Restricting EU ETS access could have ‘undesired consequences’ -Commission official

Published 17:16 on June 30, 2022  /  Last updated at 09:30 on July 1, 2022  / /  EMEA, EU ETS

Restricting the access of speculators in the EU ETS would achieve little and could lead to undesired consequences, a senior European Commission official told a conference Thursday in remarks that reinforce the EU executive's scepticism about lawmaker efforts to curb carbon market access.
Restricting the access of speculators in the EU ETS would achieve little and could lead to undesired consequences, a senior European Commission official told a conference Thursday in remarks that reinforce the EU executive's scepticism about lawmaker efforts to curb carbon market access.


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