Czechia’s Social Climate Plan: What does it contain and what is missing?
There is a risk that the otherwise valuable Social Climate Plan will fail to achieve its main objective: ensuring a socially just transition towards a low-carbon economy.
There is a risk that the otherwise valuable Social Climate Plan will fail to achieve its main objective: ensuring a socially just transition towards a low-carbon economy.
Emissions from the four sectors covered by the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) in
the EU-27 remained largely unchanged in 2025
New means of financing are essential but, while households are already the main contributors to energy taxation in France, the implementation of new taxes should not be done before making sustainable solutions accessible to vulnerable households
ETS‑2 must be embedded in a comprehensive policy mix that reduces emissions while ensuring social fairness.
It is essential to maintain strong climate action within tools such as ETS2, towards the most polluting sectors, but to do so in a way that benefits society as a whole and, in particular, those who are most likely to be left behind during the ecological and energy transition.