Effective and Fair European Carbon Trading: Ensuring EU carbon pricing and revenue use serves the climate and society

2026-07-22

This project aims to improve the knowledge, capacity and networking of civil society and other key actors on the issues related to the EU’s Emissions Trading System for road transport and buildings (ETS 2) and the related Social Climate Fund (SCF), to inspire and enable them to engage with national and EU policy processes. Additionally, the project will raise awareness and understanding of these topics among EU citizens, leading them to show their support for emissions trading that delivers for climate and society. These engagements will help ensure that national implementation of the EU ETS and the SCF occurs in a way that maximises the climate benefits by promoting rapid decarbonisation and secures social justice by protecting vulnerable households and leaving nobody behind. By so doing, the project will contribute to fair and effective carbon pricing policies. These objectives will be achieved by harnessing the knowledge and experience of an expert consortium of partners from across Europe. Together, they will generate new knowledge, create a new international network of stakeholders, build civil society capacity and run effective and highly engaging communications and advocacy campaigns.

Belgium, Germany, Portugal, Poland, Greece, Czechia, Italy

2026-02-15