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Brussels confirms plan to turn EU ETS into “investment tool” for decarbonisation

Published 15:04 on February 26, 2026 / Last updated at 17:50 on February 26, 2026 / and / EMEA (Compliance Markets & Taxes, Europe), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation, Investment, Reporting & Disclosure, Power/Electrification, Transport & Heating Fuels)

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The upcoming reform of the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) will aim to turn the bloc’s carbon market into “an investment tool” to modernise European industry, so it is no longer seen only as “a taxation tool”, the European Commission said on Thursday.
The upcoming reform of the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) will aim to turn the bloc’s carbon market into “an investment tool” to modernise European industry, so it is no longer seen only as “a taxation tool”, the European Commission said on Thursday.


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