FEATURE: Tight schedule raises stakes for upcoming EU ETS reform

Published 14:52 on June 26, 2026 / Last updated at 17:21 on June 26, 2026 / , and / EMEA (Compliance Markets & Taxes, Europe), Insights (Features)

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The coming overhaul of the EU’s Emissions Trading System (ETS) is shaping up as one of the toughest political tests for the bloc’s climate policy, with a tight timetable that looks almost as daunting as the substance of the reform itself.
The coming overhaul of the EU’s Emissions Trading System (ETS) is shaping up as one of the toughest political tests for the bloc’s climate policy, with a tight timetable that looks almost as daunting as the substance of the reform itself.


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