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Industry, governments renew push to freeze EU ETS benchmarks as NGOs demand transparency

Published 17:06 on June 11, 2026 / Last updated at 17:06 on June 11, 2026 / / EMEA (Compliance Markets & Taxes, Europe), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation)

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Energy-intensive industries and several European governments are still urging the EU to suspend a planned tightening of benchmarks that determine how many free allowances installations receive under the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS), including steep cuts to key “fallback” values, while NGOs and think tanks push for more transparency in how the new rules are set.
Energy-intensive industries and several European governments are still urging the EU to suspend a planned tightening of benchmarks that determine how many free allowances installations receive under the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS), including steep cuts to key “fallback” values, while NGOs and think tanks push for more transparency in how the new rules are set.


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