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INTERVIEW: Energy boss urges channelling EU ETS cash into electrification drive

Published 09:14 on June 2, 2026 / Last updated at 09:14 on June 2, 2026 / / EMEA (Compliance Markets & Taxes, Europe), Insights (Interviews), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation, Investment, Reporting & Disclosure, Power/Electrification, Transport & Heating Fuels)

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E.On’s CEO Leonhard Birnbaum is urging EU policymakers to channel revenues from the Emissions Trading System (ETS) into electrification and industrial decarbonisation, warning that Europe’s weak investment climate risks derailing the bloc’s net zero plans.
E.On’s CEO Leonhard Birnbaum is urging EU policymakers to channel revenues from the Emissions Trading System (ETS) into electrification and industrial decarbonisation, warning that Europe’s weak investment climate risks derailing the bloc’s net zero plans.


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