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EU’s new ETS-backed ‘investment booster’ to focus on lower-income countries, draw from “existing reserves”

Published 15:51 on March 20, 2026 / Last updated at 16:01 on March 20, 2026 / , and / EMEA (Compliance Markets & Taxes, Europe), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation)

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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced the forthcoming launch of a €30 billion industry decarbonisation “investment booster” at an EU summit in the early hours of Friday morning, which will draw on 400 million allowances from "existing reserves" in the bloc's Emissions Trading System (ETS).
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced the forthcoming launch of a €30 billion industry decarbonisation “investment booster” at an EU summit in the early hours of Friday morning, which will draw on 400 million allowances from "existing reserves" in the bloc's Emissions Trading System (ETS).


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