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BRIEFING: Green ‘conditionality’ on ETS revenue spending will be cornerstone of EU carbon market reform, official says

Published 17:12 on May 8, 2026 / Last updated at 18:16 on May 8, 2026 / / EMEA (Compliance Markets & Taxes, Europe), Insights (Briefings), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation, Investment, Reporting & Disclosure, Power/Electrification)

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The European Commission will put green conditionality on revenue spending at the heart of the upcoming reform of the EU’s Emissions Trading System (ETS), a senior official has said, as Brussels and member states prepare for a high-stakes political battle over financial support for industrial decarbonisation.
The European Commission will put green conditionality on revenue spending at the heart of the upcoming reform of the EU’s Emissions Trading System (ETS), a senior official has said, as Brussels and member states prepare for a high-stakes political battle over financial support for industrial decarbonisation.


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