Can you separate ETS2 myth from fact?
This study investigates how revenue from the EU’s Emissions Trading System has been invested in Germany, Poland, Spain, Italy, and France. The research offers robust insights into spending patterns, climate impact, and policy effectiveness. The study identifies good practices and provides policy recommendations to guide future investments under the Emissions Trading System for road transport and buildings.
The real benefit for citizens and businesses does not lie in rejecting the introduction of ETS2, but in structurally correcting the current imbalances in taxation and parafiscal charges on energy carriers, to which ETS2 contributes.
The Social Climate Fund and ETS2 transform a cost – that of CO₂ – into resources dedicated to supporting citizens and businesses in the transition. Delaying their implementation would cause direct harm to the country.
The paper looks at the overall cost of energy consumption for the final consumer, which includes fiscal and parafiscal levies and the market mechanism linked to carbon pricing (ETS).
Social impacts of EU ETS2 in Bulgaria, Czechia, and Poland
