Italy, Slovakia, Hungary, Poland, and the Czech Republic called at the EU summit for the introduction of the ETS2 emissions trading system to be postponed until 2030 due to Middle East war impacts.

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France and Germany reached a provisional deal on October 15, 2026, to soften EU car emissions targets and allow the UK to join the Made in Europe scheme.

The Franco-German deal eliminates the requirement for automakers to offset residual 10% emissions through low-carbon steel or sustainable fuels under proposed 2035 rules.

The Franco-German deal extends proposed EU super credits for electric vehicles to all car sizes and allows cars running on renewable fuels to count as zero-emission.

The prime ministers of Finland, Sweden, and Denmark opposed weakening the EU Emissions Trading System, writing in a letter that the system drives energy security and reduces fossil fuel reliance.

The Franco-German automotive deal was agreed upon after German Social Democrats in Chancellor Friedrich Merz's government dropped their opposition.

In 2021, Greenland's parliament passed legislation ending future oil and gas exploration due to climate concerns and limited commercial viability.

France's nuclear power plants experienced operational shutdowns in summer 2026 because river water temperatures became too high to meet national environmental cooling regulations.

Maintaining electricity grid stability justifies exceeding river temperature limits at nuclear power plants

Indonesia's government failed its legal duty to prevent recurring forest fires

Malaysia should enact legislation penalizing domestic companies linked to Indonesian forest fires

Indigenous and civil society groups filed a class action lawsuit in West Kalimantan naming President Prabowo Subianto and 10 defendants over government negligence regarding wildfires.

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto established a national agency to oversee peatland and mangrove conservation and lead forest fire prevention efforts.

Greenpeace Malaysia and civil society groups marched to parliament on October 7, 2026 to demand legislation targeting companies linked to fire hotspots in Indonesia.

Indonesian authorities suspended 57 companies after environmental inspections uncovered burned land within their concession areas.

The United States and several European Union member states, including Czechia and Italy, have urged the European Commission to delay or roll back the methane emissions law, with some calling for a three-year delay.

European Commissioner for Energy Dan Jorgensen announced on October 6, 2026, that the European Union plans to delay the implementation of methane emissions rules for oil and gas imports by one year.

The EU should delay its methane emissions rules for oil and gas imports by three years

Eurofer head Alex Eggert stated that withdrawing carbon leakage protection too quickly risks undermining the multi-billion-euro investments in electrification, hydrogen, and CCS/CCU needed to make the industrial transition to climate-neutrality

The European Union's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism requires importers of carbon-heavy goods like steel, aluminum, and fertilizer to declare embedded CO2 emissions and pay a levy exceeding European Union standards.

Russia argues that granting certain companies quotas under the European Union Emissions Trading System effectively amounts to an export subsidy and strengthens the competitive position of European producers.