05/06/2026 (Agence Europe) – On Tuesday 2 June, the European Commission announced that it had signed a five-year contract with European Energy Exchange AG (Deutsche Börse Group) and its subsidiary European Commodity Clearing for the joint auction platform for the Emissions Trading System (ETS). This is the fourth common auction platform for the 27 Member States plus Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway. Auctions on the platform will begin in January 2027, including for ETS2 (buildings, road transport), despite the postponement of the obligations to 2028 (see EUROPE 13761/2). EEX has organised most of the ETS auctions since they were launched in 2010 and “has successfully completed more than 3,200 emissions allowance auctions on its exchange platform”, the platform reveals. (ND)