In future, a certificate should in principle be purchased for every tonne of CO2 produced.
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Brussels The EU legislators have agreed on the details of the emissions trading reform. On Sunday night, the negotiators announced compromises that would mean that CO2 emissions would also become expensive in those sectors that had previously benefited from freely allocated emission rights. In the future, private individuals in the EU should also pay a CO2 price when filling up or heating, as has been the case in Germany since 2021.
Emissions trading is the central instrument for saving a significant proportion of climate-damaging emissions in Europe by 2030 and becoming climate-neutral by 2050. In principle, a certificate must be purchased for every tonne of CO2 that is produced somewhere. From year to year the number of certificates issued decreases, therefore their price increases. In technical terms, emissions trading is referred to as “ETS” (for “Emission Trading System”).
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