EBF PUBLIC STATEMENT

EBF public statement on the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS)

Brussels, 8 June 2026 – Key points:

• Mobilization of private capital is correlated with regulatory certainty as stable policies are essential to mitigate risk, avoid speculation, and improve risk profiles, thus improving projects’  costs and bankability.
• A strong, credible and predictable EU ETS is essential to deliver Europe’s climate ambitions, strengthen energy independence, and support long-term investment and innovation.
• Policy measures that weaken consistency and  predictability risk undermining the carbon price signal, raising financing costs for the transition, and slowing clean technology deployment.
• Maintaining confidence in the EU Emission Trading System (ETS) and preserving its integrity should therefore  remain a central priority in EU policy making as market participants form expectations about its long-term policy trajectory beyond 2030.
• Any interventions that risk weakening the price signal should be avoided.

For more information:

Denisa Avermaete, Head of Sustainable Finance Team,d.avermaete@ebf.eu

Jānis Priekulis, Senior Policy Adviser – Sustainable Finance, j.priekulis@ebf.eu

The European Banking Federation is the voice of the European banking sector, bringing together national banking associations from across Europe. The federation is committed to a thriving European economy that is underpinned by a stable, secure, and inclusive financial ecosystem, and to a flourishing society where financing is available to fund the dreams of citizens, businesses and innovators everywhere.