/
/
/
The price on emissions from buildings must be socially just: joint letter

The price on emissions from buildings must be socially just: joint letter

12 Mar 2025

emissions
Photo by Anne Nygård on Unsplash

From 2027, EU buildings and road transport which pollute will have to pay to do so. This will be under a carbon market known as the ‘Emissions Trading System 2’.

This carbon price will help bring down emissions, but it must be done in a socially just way.

What that in mind, this joint letter calls for an EU lending facility to help governments borrow money to support investments that help the most vulnerable households begin to switch to clean solutions already today.

Read more:

Related articles

Storing heat for later: the latest developments

Did you know heat can be stored, produced when it’s cheapest or most efficient, then saved and used later when...

15 Dec 2025
Heat pump skills in action: building the workforce for Europe’s energy transition

As Europe pushes toward climate neutrality, heat pumps are becoming a key technology for decarbonising heating...

15 Dec 2025
EU Grids Package: an important signal; fast implementation key

The European Commission’s new EU Grids Package should speed up the decarbonisation of heating and cooling. It ...

11 Dec 2025