Brussels faces backlash over carbon trading system as production costs soar

Several EU countries argue that planned cuts to free emissions allowances under the EU Emissions Trading System are too ...
Euractiv

ETS must manage carbon costs, not just prices, says climate leader

Climate roundtable chief, Andrei Marcu, is calling for a rethink of EU carbon market governance beyond short-term fixes ...
JD Supra

EU ETS: European Commission Announces Additional Flexibilities, Including Updated Benchmarks

On 11 May 2026, the European Commission (Commission) presented updated EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) benchmarks for consultation. This followed an announcement on 19 March 2026 of measures ...
Supply Chain

BIMCO Adopts ETS Carbon Trading Clauses to Meet EU Requirements

In response to the European Union’s upcoming inclusion of the shipping industry in its Emission Trading Scheme provisions, the Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO) has developed a ...
Crude Oil Prices

New EU Carbon Market Set to Hit Households and Small Businesses

The European Union’s new emissions trading system, expected to take effect in 2027, is set to hike prices for home heating and transportation, research firm BloombergNEF says in a new report. The new ...

Four EU countries push Brussels to ease carbon market pressure on industry

Estonia, France, Germany and Spain support the Emissions Trading System, the EU’s major climate policy tool, but want clearer, simpler and possibly more flexible rules to protect industrial ...
Carbon Pulse

Italian regulator steps cautiously towards compensating gas power plants for their ETS costs

The Italian energy regulator appears to be limiting the extent to which gas-fired power operators will be able to recoup compliance costs from the EU's Emissions Trading System (ETS), likely in an ...