ETS
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Under the EU’s emissions-trading system, or ETS, companies whose operations emit climate-changing carbon dioxide must pay for a permit for each metric ton they emit.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
The ETS forces industry to pay a carbon price for polluting practices.
From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026
Italian Industry Minister Adolfo Urso has also called for "a substantial overhaul" of the ETS.
From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026
On Tuesday, the Commission proposed that EU governments transfer a bigger slice -- 30% rather than 25% -- of their revenues from the ETS to the EU than originally proposed.
From Reuters • Jun. 20, 2023
In 2005 it established an emissions trading system, or ETS, where major emitters have to buy allowances for every ton of CO2 they release.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 22, 2023
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