In a voting session on the draft report by Peter Liese (EPP, Germany) on the revision of the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS), the European Parliament’s Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) adopted by a large majority (61 votes in favour, 22 against and 5 abstentions), on Tuesday 17 May, a compromise amendment to delay the introduction of a new European carbon market covering emissions from heating of buildings and road transport (ETS2).
MEPs want the ETS2...