On 14 July, the European Commission launched the Fit-for-55 package, a large set of legislative proposals to revise the EU 2030 climate and energy framework. Key elements of the package are the revision and scaling up of the Emissions Trading System (ETS) to cover a broader array of sectors, introducing a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism  (CBAM), and the creation of a Social Climate Fund among other proposals.  

With the Fit-for-55 package, the European Commission aims to achieve a 55% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, and net-zero emissions by 2050. But is the package ambitious enough to achieve this goal? 

By shedding the light on how Europe’s carbon pricing will unfold, the event will discuss the opportunities and challenges in the reformed ETS; how will it lead Europe to climate neutrality? And how can the ETS ensure a just transition for society and the climate?  

Join us on January 25 for this lively debate with panelists from different sectors, including trade unions, academia, private sector and civil society organisations.

PROGRAMME

• 10:30 - 11:15 Presentation by Pieter-Willem Lemmens, Climate & Energy Consultant at CLIMACT - "Is the EU ETS proposal fit for 55%"

• 11:15 - 12:30 Panel discussion: Policy making processes and increasing ambition in the ETS Peter Liese - MEP & rapporteur for the revision of the EU ETS. Jos Delbeke - EIB Climate Chair, School of Transnational Governance. Sabine Frank - Executive Director Carbon Market Watch. Paul van Dam - Climate Attaché at Permanent Representation of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the EU. Moderator: Talitha Muusse

• 13.30-14.45 Panel Discussion: Impact, opportunities and shortcomings of ETS for different sectors, with stakeholders responses, a.o. Benjamin Denis - Senior Policy Advisor Green Deal and ETS at IndustriAll Global Union and Ben MCWilliams - Research Analyst Climate and Energy policy at Bruegel. Kavita Ahluwalia - Corporate Communication and Governmental Relations at Uniper (TBC). Barbara Mariani - Policy Manager for Climate at European Environmental Bureau. Moderator: Talitha Muusse

This event is part of a series of meetings organised within the LIFE ETX project to share knowledge and best practices and discuss carbon pricing policy-making processes among a wide group of stakeholders.