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EU sets out draft ETS2 payback scheme for wrongly charged fuel users

Published 10:18 on July 20, 2026 / Last updated at 10:18 on July 20, 2026 / / EMEA (Compliance Markets & Taxes, Europe), Net Zero Transition (Transport & Heating Fuels)

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The European Commission has drafted new rules that spell out how EU countries may compensate consumers that are inadvertently charged carbon costs under the bloc’s  upcoming Emissions Trading System for road transport and heating fuels (ETS2), while also using that data to correct the future supply of allowances under the scheme.
The European Commission has drafted new rules that spell out how EU countries may compensate consumers that are inadvertently charged carbon costs under the bloc’s  upcoming Emissions Trading System for road transport and heating fuels (ETS2), while also using that data to correct the future supply of allowances under the scheme.


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