The Commission will soon propose measures to ensure a smooth start of the new EU Emissions Trading System for road transport and buildings (ETS2), addressing price stability and investment needs. Plans include early auctions, an ETS2 Frontloading Facility, and stronger market-stability safeguards.
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The European Commission is strengthening global cooperation on carbon pricing, sharing lessons and supporting partner countries to develop effective and trusted emissions-trading systems.
The European Commission and EUROCONTROL have launched NEATS – the Non-CO₂ Aviation Effects Tracking System – a new IT tool for monitoring, reporting, and verifying (MRV) the non-CO₂ climate impacts of aviation.
The Commission will publish the available surrender and compliance data 2024 on October 6, 2025, at the latest.
The EU and ASEAN joined forces at a high-level side event in Langkawi to boost cooperation on carbon pricing and markets. Leaders highlighted carbon pricing as a fair, effective tool to cut emissions, drive innovation and support a just transition ahead of COP30.
On 28 August 2025, the Commission launched a call for evidence to gather stakeholder opinions on rules for calculating emissions in CBAM goods, adjusting CBAM certificates to reflect EU ETS free allocation, and deducting carbon prices paid in third countries.
Denmark and Luxembourg have revised their use of ETS flexibility under the Effort Sharing Regulation and will not cancel any ETS allowances between 2026 and 2030. The Commission has updated Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/2126 to reflect these changes.
The European Commission has launched the procurement process for the fourth common auction platform under the EU ETS. The platform will auction ETS1 and ETS2 allowances on behalf of Member States and EEA-EFTA countries, as well as allowances for key EU climate funds.
Today, the European Commission and the European Investment Bank announced that €3.66 billion have been disbursed from the Modernisation Fund to support 34 energy related projects in 9 EU Member States.
The European Commission has announced plans to introduce a new measure to address the risk of carbon leakage for EU-produced goods produced in CBAM sectors.
