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EU Commission estimates ETS2 price at €30, despite market trading near €90

Published 17:07 on September 26, 2025 / Last updated at 17:07 on September 26, 2025 / / EMEA (Compliance Markets & Taxes, Europe), Net Zero Transition (Transport & Heating Fuels)

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A senior European Commission official said this week that the EU executive expects carbon prices under the new emissions trading system for heating and transport fuels (ETS2) to be around €30 per tonne of CO2, even though the market currently values them at more than three times that level.
A senior European Commission official said this week that the EU executive expects carbon prices under the new emissions trading system for heating and transport fuels (ETS2) to be around €30 per tonne of CO2, even though the market currently values them at more than three times that level.


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