ETS: publication of the 2026 calendar adjusting auction volumes following amended European Climate Law

The updated auction calendar for EU Emission Allowances (EUA) for 2026 is released by the European Energy Exchange (EEX) on 12/05/2026. The calendar has been adjusted for the period from June to December to incorporate the provisions of the amended European Climate Law, adopted in March 2026.

The EEX specifies that this amendment includes "the additional auctioning in 2026 of 50 million allowances for the Social Climate Fund. Of this amount, 10 million allowances are sourced from allowances originally allocated to Member States. Consequently, these 10 million allowances have been deducted from the initial Member State volumes".

These adjustments, along with the auctioning for the Social Climate Fund, will take effect from 01/06/2026.

Auctions will be held as follows:
• Auctions by the common auction platform will continue to take place on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays.
• Auctions by Germany are held weekly on Fridays ;
• while auctions on behalf of Poland are scheduled bi-weekly on Wednesdays.

The Commission adds that "the 2026 auction calendars can be subject to further adjustments…