Ex-environment minister: ETS2 is unnecessary and socially harmful

Former Polish environment minister Marcin Korolec told PAP that the EU's ETS2 scheme — which will impose extra charges on emissions from transport and home heating — is unnecessary and socially harmful, as consumers will bear the costs. He also dismissed the presidential proposal for a referendum on the issue as a "political firecracker." ETS2 is set to take effect across the EU from.