities most affected by its impacts
(Un)conditional support to top polluting sectors in Europe: Do they pay, or do we pay?
This event discusses the impact of the EU ETS2 – the EU’s new emissions trading scheme that applies carbon pricing to buildings and road transport – on citizens and households, raising questions about fairness and revenue distribution.
Giving the billions to the millions: a socially just distribution of ETS-2 revenues
By Luke Haywood and Hannah O’Sullivan – discussing the ETS-2 carbon pricing system, the need for fair revenue distribution, and complementary policies to reduce fossil fuel use and support low-income households.
U-turn on EU’s Emissions Trading System for road transport and buildings carries huge environmental, social and economic price tag
A small number of politicians are pushing to reverse course on the Emissions Trading System for road transport and buildings (ETS2). However, such a u-turn would fuel the climate crisis and cost European society and the economy dearly. Member states have all the tools to roll out ETS2 fairly and effectively but they need to act now.
Carbon price for transport and buildings: an emissions game-changer?
Successful carbon pricing in transport and buildings would not only help Europe meet its emissions reduction goals; it could set a global benchmark, inspiring effective climate action worldwide.Â
Social Climate Plans: A major opportunity under conditions
The development of the Social Climate Plans is a great opportunity to improve the quality of life of citizens by combining the reduction of energy bills with climate protection.
ETS Talk – Maximising the Social Climate Fund: Spending measures for a just transition
This event explored the transformative role of the Social Climate Fund (SCF) in addressing energy and transport poverty while enabling a fair transition to a fossil-free future.
Project for fair and EFFECTive EU carbon trading policies officially springs into Life
Carbon Market Watch is campaigning alongside eight EU and national civil society organisations for the imminent Emissions Trading System for road transport and buildings and the Social Climate Fund to deliver a fair and effective decarbonisation transition. CMW’s...
EU governments miss crucial deadline to pass new Emissions Trading System into national legislation
All but one European Union member state have fallen foul of the date to enter the new Emissions Trading System for road transport and buildings (ETS2) in the national law books. This delay sends completely the wrong signal, argues Eleanor Scott. Over the summer, the...