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EU carbon trading debate shifts to security, competitiveness as reforms considered

By Louis de Briant ( April 15, 2026, 13:45 GMT | Insight) -- The EU emissions trading system is no longer seen as a climate-only tool amid the current energy crisis but increasingly as part of a broader shift toward European autonomy and competitiveness, the head of the European Commission's climate action department and other panelists noted in a debate on Wednesday. The EU ETS must better support competitiveness and investment, while resisting new market tools, Kurt Vandenberghe said.The EU's carbon cap-and-trade system and its climate policy more broadly are no longer just about climate but have developed geopolitical dimensions, the director of the European Commission's climate action department said on Wednesday, citing the effects of current global trade and energy turmoil....

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