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Czech PM calls for delaying EU ETS2 until 2030, capping carbon prices in ETS1

Published 14:58 on February 3, 2026 / Last updated at 14:58 on February 3, 2026 / / EMEA (Compliance Markets & Taxes, Europe), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation, Power/Electrification, Transport & Heating Fuels)

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Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis has urged EU leaders to further delay the start of the bloc's new emissions trading system for heating and road transport fuels (ETS2) until 2030 and to introduce a price cap in the current EU ETS, warning that high carbon costs risk undermining the bloc’s economy and social stability.
Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis has urged EU leaders to further delay the start of the bloc's new emissions trading system for heating and road transport fuels (ETS2) until 2030 and to introduce a price cap in the current EU ETS, warning that high carbon costs risk undermining the bloc’s economy and social stability.


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