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CO₂ costs: More harmonization could lower prices

Fragmented carbon pricing in the EU is an obstacle to efficient climate actions measures. Experts are calling for greater harmonization, which could reduce prices and better distribute resources through the direct exchange of emission rights.

25. February 2026
EU-Flaggen vor dem EU-Parlament in Straßburg.
EU regulations are currently blocking a direct exchange of emission rights, experts criticize. (IMAGO / Ardan Fuessmann)

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Last updated: 25. February 2026