FEATURE: Shipowners face choppy but navigable seas from inclusion in UK ETS, say experts
The inclusion of domestic maritime emissions in the UK Emissions Trading System (ETS) from this month is expected to pose limited difficulties for most shipowners, who are already familiar with the EU’s carbon pricing regime, but it is also unlikely to significantly cut emissions, experts said.
Read MoreBrussels confirms two-day postponement of EU carbon market reform
The European Commission confirmed on Wednesday that its proposal to revise the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) will be presented on July 17 instead of July 15 as initially planned.
Read MoreEuro Markets: EUAs bounce off technical support again as market absorbs two-day ETS reform delay
European carbon allowances traded in a tight range, weakening to test a key technical support and failing to react to news that the presentation of the EU ETS reform package will be delayed by two days.
Read MoreGerman ruling party seeks looser EU carbon cap, aviation freeze in upcoming ETS reform
The German centre-right CDU/CSU wants to “significantly lower” the rate at which carbon allowances under the EU’s Emissions Trading System (ETS) are cut each year, introduce a limited amount of international carbon credits into the market, and resist extending the scheme to international flights departing the bloc, according to a preliminary draft position seen by Carbon Pulse.
Read MoreMajority of Europeans support carbon pricing, according to poll
Some 59% of citizens polled across major European countries support carbon pricing for industrial emitters, according to a public opinion survey published on Wednesday.
Read MoreTop EU steelmakers say billions in green steel investments depend on ETS staying the course
A coalition of top European steel producers has said that more than €10 billion of low carbon investments are at risk if the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) framework is weakened in the upcoming reform.
Read MoreEuro Markets: EUAs end first half of 2026 down 8.3% as ETS reform reports dismissed as “fake news”
EU carbon prices ended the first half of the year down by 8.3% despite gaining nearly €1.40 on Tuesday, as traders reversed Monday’s sell-off after a key European politician dismissed as “fake news” earlier media reports on potential ETS reform measures, with the rally bringing EUAs back above a key technical support level.
Read MoreEPP not pushing to give free EU ETS allowances to power sector, key lawmaker says
Peter Liese, a senior German lawmaker tipped to lead the forthcoming revision of the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS), told journalists that his party is not seeking to grant power generators free ETS allowances, contrary to media reports.
Read MoreBrussels urged to keep incinerators out of EU ETS ahead of July review
Waste-to-energy (WtE) operators oppose the sector’s inclusion in the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS), warning the move would increase costs for municipalities and consumers while doing little to reduce emissions because plant operators cannot control the composition of the waste they receive.
Read MoreEurope’s chemicals lobby turns up the heat on Brussels ahead of EU ETS reform
The EU’s planned overhaul of its Emissions Trading System (ETS) must be reshaped to avoid accelerating Europe’s industrial decline, the continent’s chemicals lobby has warned, urging policymakers to treat the reform as “a test for Europe’s climate and industrial transition”.
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