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Brussels loosens state aid rules, insulates ETS from power price spike

Published 12:18 on April 29, 2026 / Last updated at 12:18 on April 29, 2026 / / EMEA (Compliance Markets & Taxes, Europe), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation, Power/Electrification, Transport & Heating Fuels)

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The European Commission's new Middle East crisis aid framework draws a line between the EU ETS and the latest surge in energy cost, helping to ease high power prices while insisting that the carbon market is not the culprit.
The European Commission's new Middle East crisis aid framework draws a line between the EU ETS and the latest surge in energy cost, helping to ease high power prices while insisting that the carbon market is not the culprit.


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