What does the future of the UK’s Emissions Trading System (ETS) look like? Following the European Commission’s new proposal for a revised EU ETS this summer, it might offer a glimpse of what’s to come. 

In this guest post, Dr David Mulrooney from NEG8 Carbon, argues that a stronger ETS isn't a burden on industry but the investment engine Europe's – and Ireland's – clean-tech innovators need to scale.