EU: ETS emissions from power and industry plants 50% below 2005 levels (2025 Carbon Market Report)

The European Commission adopted the 2025 Carbon Market Report, on 03/12/2025. This report, issued from the Energy State of the Union report, takes stock of the functioning of the EU ETS in 2024 and highlights relevant developments in the first half of 2025. Its main figures show a performant system, with EU ETS emissions from power and industry installations around 50% below 2005 levels, and the EU ETS on track to achieve the 2030 target of -62% emissions.

Emissions from installations in the power sector fell by 11% compared to 2023 (with a 9% decrease from overall emissions from combustions of fuels in the power and industry sectors), and emissions from industrial installations decreased slightly. The share of emissions in the EU ETS from hard coal combustion reached a historical low in 2024.

EU ETS revenue has remained an important source of funding for the clean transition, with €38.8 Bn raised in 2024. The revenues are distributed primarily to Member States to tackle climate change, progress on the clean transition and invest in clean and innovative energy technologies, as well…