Response to the Emissions Trading System (ETS) inception impact assessment

T&E welcomes the Commission’s initiative to align the ETS directive with the EU’s 2030 target of at least -55% emissions reduction and to ensure that all sectors contribute, in line with the EU’s international commitment to economy-wide action under the Paris Agreement. However, T&E regrets that the Commission is considering to switch gear on tackling emissions in the road sector. Analysis shows that the existing regulatory framework, consisting of CO₂ emission norms at the EU level and national action necessary to comply with national targets, is a much more effective way to ensure the sector is in line with the EU’s new 2030 target than inclusion in the ETS. Without keeping and strengthening the effort sharing target the -55% is at risk.