If households are faced with rising costs as a result of the potential introduction of an emissions trading scheme (ETS) for the road transport and buildings sectors, the European Commission will ensure that a “climate action social fund” is in place, said the Commission’s Executive Vice-President in charge of the European Green Deal, Frans Timmermans, on Wednesday 9 June.
Speaking at the plenary session of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), the Vice-President said that...