ClimateFair Monitor Conference: “Is ETS2 Bad for the Economy and Citizens?”
As ETS2 and the use of its revenues move closer to implementation, Europe must ensure that the transition will be economically beneficial, socially fair, and politically viable. On 12 October, EUKI-Project ClimateFairMonitor will therefore bring policymakers, researchers, civil society and practitioners together in Brussels and online for the conference: “Is ETS2 Bad for the Economy and Citizens?”
Online
12. October 2026
10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Drawing on two years of monitoring across six Central and Eastern European countries, the project will look at the evidence behind the economic and social case for climate action and discuss how ETS2 and complementary measures can work in practice.
The programme will explore:
- The social and economic costs and benefits of climate action;
- challenges and best practices in implementing ETS2;
- what needs to happen beyond carbon pricing in transport and heating to make the transition fair and effective.
With speakers from European and national institutions, academia, civil society and the energy and transport sectors, including:
- Sigrid Stagl, Professor of Environmental Economics and Policy at WU Vienna University of Economics and Business
- Lena Schilling, Member of the European Parliament
- Tzvetelina Kuzmanova, Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL)
- Līga Kurevska, State Secretary at Latvia’s Ministry of Climate and Energy
Location:
European Environmental Bureau (EEB), Rue des Deux Églises 14–16, Brussels, Belgium
Online: All sessions will also be available online. During registration, you can choose your form of attendance.
Find the full programme here: Join the Conference “Is ETS2 Bad for the Economy and Citizens?”
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