(Strasbourg/08.06.2022) The European Parliament sent out a strong signal today in support of the desire for more ambitious climate protection. The Christian Democrats, Liberals and right-wingers wanted to push through a softening of the EU Emissions Trading System. This would have undermined the goal of significantly reducing greenhouse gas emissions, which is so important for climate protection. It was mainly thanks to the vote of my Greens/EFA group and the Socialist Group that this was averted. The entire legislative proposal was rejected and referred back to committee for renegotiation. As the Social Climate Fund and the CO2 border adjustment mechanism are closely linked to the European Emissions Trading System, the votes on them were postponed. This gives us the opportunity to make a fresh start and vote together for real climate protection in the next vote on the EU Emissions Trading System.