EU Emissions Trading System: heat and fuel benchmark values for 2026–2030
In interinstitutional negotiations (trilogues). Parliament and Council are working toward a provisional agreement, which would still need formal adoption to become law.
Last active 22 Sept 2026
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What this bill does
In plain terms: what it changes and who it affects.
It raises free carbon allowances for heat and fuel benchmarks in the EU Emissions Trading System through 2030.
It mainly affects industrial installations that receive free ETS allowances under heat and fuel fallback benchmarks. Oil and gas activities are excluded from the new increase.
- Raises the maximum annual adjustment for heat and fuel benchmarks for 2027-2030.
- Uses the full extra allowance amount without triggering the cross-sectoral correction factor.
- Applies the 2026 increase through the 2027 benchmark update.
- Leaves oil and gas activities outside the new fallback-benchmark increase.
- Takes effect
- It enters into force on the third day after publication in the Official Journal.
- Transitional law
- The extra free allocation for 2026 is made available together with the 2027 free allocation; the 2027 update uses only 40% of the adjustment.
- Directive 2003/87/EC (32003L0087)
- art. 10a: inserts paragraphs 2a and 2b after paragraph 2, adjusting heat and fuel benchmark update rates for 2027–2030
Latest update
23 Sept 2026The most recent development in this bill's progress.
Trilogues (interinstitutional negotiations) → Trilogues (interinstitutional negotiations)
Trilogues (interinstitutional negotiations) → Trilogues (interinstitutional negotiations)
Documents
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