Delays to EU carbon price for road transport and buildings could prove costly

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🗞️ Driving the news: EU institutions are moving toward delaying ETS2, the bloc’s carbon pricing system for road transport and buildings, despite warnings from environmental groups, businesses and social advocates
• ETS2, originally planned for 2027, would apply a carbon cost to heating fuels and petrol to accelerate the shift toward clean mobility and low-carbon buildings
• A political deal now appears likely to postpone the launch amid cost-of-living concerns

🔭 The context: Transport is the EU’s largest emitting sector (27% of total emissions) and buildings remain a major climate laggard due to inefficient heating and slow renovation rates
• ETS2 is a central pillar of Fit for 55, designed to create long-term price signals for clean investment and to generate revenue for the Social Climate Fund, which aims to protect low-income households
• Delays risk reducing available funding and weakening investor certainty for heat pumps, EV infrastructure and sustainable fuels

🌍 Why it matters for the planet: A postponement slows decarbonisation in sectors that are hardest and costliest to clean up later
• It prolongs fossil-fuel dependency, delays emissions cuts, and undermines climate-equity tools meant to support vulnerable households through the transition

⏭️ What’s next: Trilogue negotiators are expected to formalize the delay, triggering a broader debate on whether alternative measures can keep the EU aligned with its 2030 climate pathway

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