The joint letter, spearheaded by the Dutch Scientific Climate Council, arrives as member states including Italy and Poland lobby for exemptions and delays. Signatories from nations such as Germany, Sweden, Denmark, Ireland, and Portugal contend that any retreat from current carbon pricing will lock the bloc into prolonged fossil fuel dependence. By shielding the power and industrial sectors from market-based costs, proponents of the revision risk leaving the European Union exposed to future energy price shocks.
Advisory councils urge EU to maintain carbon market integrity
Twelve national climate councils have launched a coordinated defense of the European Union’s carbon pricing system, warning that political concessions will trigger long-term economic instability. The coalition argues that diluting the Emissions Trading System (ETS) during its current revision cycle threatens both environmental targets and future energy security.
Beyond the immediate economic risks, the councils emphasize the moral dimension of the policy. In their correspondence to the leaders of the European Parliament, the European Council, and the European Commission, the experts stated that weakening the ETS undermines the bloc's global climate credibility. They maintain that delaying the expansion of carbon pricing to the buildings and road transport sectors acts as a direct contradiction to the EU’s stated goal of ensuring the wellbeing of future generations.
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