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Germany seeks to freeze CO₂ prices in ETS2 system, fearing public backlash
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Germany seeks to freeze CO₂ prices in ETS2 system, fearing public backlash

Germany supports the EU's ETS2 emissions trading system but wants to limit fuel price increases that the system could trigger. Michał Kędzierski, an expert at the Centre for Eastern Studies, notes that ETS2's social consequences — including higher heating and transport costs — could become a serious political problem for Berlin. Germany plans to pressure the EU level to ease the financial burden on households.

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