“Don’t mess with EU ETS”, climate campaigners warn
Campaigners have urged Brussels to resist growing political pressure to dilute the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS), warning that weakening the bloc’s flagship carbon market in the name of industrial competitiveness would undermine two decades of decarbonisation efforts just as the system “is finally working somewhat”.
Read MoreBRIEFING: China calls EU carbon border fee “not helpful for developing countries”
China’s ecology and environment vice minister, Li Gao, has called the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) “not correct” and “not helpful for developing countries”, saying it seeks to impose a global carbon price on other nations.
Read MoreEU, China, Brazil, hold first meeting of compliance carbon markets coalition
The first meeting of the Open Coalition on Compliance Carbon Markets took place on Thursday, with the EU and Brazil’s top climate officials telling Carbon Pulse the initiative aims to reduce fragmentation among emissions trading systems worldwide and boost the uptake of carbon pricing.
Read MoreEU CBAM already changing fertiliser trade flows as pressure on sector intensifies -analysts
The European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) is already reshaping fertiliser trade in 2026, according to new research, as importers and producers grapple with rising carbon costs, tightening supply chains, and geopolitical disruption linked to war in the Middle East.
Read MoreEgypt launches digital platform for environmental verification, EU CBAM accreditation criteria pending -official
A specialised unit in Egypt’s foreign trade ministry has introduced a platform to streamline the environmental verification process and support data management, the unit’s executive director told Carbon Pulse.
Read MoreEU ETS drives global emissions decline via policy spillovers, with no evidence of carbon leakage -analysis
The EU ETS is delivering emissions cuts well beyond its borders without triggering widespread carbon leakage, according to new research that points to global policy and market spillovers from higher EU carbon prices.
Read MoreMajority in European Parliament supports deleting CBAM temporary suspension mechanism
The largest political groups in the European Parliament, including the centre-right European People’s Party (EPP), back removing the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism’s (CBAM) temporary suspension clause from the European Commission’s December proposal to extend the scheme.
Read MoreDutch non-paper proposes major simplification of default values for downstream goods under EU CBAM
EU member states will on Tuesday discuss a significant simplification of the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), specifically its default emissions values for downstream goods, as concerns mount that the current system is too complex to apply effectively to manufactured goods with fragmented supply chains.
Read MoreMiddle East turmoil reopens battle over ETS as EU centre-right defends system, urges pragmatic rollout
A European Parliament debate on the EU’s response to the Middle East crisis veered onto the bloc’s carbon pricing system, as MEPs clashed over whether the ETS and border carbon fee are shielding people from fossil fuel shocks or piling costs onto households, farmers, and industry.
Read MoreCBAM appears to be distorting power flows between Western Balkans and EU, says Energy Community
The EU’s carbon border fee appears to be distorting electricity flows between the EU and the Western Balkans countries, which risks reducing the amount of clean power flowing from these countries into the bloc, according to a report by an energy community body.Â
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