By Louis de Briant ( July 22, 2026, 17:03 GMT | Insight) -- EU countries are expected to reach a common position on the European Commission's overhaul of the EU Emissions Trading System by December, the country chairing the talks has said. Ireland is also planning to seek agreement among EU countries in September on a negotiating mandate for plans for ETS fallback benchmarks.EU countries are expected to reach a common position on the European Commission's plans for overhauling the bloc's carbon market, the Emissions Trading System, or ETS, by the time their environment ministers are due to meet on Dec. 11, the country chairing the EU policy talks said on Wednesday....
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