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BRIEFING: EU Parliament will defend tough conditionality on free CO2 allowances, says lead ETS lawmaker

Published 12:39 on July 23, 2026 / Last updated at 12:39 on July 23, 2026 / / EMEA (Compliance Markets & Taxes, Europe), Insights (Briefings)

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The European Parliament’s lead lawmaker on the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) reform, Peter Liese, has backed the European Commission’s push to attach tougher conditions to free carbon allowances, insisting that support must be tied to concrete investments at plant level and directly linked to job preservation.
The European Parliament’s lead lawmaker on the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) reform, Peter Liese, has backed the European Commission’s push to attach tougher conditions to free carbon allowances, insisting that support must be tied to concrete investments at plant level and directly linked to job preservation.


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