A carbon price on buildings and transport could come at a heavy cost

Plans to extend the EU’s carbon market to transport and heating fuels will have the greatest impact on the poorest households, writes Piotr Arak.

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The European Commission's plan to create a new emissions trading scheme for buildings and transport risks shouldering the poorest with the new carbon price [OLIVIER HOSLET / EPA-EFE]

Piotr Arak 09-07-2021 07:35 4 min. read Content type: Euractiv is part of the Trust Project

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