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Apr 26 2023

Too early: EU states adopt new emissions trading system for road transport

The Council of the EU yesterday adopted a new emissions trading system for road transport (ETS II). The system will apply to road transport fuel suppliers starting 2027, unless oil and gas prices are exceptionally high.
EU Member States formally adopted yesterday the ETS II text that the European Parliament had passed last week, which the Council and Parliament had agreed on in December 2022.

 

ETS II will go live in 2027, except if oil and gas prices are especially high, in which case it will be pushed back by one year.

 

The compromise to launch ETS II in 2027 – compared to 2024, as initially supported in the European Parliament, or even 2025 and 2026, as first proposed by the European Commission – is significantly more realistic, given the expected pace of infrastructure and technological development.

 

IRU EU Advocacy Director Raluca Marian said, “As we’ve argued throughout the legislative process, 2027 is too soon.

 

“But we’re glad that the EU listened to our concerns and demonstrated some pragmatism, including by not settling for an even earlier date.” Read more

 

Source: IRU