A Subsidy Phaseout Call and an ETS2 Price Brake: EU Ministers Set Their COP31 Line Oct 9, 2026 · Regulation EU finance ministers called for a fossil fuel subsidy phaseout ahead of COP31 and approved ETS2 changes to limit carbon price volatility before its 2028 launch. EU ETS2 carbon price +2
Objection Fails in ENVI: EU Carbon Farming Certification Rules Move Forward Oct 6, 2026 · Regulation ENVI lawmakers rejected an objection to the EU's carbon farming certification methodologies on 5 October, letting the delegated act move forward. carbon farming regulation +2
EU ETS Reform: The Post-2035 Fight Over International Credits Has Begun Sep 29, 2026 · Market Ireland's EU presidency weighs how the ETS treats international credits after 2035, while an S&D lawmaker moves to delete the Article 6 fallback mechanism. EU ETS Article 6 +2
The EU's 250-Million-Tonne Carbon Removal Plan Has a €37 Billion Problem Sep 27, 2026 · Regulation A Swedish bank analysis warns the EU plan to buy 250 million carbon removal credits could leave member states with a funding gap of up to €37 billion. carbon removal EU ETS +2
EU 2040 Target: Nature-Based Article 6 Credits Face Discounting Under New Purchasing Rules Sep 19, 2026 · Regulation The European Commission is drafting rules that would stop nature-based Article 6 credits counting at full value toward the 2040 climate target if integrity standards fall short. Article 6 EU climate policy +2
CBAM's Next Phase: Parliament Votes to Tax Carbon in 457 Manufactured Products Sep 15, 2026 · Regulation The European Parliament backed a CBAM expansion to 457 downstream products, far beyond the Commission's 180. What the vote changes for importers and exporters. CBAM EU climate policy +2
Europe's Carbon Removal Buyers' Club Lines Up First Offtakes by Year-End Sep 14, 2026 · Regulation The EU CRCF Buyers Club is racing to close its first pilot offtake contracts for permanent carbon removals by December, as a new review flags national policy gaps. carbon removal EU climate policy +2
Brussels Puts National Carbon Removal Targets on the Table Sep 12, 2026 · Regulation The EU is weighing national carbon removal targets in its year-end climate package. What binding CDR goals would mean for developers, investors and buyers. carbon removal EU climate policy +2
Carbon Removal: The 61-Million-Tonne Gap in Europe's City Climate Plans Aug 18, 2026 · Market A Nature Climate Change study of 103 European cities finds 2030 net-zero plans lean on 61 Mt of carbon removals, but identified capacity covers only 18%. carbon removal net zero cities +3
1.9 Billion Extra Allowances by 2040: The Supply Math of the EU ETS Phase 5 Proposal Aug 11, 2026 · Regulation The European Commission's EU ETS Phase 5 proposal could add over 1.9 billion allowances by 2040. What drives the surplus and what it means for EUA buyers. EU ETS carbon allowances +2