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EU carbon sales to fund ‘Investment Booster’ will come from free permits buffer, reserve for new entrants -Bloomberg

Published 13:05 on June 4, 2026 / Last updated at 14:30 on June 4, 2026 / / EMEA (Compliance Markets & Taxes, Europe), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation)

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The EU is preparing to finance a new €30 billion clean energy investment programme by selling carbon permits from a reserve for new entrants in the bloc's Emissions Trading System (ETS) and from an existing buffer of free allowances, while spreading out any auctioning to ensure the additional supply does not disrupt the bloc’s carbon market, Bloomberg reported Thursday.
The EU is preparing to finance a new €30 billion clean energy investment programme by selling carbon permits from a reserve for new entrants in the bloc's Emissions Trading System (ETS) and from an existing buffer of free allowances, while spreading out any auctioning to ensure the additional supply does not disrupt the bloc’s carbon market, Bloomberg reported Thursday.


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