“The ETS is finally functioning as a proper climate tool,” said Sam Van den plas, policy director at Carbon Market Watch. “Instead of introducing risky loopholes, we need to strengthen what’s already working.”
The Italian approach to ETS2 and the SCF must move beyond ex-post compensation to embrace a pre-distributive logic. Rather than merely offsetting costs after they arise, policies should proactively direct ETS2 revenues toward systemic reforms that reduce both emissions and inequality. This includes investing in renewable energy, energy efficiency and low-carbon mobility, particularly targeting vulnerable households and microenterprises.
The EU’s Emissions Trading System is essential to meeting the European Union’s 2040 climate target. Watering the EU ETS down with international carbon credits or carbon removals will prove fatal, concludes a study commissioned by Carbon Market Watch.
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...
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.
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
