This practical policy paper by the Jacques Delors Institute studies the carbon taxation schemes of France, Germany and Austria as well as a selected regulatory, redistribution and investment measures linked to national CO2 prices. Based on this analysis, this paper makes recommendations for the design of social climate plans and national measures financed by ETS2 […]
Transport & Environment published a report with 5 recommendations to support ETS2 implementation. Two of them, frontloading and MSR reforms, are being implemented by the European Commission. Three are left for the Member States to implement: improve the NECP’s, create a predictable price path and return at least half of the revenue to citizens for
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The Life Effect consortium members show how the new Emissions Trading System (ETS) provides EU countries with sufficient funds to mitigate financial burdens for households. The policy options for member states are presented with a tool to evaluate specific policies. The table in the paper has practical deep links to relevant ETS2 legislative texts. This
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The European Environmental Bureau explains the need for direct payments to support carbon pricing in Europe in this new report.
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