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Emissions trading

Researchers recommend a minimum carbon price for ETS 2

The ETS 2 is set to replace German emissions trading in 2027. However, this could lead to price fluctuations, which could ultimately also jeopardize the climate targets. This is why scientists have presented ways to prevent this.

By Lukas Knigge

Financial gap and EU directives: New problems for Germany's climate money

Calls in Germany for the introduction of climate money are growing louder, but the chances of this happening are dwindling. The Climate and Transformation Fund is missing a new billion-euro deficit in the short term. And from 2027 onwards, EU regulations on how the carbon revenue can be used could prevent it from being disbursed as a per capita payout.

By Malte Kreutzfeldt

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China's emissions trading: no impact on the climate

China's emissions trading still has numerous flaws and is no effective climate action instrument. Now the government aims to improve the data collection of corporate emissions. A hard emissions cap and an expansion of emissions trading are not expected before the end of the 2020s.

By Nico Beckert