SECTORAL POLICIES / Climate

European Commission is trying to persuade Member States of need for a carbon market for road transport and buildings

Brussels, 17/03/2022 (Agence Europe)

The European Commission sent to Member States, on Wednesday 16 March, a non-paper to highlight the potential consequences of not establishing an EU-wide emissions trading system for road transport and buildings (ETS2), both in terms of CO₂ emissions and social and economic costs.

In such a scenario, at least 55 million tonnes of CO₂ would have to be reduced by other means, without the guarantee that an ETS offers in terms of emission reductions, says the note, sent on the eve of a debate on...