Carbon Market Watch outlines the priorities for the upcoming revision of the EU Emissions Trading System
11 May 2026 | 11:00-12:00 CEST | Online
Overview:
Over the past two decades, the EU’s Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) has helped cut greenhouse gas emissions from power, industry, aviation and maritime sectors in half.
Starting this summer, the scheme will undergo another revision, but it is already the subject of an intense political and industry-led assault that is seeking to curb the EU ETS’s environmental efficacy to bolster corporate bottom lines and prolong the fossil status quo.
Despite the noise, support for and acceptance of the ETS as a driving force of both climate action and European competitiveness is actually growing among civil society, government and industry.
Carbon Market Watch invites you to this webinar where we will launch our position paper outlining the key priorities for policymakers to consider in the upcoming EU Emissions Trading System revision.The ETS is far from perfect, but every revision so far it has been made into a more effective climate tool. We will highlight the top 10 ways to make it better still.
The EU’s lawmakers must stay the course. Don’t mess with the ETS.
Programme
11:00-11:10 | Introduction – Don’t Mess With the ETS: Wijnand Stoefs, EU policy lead
11:10-11:40 | Presentations: Priorities for the Emissions Trading System revision
- Lidia Tamellini, Policy expert on EU industrial decarbonisation
- Jenny Helle, Policy expert on decarbonisation of aviation and shipping
- Emma Wikström, Policy expert on EU carbon markets
11:40-12:00 | Q&A and closing remarks
