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BRIEFING: Waste incinerators face potential EU ETS inclusion from 2030 “at the earliest”

Published 15:58 on March 27, 2026 / Last updated at 15:58 on March 27, 2026 / / EMEA (Compliance Markets & Taxes, Europe), Insights (Briefings), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation)

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The European Commission is weighing three options to tackle CO2 emissions from municipal waste incinerators, with a potential inclusion in the EU’s Emissions Trading System (ETS) not envisaged until 2030 “at the earliest”, a senior EU official has said.
The European Commission is weighing three options to tackle CO2 emissions from municipal waste incinerators, with a potential inclusion in the EU’s Emissions Trading System (ETS) not envisaged until 2030 “at the earliest”, a senior EU official has said.


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