ANALYSIS: Weakening of EU ETS price signal would damage carbon removal investment trajectory

Published 13:00 on April 10, 2026 / Last updated at 13:00 on April 10, 2026 / / CO2 Management (CCUS, Engineered Removals), EMEA (Compliance Markets & Taxes, Europe), Insights (Analysis), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation), Voluntary (VCM Developments)

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Reforms to the EU ETS that ease prices in the cap-and-trade compliance carbon market would reduce the incentive to scale engineered CO2 removal technologies, according to experts, though complementary financing measures will also be essential to meet the bloc's negative emissions goals.
Reforms to the EU ETS that ease prices in the cap-and-trade compliance carbon market would reduce the incentive to scale engineered CO2 removal technologies, according to experts, though complementary financing measures will also be essential to meet the bloc's negative emissions goals.


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