ECS26: Carbon pricing schemes must be flexible for climate goals to be upheld, say experts
Carbon pricing policies must be flexibly designed to ensure they can be tweaked to align with political realities, in order to retain electorate support for climate goals, said experts at a conference.
Read MoreEU ETS reform to focus on investments, price stability, top official says
The upcoming revision of the EU’s Emissions Trading System (ETS) will aim to turn the bloc’s carbon market into an “investment machine” while maintaining a rules-based system to ensure price stability, a senior European Commission official has said.
Read MorePOLL: Policy uncertainty caps EUAs as weak demand, fund retreat offset structural bullishness
Analysts have slashed their forecasts for EU carbon prices, which they say are now being driven more by political risk than fundamentals.
Read MoreEU lawmaker pushes to delete suspension mechanism, Article 6 recognition from CBAM
The European Parliament’s lead negotiator on the proposal to extend the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) proposes to delete both the temporary suspension mechanism and the reference to recognition of international carbon credits, in a draft position released on Tuesday.
Read MoreEuro Markets: EUAs breach technical resistance to hit two-month high as traders eye more gains
European carbon prices rose to their highest in two months on Tuesday, crossing above a key technical resistance level and continuing the recent trend of moving in the opposite direction to energy markets, as the United States and Iran were said to be considering another round of peace talks even while the US began its own blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.
Read MoreAsia, Latin America drive 2025 global carbon market growth, report finds
Global carbon market coverage and revenues climbed to fresh highs last year as emissions trading systems (ETSs) continued to spread and deepen across major economies, according to the 2026 status report from the International Carbon Action Partnership (ICAP).
Read MoreCzech PM presses for additional free EU ETS allocation to ease energy shock
Czech populist Prime Minister Andrej Babis has urged the European Commission to quickly loosen the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) by granting extra free allowances to energy‑intensive sectors hit by soaring power and gas prices.
Read MoreUK trims 2026 free carbon permit allocations further
The UK ETS Authority has reduced the total number of free UKA permit handouts for industrial emissions in both 2025 and 2026 by just over 2% since previous figures were published, trimming allocations for this year by around 500,000 tonnes, though keeping the year-on-year cut at 5%.
Read MoreEU Commission chief says ETS free permit allocation benchmarks will come “shortly”
The benchmarks determining how many free allowances industries receive under the EU’s Emissions Trading System (ETS) are coming “shortly”, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen reiterated in a speech on Monday, following a meeting with other commissioners on the impact of the Middle East war.
Read MoreUK govt seeks to make it easier to pass legislation for dynamic alignment with EU -media
The UK government is poised to introduce legislation next month that would allow it to align the country with new EU regulations, including for the bloc’s Emissions Trading System (ETS), without going through a parliamentary vote, according to The Times newspaper.
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