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High power costs, not ETS, are stalling EU industrial decarbonisation, researchers say

Published 23:01 on July 6, 2026 / Last updated at 15:56 on July 6, 2026 / / EMEA (Compliance Markets & Taxes, Europe), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation, Investment, Reporting & Disclosure, Power/Electrification)

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Europe should resist calls to weaken its carbon market because the main barriers to industrial decarbonisation are slow electrification and weak investment signals rather than climate policy, according to a report published on Tuesday.
Europe should resist calls to weaken its carbon market because the main barriers to industrial decarbonisation are slow electrification and weak investment signals rather than climate policy, according to a report published on Tuesday.


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