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The aim of this study is to examine the governance and utilisation of EU ETS revenues in the five Member States with the highest emissions within the system: Germany, Poland, Spain, Italy, and France. Building on this analysis, the report provides policy recommendations for an effective, socially equitable, and climate-aligned implementation of ETS2 and the Social Climate Fund (SCF), as well as suggestions for enhancing the use of revenues generated by the EU ETS. The study draws upon analysis of data reported by the Member States to the EU institutions, interviews with national and EU-level experts and stakeholders, and comparative policy evaluation. This report is a part of the LIFE Effect project1, funded by the EU LIFE Programme and the German Federal Environmental Foundation.<\/p>\n

The first chapter outlines current EU-level legislation on the EU ETS, emphasising the key obligations of Member States. It also presents an overview of how EU ETS revenues are utilised across the EU. The second chapter assesses revenue governance and usage in the five selected Member States, highlighting good practices and areas for improvement, and offering country-specific recommendations. Subsequent chapters compare the approaches adopted by these countries and summarise the good and bad practices identified. The report concludes with general recommendations addressed to both Member States and EU institutions. These recommendations also reflect the key findings of the Greek case study featured in the report published by The Green Tank and Facets, \u201cRecommendations for policies and measures to mitigate ETS2 implementation impact in Greece\u201d.<\/p>\n

We would like to thank all national and EU-level experts and stakeholders who participated in the in-depth interviews conducted during the preparation of this report, including: G\u00e9raud Cayol \u2013 I4CE, France; Diana C\u00e1rdenas Monar \u2013 I4CE, France; Phuc-Vinc Nguyen \u2013 Jacques Delors Institute, France; Isabel Haase \u2013 Oeko Institute, Germany; dr Victoria Noka \u2013 Oeko Institute, Germany; Eike Velten \u2013 Ecologic, Germany; Francesca Bellisai \u2013 ECCO, Italy; Giulia Colafrancesco \u2013 ECCO, Italy; Costanza Scano \u2013 ECCO, Italy; Adam Guibourge-Czetwerty\u0144ski \u2013 T&E, Poland; Magdalena J\u00f3\u017awicka \u2013 EEA, and others.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":2416,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"tags":[],"obszar-tematyczny":[90,88,87,89],"priorytet":[103,43],"rodzaj-dokumentu":[84],"class_list":["post-3097","publikacja","type-publikacja","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","obszar-tematyczny-climate-governance","obszar-tematyczny-just-and-fair-transition","obszar-tematyczny-policy-assessment","obszar-tematyczny-strategies-and-plans","priorytet-better-governance","priorytet-climate-neutral-economy","rodzaj-dokumentu-reform-institute-report"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nThe study on the EU ETS revenue use for social justice and climate neutrality in the context of Social Climate Fund and ETS2 - Instytut Reform<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ireform.eu\/en\/publikacja\/the-study-on-the-eu-ets-revenue-use-for-social-justice-and-climate-neutrality-in-the-context-of-social-climate-fund-and-ets2\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The study on the EU ETS revenue use for social justice and climate neutrality in the context of Social Climate Fund and ETS2 - Instytut Reform\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The aim of this study is to examine the governance and utilisation of EU ETS revenues in the five Member States with the highest emissions within the system: Germany, Poland, Spain, Italy, and France. 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