German EU ETS emissions drop 3% as industrial output weakens -report
Germany’s emissions from power and industrial plants covered by the EU ETS fell by 3.2% in 2025, as weaker industrial output and reduced lignite-fired power generation outweighed higher hard coal and gas use, a German government report published Tuesday said.
Read MoreInternational think tank publishes simulator to support governments designing carbon market frameworks
An international advisory company and think tank announced on Tuesday a new scenario-based simulation model to help governments designing their own carbon market frameworks.
Read MoreEuro Markets: EUAs give up Monday’s gain amid steady day-long selling, as gas jumps on tanker attack
EU carbon allowances gave up all Monday’s price gains from Tuesday and more, as sellers came to the fore despite the approaching reduction in EU auction volumes as the REPowerEU programme is expected to end on Thursday, while energy markets rallied after an LNG tanker was attacked overnight.
Read MoreEU clean tech chief pushes back against lowering ETS emissions cap
Teresa Ribera, the EU’s clean technology chief, is at odds with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen over how steeply carbon allowances under the EU’s Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) should decline each year, according to multiple sources.
Read MoreChemicals industry escapes EU carbon price as free allowances cover 98% of emissions, watchdog says
Europe’s chemical industry has effectively paid no carbon price under the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) over the past decade, contradicting claims that high carbon costs are undermining the sector, according to a new investigation by a watchdog group.
Read MoreANNOUNCEMENT: Carbon Pulse launches EU ETS data portal ahead of flagship reform
Market, policy, and emissions data at your fingertips as the European Commission prepares to issue legislative proposals to reform the world’s largest compliance carbon market by traded value.
Read MoreEU should use international credits to build carbon pricing systems abroad, policy brief says
The EU should use its quota for international carbon credits to help build domestic carbon pricing systems in partner countries, rather than treating them as a cheaper route to fulfilling its 2040 emission targets, according to a recent policy brief.
Read MoreIndustrial carbon management coalition backs “strong, predictable” EU ETS
A broad coalition of industrial carbon management stakeholders has urged the European Union to use the forthcoming review of the bloc’s Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) to preserve the market’s core architecture while directing a larger share of its revenues into industrial decarbonisation.
Read MoreSteelmakers set for EU ETS “jackpot” despite free allocation fears, think-tank says
EU steelmakers are set to benefit from the EU’s Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) and Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) in the coming years, despite industry concerns over the phaseout of free allowances, according to a brief by a Brussels-based climate policy think-tank.
Read MoreHigh power costs, not ETS, are stalling EU industrial decarbonisation, researchers say
Europe should resist calls to weaken its carbon market because the main barriers to industrial decarbonisation are slow electrification and weak investment signals rather than climate policy, according to a report published on Tuesday.
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