Emissions covered by EU ETS down by 50% since 2005
The EU is on track to achieve a 62% reduction in EU ETS emissions by 2030.
Emissions from the sectors covered by the EU Emission Trading System (EU ETS) have dropped by 50% since 2005, with a 5% reduction in 2024 alone.
This puts the EU on track to achieve a 62% reduction in EU ETS emissions – which include power production, energy-intensive industries such as oil and gas, steel, iron, aluminium, cement and ceramics, as well as aviation and shipping – by 2030.
