How to Make the New Emissions Trading System Work for Consumers

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Publication Date March 2022
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Manufacturing and energy industries, then covered by the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), had cut greenhouse gas emissions between 1990 and 2022 by about 40 per cent, while decarbonisation in the commercial and residential building sector had not been as fast, with emissions reductions below 30 per cent. However, road transport had increased emissions by almost 30 per cent. The new ETS aimed to reverse that trend in transport and accelerate decarbonisation in buildings, cutting combined emissions from these sectors by 45 per cent by 2030 relative to 2005 levels. Extending the Emissions Trading System to buildings and road transport could cut emissions and help poor households if all revenues were devoted to income support and green investment.

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  • https://www.cer.eu/sites/default/files/insight_EC_carbonprices_4.3.22.pdf
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ESO Records
CER Bulletin: Aug./Sept 2021: The “Fit for 55” Climate Proposals Explained https://www.europeansources.info/record/the-fit-for-55-climate-proposals-explained/
European Commission: COM (2021) 550: "Fit for 55" https://www.europeansources.info/record/fit-for-55-delivering-the-eus-2030-climate-target-on-the-way-to-climate-neutrality/
UKiCE Explainers: June 4th 2021: UK and EU Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Schemes https://www.europeansources.info/record/uk-and-eu-greenhouse-gas-emissions-trading-schemes/

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