2026 ETS Review: Aviation Industry Obstructive Playbook Remains Unchanged

An InfluenceMap Policy Brief

September 2026

Amid the review of the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS), InfluenceMap outlines how aviation industry groups have deployed their tried-and-tested playbook to stall the ETS in 2026. This informational tool can help policymakers and stakeholders identify and understand the misleading narratives that the aviation industry has pushed for almost two decades to delay the EU ETS expansion.

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