Fuel Emissions Trading Act (BEHG)

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Category: Legislative

Document Type: Act

Role: Main

The German Fuel Emission Trading Act (Brennstoffemissionshandelsgesetz) introduced a national emissions trading system for heating and transport fuels not covered by the EU ETS from 2021, initially with fixed prices, transitioning to a price corridor in 2026 and market-based pricing from 2027, and was amended in 2022 to include additional fuels from 2024.

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Full text:

Gesetz über einen nationalen Zertifikatehandel für Brennstoffemissionen zur Gesamtausgabe der Norm im Format:   HTML   PDF   XML   EPUB

Tags: Trading Scheme, Emissions Trading, Carbon Pricing, Fuels, Transport, Germany, Regulation, Climate Protection, Ghg, Update

Sector: Buildings;Cross Cutting Area;Transport

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