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Running issue, EU initiative

EU Emissions Trading System

AI summary:The EU's carbon market and its recurring reforms, including the market stability reserve and allowance rules.

First seen 29 Apr 2026 · latest 15 Sept 2026 · 4 decisions on 2 sitting days · 4 adopted, 0 rejected

Also covers: EU carbon market reform

Decisions, newest first

Climate & environment, New EU law, 15 Sept 2026

Market stability reserve for the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS): ceasing the invalidation of allowances

Report by Pierfrancesco Maran ·

Passed 367 for · 240 against · 59 abstained by a clear majority

AI summary:The proposal concerns a decision amending Decision (EU) 2015/1814 so that allowances in the Market Stability Reserve (MSR) of the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) would no longer be invalidated.

Climate & environment, New EU law, 15 Sept 2026

Market stability reserve for the buildings, road transport and additional sectors

Report by Danuše Nerudová ·

Passed 467 for · 158 against · 41 abstained by a large majority

AI summary:The proposal responds to concerns raised by 19 member states about price uncertainty and volatility in the ETS2, and it smoothens the reserve's trigger mechanism, extends the reserve beyond 2031 and reinforces the price control mechanism.

Climate & environment, New EU law, 15 Sept 2026

Revised heat and fuel benchmark values for 2026-2030

Urgent procedure agreed Decided by show of hands: no count recorded.

Climate & environment, New EU law, 29 Apr 2026

Market stability reserve for the buildings, road transport and additional sector

Report by Danuše Nerudová ·

Passed 433 for · 120 against · 91 abstained by a large majority

AI summary:The proposal amends the market stability reserve for the emissions trading system covering buildings, road transport and additional sectors.

Where the groups stand

How each group voted in the last 3 final . For / Against / Abstained: at least two thirds of the group voted that way. Divided: no position had two thirds of the group’s votes. On the winning side: how many of those votes ended the way most of the group voted. Groups as they are now.

Group positions over the last 3 final roll-call votes
GroupForAgainstAbstainedDividedOn the winning side
The Left10021
Greens11011
S&D30003
Renew30003
EPP30003
ECR11011
Patriots03000
ESN12001

Dossiers

The files behind these decisions, most recent vote first.