SECTORAL POLICIES / Climate

EU Member States expect a decline in emissions covered by ETS to slow down over next few decades, according to EEA

Brussels, 13/01/2022 (Agence Europe)

European Union Member States expect greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions covered by the Emissions Trading System (ETS) to continue to decline over the next few decades, but at a slower rate than before, says a report published by the European Environment Agency (EEA) on Wednesday 12 January. 

According to the report, total emissions from stationary installations covered by the ETS (factories, power plants, etc.) fell by 11.4% between 2019 and 2020, the largest annual decrease since the ETS came...