FAQ: The EU ETS for aviation explained
The EU’s Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) covers aviation. But what does that mean for the climate and airlines?
12 Days of ETSMas
Merry ETSmas!
The EU through its Emissions Trading System giftwraps free pollution permits to 30 grossly wealthy energy production and heavy industry companies causing 25% of the bloc’s emissions.
Over the 12 days of ETSMas we counted down the EU’s luckiest polluters.
Settling the bill: Who must pay for their emissions?
Revenue from the EU’s Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) continues to be spent on subsidising heavy industry pollution rather than on climate action and ending energy poverty.
FAQ: The EU ETS for shipping explained
The EU’s Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) is being expanded to cover shipping. But what does this involve and what does it mean for the maritime sector?
Emissions Aristocracy: EU carbon market’s one-percenters spew out lion’s share of emissions
Emissions Aristocracy of just 30 companies spews out half of the greenhouse gases covered by the European Union’s Emissions Trading System (EU ETS), representing a quarter of the EU’s carbon footprint, a CMW report uncovers.
ETS Revenue use: Maximising social and climate benefit
The eighth ETS Talk will explore how the use of revenue from the ETS presents tangible risks, but also offers a unique opportunity to create co-benefits from carbon pricing.
Reformed EU ETS helps Belgian port navigate a faster course to decarbonisation
With shipping due to enter the EU’s Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) in 2024, North Sea Port in Belgium is striving to put more wind in the sails of its climate strategy.
How EU ETS in Portugal supports cyclists and helps birds to fly again
Portugal is using revenue from the EU’s Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) to help finance its green transition, bankrolling everything from cycling infrastructure to nature conservation.
Can the EU’s expanded Emissions Trading System ensure a just transition for vulnerable Europeans and the climate?
The European Union’s expansion of the European Emissions Trading System, known as ETS2, will extend the “polluter pays” principle to buildings and road transport. This will make carbon pricing more tangible to EU citizens but can also help them decarbonise.
