{"id":23331,"date":"2025-11-05T13:42:03","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T11:42:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ehpa.org\/?p=23331"},"modified":"2025-11-05T14:51:41","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T12:51:41","slug":"delaying-ets2-undermines-europes-decarbonisation-efforts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ehpa.org\/news-and-resources\/news\/delaying-ets2-undermines-europes-decarbonisation-efforts\/","title":{"rendered":"ETS2: politics must not delay decarbonisation"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"23331\" class=\"elementor elementor-23331\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c2f03d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3c2f03d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24843e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"24843e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">EU governments\u2019 decision yesterday to delay the carbon price on buildings and road transport (ETS2) for a year to 2028 is unhelpful political posturing when time is of the essence.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Rapidly putting a carbon price on buildings, along with targeted funding to help the most vulnerable, is key to pushing the switch away from fossil fuel heating towards heat pumps.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cEU leaders must turn down the sound and fury and move on with the essential task of decarbonising Europe\u2019s buildings\u201d, said <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Paul Kenny, director general of the European Heat Pump Association. <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cRapid implementation of the second Emissions Trading System will boost the heat pump sector, allowing it to invest in European competitiveness and reduce our use of often imported fossil fuels.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Two weeks ago, EU Climate Commissioner Hoekstra already <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ehpa.org\/news-and-resources\/policy\/emissions-trading-system-2-timely-implementation-is-key\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">announced<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> changes to the ETS2, which would keep the carbon price lower. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In addition to a rapid implementation of the ETS2, EHPA is calling for a shift of energy taxation away from electricity and building codes that close the door on fossil fuels, as they empower citizens to install heat pumps.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EU governments\u2019 decision yesterday to delay the carbon price on buildings and road transport (ETS2) for a year to 2028 is unhelpful political posturing when time is of the essence. 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