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ANALYSIS: Pressure piles on ETS2 as EU prepares to water down car emission rules

Published 14:47 on November 26, 2025 / Last updated at 14:47 on November 26, 2025 / / EMEA (Compliance Markets & Taxes, Europe), Insights (Analysis), Net Zero Transition (Transport & Heating Fuels)

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The EU’s new carbon market for road transport and heating fuels (ETS2) is coming under renewed pressure as the European Commission prepares proposals to dilute its planned 2035 ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars, analysts say.
The EU’s new carbon market for road transport and heating fuels (ETS2) is coming under renewed pressure as the European Commission prepares proposals to dilute its planned 2035 ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars, analysts say.


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