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FEATURE: EU quietly shifts from pricing agriculture emissions to voluntary carbon farming

Published 17:06 on May 22, 2026 / Last updated at 17:06 on May 22, 2026 / / CO2 Management (CCUS), EMEA (Europe), Insights (Features), Nature & Biodiversity (Policy), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry, Other NbS), Voluntary (VCM Developments)

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The European Commission is pivoting towards voluntary carbon farming and nature credits in its post-2030 climate agenda, while a long-discussed agriculture emissions trading system (ETS), informally dubbed ETS3 or AgETS, has effectively been shelved.
The European Commission is pivoting towards voluntary carbon farming and nature credits in its post-2030 climate agenda, while a long-discussed agriculture emissions trading system (ETS), informally dubbed ETS3 or AgETS, has effectively been shelved.


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