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EU Commissioner Ribera says suspending ETS would be “huge mistake”

Published 18:53 on March 10, 2026 / Last updated at 18:53 on March 10, 2026 / / EMEA (Compliance Markets & Taxes, Europe)

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Teresa Ribera, the EU's commissioner for competition, has said that suspending the bloc's Emissions Trading System (ETS) would be a "huge mistake", adding that the scheduled reform of the carbon market starting this summer will be an opportunity to draw lessons on what has worked and what hasn't in the compliance scheme.
Teresa Ribera, the EU's commissioner for competition, has said that suspending the bloc's Emissions Trading System (ETS) would be a "huge mistake", adding that the scheduled reform of the carbon market starting this summer will be an opportunity to draw lessons on what has worked and what hasn't in the compliance scheme.


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