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Answer from Svebio - Swedish Bioenergy Association We strongly support extension of carbon pricing to the sectors outside ETS. But we are not convinced that inclusion in ETS of the heating and transport sectors are the right way to do this. We would instead prefer introducing carbon taxes on sectors outside ETS. It is a simpler and more straightforward incentive than carbon emission trading.

•Enel welcomes the approach of the legislative initiative, aimed at strengthening the EU ETS, and the ambitious package of policies and measures to accelerate the just transition to a low-carbon economy. It is critical for the EC to adopt a holistic approach enhancing carbon pricing alongside complementary policies and measures.

Please, find below a synthesis of Enel’s view on EU ETS revision proposal. For further details, please see the attached document. Enel welcomes the EU ETS Directive’s “Fit for 55” proposal of reform as it fits with the increased EU climate ambition and will help provide stable and predictable carbon price signals.

• All EU policies, actions and strategies should be consistent and deliver upon both the climate objectives and the sustainable development goals across the full set of their environmental, economic and social dimensions.

The European Commission misses the opportunity to introduce a common minimum tax rate for carbon dioxide emissions. This is remarkable given that the proposed directive is part of the Green deal. Our proposal is a minimum carbon dioxide tax of 25 €/ton CO2 for all sectors outside ETS. This would be a better incentive than the proposed ETS-system for buildings and transport.

The Enel Group strongly welcomes the proposed review of the Energy Taxation Directive. Such review has been long due. There is an increasingly urgent need to align EU energy taxation with enhanced climate and environmental objectives and take into account current and projected energy technologies’ development.

Since 1990, emissions from road transport have increased significantly and as of today account for almost a fifth of EU's GHG emissions. The next years are critical for curbing CO2 emission. If action is insufficient in the short-medium term, it will likely be impossible to make up for the deficit later, this requires a substantial decrease in CO2 emissions in the transport sector.

The EU regulation has to change from zero tail-pipe to well-to-wheels and conventional biofuels from crops are much needed also for cars. The EU climate target for the transport sector is far too low, only 13 percent in emission reduction by 2030 compared to the Swedish target of 70 percent reduction.