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Find Out How Much More You’ll Pay for Heating and Transportation Starting in 2027 Due to ETS2.

Welcome to our dedicated platform on EU ETS2, the European Union’s latest expansion to the Emissions Trading System, targeting household and transport-related CO₂ emissions. Our website provides comprehensive information on ETS2, a system set to influence everyday expenses across the EU by adding carbon fees to household heating and fuel usage. As part of the EU’s Green Deal and the Fit for 55 initiative, ETS2 is a critical step toward climate neutrality but comes with significant financial implications for citizens.

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The Report: Analyzing ETS2’s Impact on Polish Households

Our featured report, Analysis of the Impact of ETS2 on the Cost of Living for Poles, dives deep into how ETS2 will impact the daily costs of Polish households. As Poland has a unique energy profile—marked by a high reliance on coal and an above-average demand for heating—the effects of ETS2 on household budgets are expected to be significant. This report offers valuable insights, including potential costs associated with heating, fuel, and everyday products influenced by increased transportation expenses.
While the report specifically examines Poland, we believe its findings are useful to policymakers, NGOs, and experts across Europe, providing a grounded look at ETS2’s socioeconomic impact and suggesting strategies for minimizing financial strain on households.

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The Household Impact Calculator: Personalized Cost Estimates for EU Citizens

We also offer a unique ETS2 Household Impact Calculator that can be used by anyone living in the EU. If your household relies on gas, coal, gasoline, diesel, or LPG, this tool provides accurate, personalized cost projections based on your specific fuel use and household size. This calculator empowers EU residents to anticipate how ETS2 may impact their finances, giving clear and relevant information to help prepare for the changes ahead.

About us

Wanda Buk

managing partner at Business Law House, is a qualified attorney with an MBA title.

She held the position of Deputy Minister at the Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland, overseeing the telecommunications sector and international relations.
Wanda was a member of several key government bodies, including the Permanent Committee of the Council of Ministers and the Committee for European Union Affairs.
Wanda´s work earned her recognition as one of the 50 most influential lawyers in Poland in 2018, 2019, and 2020.
From 2020 to 2024, Wanda served as Vice President for Regulatory Affairs at the Polish Energy Group (PGE S.A.), where she supervised both national and international regulatory activities.
Additionally, she served as a board member of the Polish Electricity Committee and Eurelectric, where she actively engaged in shaping international energy policy and legislation.

Contact: wanda.buk@blh.pl

Marcin Izdebski

is an economist and engineer with extensive experience in the energy sector.

Over the past several years, Marcin has served as Director at the Ministry of State Assets of Poland, where he was responsible for overseeing Poland’s key energy and fuel companies.
Marcin´s expertise spans regulatory and operational aspects of the energy industry, and he has led numerous strategic projects.
Marcin is also a co-author of significant industry reports, highlighting his deep understanding of energy policy and sector transformation. Marcin´s technical and economic backgrounds positions him as a key figure in shaping the future of the energy industry.

Our mission

Through this website, we aim to foster informed public discussion and support policy development that can address the realities of ETS2. By equipping citizens and decision-makers with data-driven insights, our goal is to encourage early action and thoughtful support programs that not only compensate for the costs of new regulations but also drive meaningful energy transformation across the EU.
Sound public discussion and the design of adequate state policies require access to data and in-depth analysis. The purpose of our report is to provide citizens, including policymakers, with information on the actual impacts associated with the entry into force of ETS2. We hope that our work will contribute to the establishment of policies that provide adequate support for citizens in connection with the rising costs of home heating and the use of traditional cars.

We would also like to point out that due to the scale of the required investments, carrying them out in the short or even medium term is a colossal, if not impossible, task.

This means that in addition to financial support to increase the scale of investments to improve the energy efficiency of buildings, it is also necessary to introduce mechanisms to compensate citizens for the increased costs of current life resulting from CO₂ emission fees.
The seemingly distant date of entry into force of ETS2, i.e. January 1, 2027, is de facto very close. Delaying the legislative work will lead to the necessity of adopting a number of erroneous legal solutions in the future, as the administration, business and citizens will not be prepared to implement better solutions, which may require time-consuming changes, if only in the IT sphere. Politicians, finding themselves under public pressure due to the proximity of costly regulations coming into force, will implement ad hoc, point-scoring solutions aimed at curbing public discontent rather than solving a systemic problem.

We would also like to emphasize that the aim of the Report is not to provide a comprehensive assessment of the Green Deal and the tools chosen at the EU level to achieve climate neutrality, but only to show the effects of the already adopted EU regulations on changing the system of CO₂ emission fees on the cost of living of Polish citizens, together with a n indication of a number of proposals to reduce these effects. We believe that the Report and the calculator provided with it, which will enable everyone to calculate the cost of the new regulations for their own household, will encourage Poles to to take action as soon as possible to reduce the carbon footprint of their homes, and at the same time will create the appropriate pressure on the public administration to launch (or continue) the necessary support programs that will not only focus on compensation of the costs of new regulations once they come into force, but actual energy transformation of our homes and transportation.

All calculations presented in the report are based on CO₂ emission allowance price forecasts prepared by the European Commission and provided by it to member states for use in designing their energy and climate policies.

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