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High energy costs intensify debate over EU plan to decarbonise heating and transport
(EurActiv, 18 Mar 2022) A European Union plan to charge fuel suppliers for the CO2 emitted by cars and heating buildings is emerging as the most contentious element in a raft of climate change policies the bloc’s member states are negotiating this year.
EU policymakers proposed the new carbon market for transport and heating in July, as part of plans to meet the EU’s climate change target to cut net emissions 55% by 2030 from 1990 levels.
EU countries are negotiating the package of measures, which Brussels says will both fight climate change and help cut dependence on Russian fossil fuels. Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine has put countries on a mission to quit Russian oil, coal and gas within a few years.
At a meeting of environment ministers from the 27 EU countries on Thursday, countries including Sweden, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Finland and Austria supported the new carbon market.
“Emissions trading at European level is our most efficient tool for mitigating emissions,” Swedish climate minister Annika Strandhall said. “We do not see any plausible alternatives.”
Poland and Hungary opposed it, while states including Belgium, Romania, the Czech Republic, Spain, Slovakia and Slovenia raised concerns – all focussed on the potential costs for citizens.
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