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Προσθήκη του ot.gr στην GoogleTen European Union member states have called on the European Commission to reconsider its planned carbon pricing scheme for transport and heating fuels, setting the stage for a political clash over one of the bloc’s flagship climate policies.
In a joint statement seen by Reuters, Italy, Poland, Bulgaria, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia urged Brussels to use its upcoming revision of the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) to reassess the new carbon pricing mechanism, known as ETS2.
The appeal comes ahead of the European Commission’s proposal on Friday to revise the existing ETS, under which power plants, factories, airlines and shipping companies pay for their carbon dioxide emissions.
The ten countries argue that introducing a new carbon price on transport and heating fuels would place an additional burden on European households during a period of economic and geopolitical uncertainty.
“European citizens should not be facing new climate taxes in current economic and geopolitical circumstances. ETS2 should therefore be addressed directly in the revision and carefully reconsidered,” the joint statement said.
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