BRIEFING: EU ETS reform must prevent carbon price from “going through the roof”, says key lawmaker

Published 16:32 on February 10, 2026 / Last updated at 04:42 on February 11, 2026 / / EMEA (Compliance Markets & Taxes, Europe), Insights (Briefings)

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The upcoming revision of the EU’s Emissions Trading System (ETS), expected to begin in July, must ensure carbon prices “don’t go through the roof”, said Peter Liese, a lawmaker with the European Parliament’s leading European People's Party (EPP) who spearheaded the previous reform.
The upcoming revision of the EU’s Emissions Trading System (ETS), expected to begin in July, must ensure carbon prices “don’t go through the roof”, said Peter Liese, a lawmaker with the European Parliament’s leading European People's Party (EPP) who spearheaded the previous reform.


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