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Delays mean EU ETS free allocation benchmarks now to be published “shortly after Easter”

Published 11:38 on April 1, 2026 / Last updated at 14:10 on April 1, 2026 / / EMEA (Compliance Markets & Taxes, Europe), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation)

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The European Commission will now publish long-awaited benchmarks that determine how many free permit allocations industries receive under the bloc's Emissions Trading System (ETS) shortly after Easter, a senior EU official said, after a delay to their release, which had been expected on Wednesday.
The European Commission will now publish long-awaited benchmarks that determine how many free permit allocations industries receive under the bloc's Emissions Trading System (ETS) shortly after Easter, a senior EU official said, after a delay to their release, which had been expected on Wednesday.


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