Europe’s most effective tool to cut greenhouse gas emissions ‘risks being weakened’

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Weakening of EU ETS undermines critical climate action despite institutional review. | The European Commission's proposal to overhaul the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) represents a mixed action. While the review itself signals institutional engagement with climate policy, the specific proposal to weaken the system by easing reduction pathways directly undermines its effectiveness in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The net ethical judgment is negative due to the high magnitude of harm to c