EU legislators agree on more free carbon allowances for energy-intensive industries
EU Council and Parliament negotiators have agreed to allocate around 121 million free allowances under the EU Emissions Trading System…
EU Commission reports 1.6% emissions decline, cautions on slower progress towards 2030
The EU Commission’s 2026 Climate Action Progress Report shows greenhouse gas emissions fell by 1.6% in 2025, bringing them 39%…
EU Council adopts stronger ETS2 market stability rules ahead of 2028 launch
The EU Council has formally adopted amendments to the market stability reserve (MSR) for the new emissions trading system covering…
MEPs back amendments to EU carbon market stability reserves for ETS1 and ETS2
In their adopted positions, MEPs propose raising the ETS1 reserve’s allowance invalidation threshold from 400 million to 650 million ahead…
MEPS adopt their positions on wider CBAM scope and tougher anti-circumvention rules
The EU Parliament has adopted negotiating positions to extend CBAM to more downstream goods, tighten anti-circumvention rules and establish a…
EU Commission opens €1.5bn Battery Booster call for EV cell plants
The EU Commission is offering up to €1.5 billion in interest-free loans to support large-scale electric-vehicle battery cell projects in…
EU co-legislators reach ETS2 deal to strengthen market stability reserve
European Parliament and Council negotiators have reached a political agreement to strengthen the market stability reserve for ETS2, the emissions…
EU Commission opens consultation on updated EU Emissions Trading System benchmarks
The European Commission has proposed updated EU ETS benchmark values for 2026–2030 aimed at balancing industrial competitiveness with decarbonisation goals,…
EU Commission and Eurocontrol want to track non-CO₂ climate impact of aviation
The European Commission and Eurocontrol are stepping up their work on the monitoring, reporting and verification of aviation's full climate impact by…
MEPs back a 2040 emissions reduction target of 90% for the EU
Following a vote by Parliament, the EU will have to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 90% in 2040 compared with…
Innovation Fund battery call: Five electric vehicle battery cell projects awarded
Five electric vehicle (EV) battery cell manufacturing projects selected under the Innovation Fund 2024 Battery call (IF24Battery) have successfully signed their Grant…
EU Innovation Fund adds six projects supporting the decarbonisation of industry
Today, six projects from the Innovation Fund 2023 general call for Net-Zero Technologies (IF23 Call) reserve list have signed their Grant Agreements.…
EESC public hearing: Economic Impact of the Implementation of the EU Emissions Trading System
10/06/2025 Event type: Public hearing Location: European Commission Representation in Malta, La Valletta The European Economic and...
EU and Swiss Emissions Trading Systems agree on 2025 transfers of allowances
The Joint Committee under the EU and Swiss Linking Agreement agreed on the 2025 arrangements for the transfers of emission…
2030 climate targets: EU Parliament adopts key laws
Strasbourg, 18 April 2023 Free allowances in the Emissions Trading System (ETS) to be phased...
Climate change: EU Parliament extends the Market Stability Reserve to 2030
Brussels, 14 March 2023 The market stability reserve of the EU Emissions Trading System is...
EU Emissions Trading System: Political deal on more ambitious targets
Brussels, 18 December 2022 Emissions in the ETS sectors must be cut by 62% by...
Aviation: New rules agreed on applying the EU emissions trading system
Brussels, 9 December 2022 The Commission welcomes the deal reached this week between the European...
Opening of coal-fired power stations and the need for a carbon quota moratorium – EU Commission answer
Brussels, 19 September 2022 See question(s) : E-002447/2022 EN E-002447/2022 Answer given by Executive Vice-President Timmermans...
Most efficient installations in the sectors covered by the EU Emissions Trading System – EU Commission answer
Brussels, 25 July 2022 See question(s) : P-002342/2022 EN P-002342/2022 Answer given by Executive Vice-President Timmermans...
Green Deal: What the EU Commission proposes to meet climate ambitions
Brussels, 14 July 2021 Today, the European Commission adopted a package of proposals to make...