{"id":369156,"date":"2025-03-09T09:38:07","date_gmt":"2025-03-09T08:38:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=369156"},"modified":"2025-03-09T09:38:09","modified_gmt":"2025-03-09T08:38:09","slug":"europes-carbon-market-a-tax-on-survival-disguised-as-climate-policy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=369156","title":{"rendered":"Europe\u2019s Carbon Market: A Tax on Survival Disguised as Climate Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"407\" data-attachment-id=\"369160\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=369160\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0AP23108283453932.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0AP23108283453932\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0AP23108283453932.jpg?fit=723%2C407&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0AP23108283453932.jpg?resize=723%2C407&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-369160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0AP23108283453932.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0AP23108283453932.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0AP23108283453932.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0AP23108283453932.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0AP23108283453932.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/wattsupwiththat.com\/2025\/03\/07\/europes-carbon-market-a-tax-on-survival-disguised-as-climate-policy\/\">Watts Up With That?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/wattsupwiththat.com\/author\/jeeztheadmin\/\">Charles Rotter<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The European Union is marching ahead with a sweeping expansion of its carbon market, a move that will push home heating and transportation costs to punishing new heights. Under the guise of \u201ccutting emissions,\u201d EU policymakers are implementing a system that will make energy unaffordable for millions\u2014especially those who can least afford it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"206\" data-attachment-id=\"369158\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=369158\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-265.png?fit=720%2C206&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"720,206\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-265.png?fit=720%2C206&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-265.png?resize=720%2C206&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-369158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-265.png?w=720&amp;ssl=1 720w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-265.png?resize=300%2C86&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2025-03-06\/eu-s-new-carbon-market-is-set-to-slash-co2-with-soaring-prices-for-home-heating\">https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2025-03-06\/eu-s-new-carbon-market-is-set-to-slash-co2-with-soaring-prices-for-home-heating<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to an analysis by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2025-03-06\/eu-s-new-carbon-market-is-set-to-slash-co2-with-soaring-prices-for-home-heating\">BloombergNEF<\/a>, the new emissions trading system, set to take effect in 2027, could push the price of carbon dioxide to&nbsp;<strong>\u20ac149 per metric ton by 2029<\/strong>\u2014more than double current levels\u200b. The direct consequence? Heating bills may rise&nbsp;<strong>by as much as 41%<\/strong>, and transportation costs could jump&nbsp;<strong>27%<\/strong>\u200b. This isn\u2019t just a minor inconvenience; it\u2019s a financial wrecking ball aimed squarely at households and small businesses across Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For years, politicians and activists have insisted that draconian carbon policies will help \u201csave the planet.\u201d What they fail to acknowledge is who actually pays the price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Heating Costs:<\/strong>\u00a0Millions of Europeans already struggle to afford winter heating. The EU\u2019s new carbon market will ensure that staying warm becomes a luxury rather than a necessity.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Transportation Costs:<\/strong>\u00a0Higher fuel prices won\u2019t just hit personal drivers\u2014they\u2019ll ripple through the entire economy, raising the cost of goods and services.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Small Businesses Punished:<\/strong>\u00a0Large corporations can offset costs or lobby for exemptions, but small businesses will have no choice but to absorb price hikes\u2014or shut down.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And what does the EU offer as a solution?&nbsp;<strong>\u201cGreen alternatives.\u201d<\/strong>&nbsp;Heat pumps, electric cars, and home renovations\u2014all of which require substantial upfront investments that the average citizen cannot afford.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even some EU lawmakers are now realizing the scale of the disaster they\u2019ve created, with calls to delay the rollout of this new carbon tax\u200b. But as history has shown, once bureaucracy sets a policy in motion, reversing course is nearly impossible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rather than learning from past failures\u2014such as Germany\u2019s disastrous energy transition, which led to record-high electricity prices\u2014EU leaders are doubling down on policies that make daily life harder for ordinary Europeans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If this policy isn\u2019t helping citizens, who&nbsp;<strong>is<\/strong>&nbsp;it helping? The answer is the same as always:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Corporate interests and investors<\/strong>\u00a0profiting from government-mandated purchases of EVs, heat pumps, and inefficient \u201cgreen\u201d tech.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Bureaucrats and policymakers<\/strong>\u00a0who secure their careers by pushing unworkable climate targets.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The elite class<\/strong>\u00a0who can afford to \u201cgo green\u201d while lecturing everyone else about their carbon footprint.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At its core, this is not about saving the planet\u2014it\u2019s about control. The EU\u2019s carbon market expansion is a stealth tax on survival, designed to force people into financial hardship under the pretext of climate action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For millions of Europeans, the coming years will bring a harsh choice:&nbsp;<strong>pay up or freeze.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">H\/T Steve Milloy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The European Union is marching ahead with a sweeping expansion of its carbon market, a move that will push home heating and transportation costs to punishing new heights. Under the guise of \u201ccutting emissions,\u201d EU policymakers are implementing a system that will make energy unaffordable for millions\u2014especially those who can least afford it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":121246920,"featured_media":369160,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_crdt_document":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[691818560,691819716,691833701,691827234,691831413,691833704,691833703,691833702],"class_list":{"0":"post-369156","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"hentry","7":"category-uncategorized","8":"tag-carbon-market","9":"tag-climate-policy","10":"tag-cutting-emissions","11":"tag-european-union-eu","12":"tag-heating-bills","13":"tag-new-carbon-tax","14":"tag-small-businesses-punished","15":"tag-transportation-costs","17":"fallback-thumbnail"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0AP23108283453932.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paxLW1-1y28","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":421935,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=421935","url_meta":{"origin":369156,"position":0},"title":"The EU\u2019s Carbon Border Tax Took Effect on January 1","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"18\/01\/2026","format":false,"excerpt":"On January 1, the European Union\u2019s carbon border tax came into force. 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