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As was shown in Chap. 2, there has been increasing agreement among member-states on the need for reform, with a pivotal change in Germany after the 2013 elections. The 2030 package outcome increased the room for integrative bargaining, which was essential to get acquiescence from sceptical member-states. Launching the less controversial MSR proposal put the Commission on firmer political ground as to ETS reform. Cross-party cooperation in the European Parliament was facilitated by compromise deals and reinforced by the 2014 elections. Energy-intensive industries exhausted by the heated backloading debate became somewhat less opposed to reform. The wish to avoid an embarrassing loss of prestige as an ETS frontrunner added some external pressure, but not nearly as strong as the ‘Copenhagen effect’ back in 2008.
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Wettestad, J., Jevnaker, T. (2016). Analysis: Exploring the Six Explanations. In: Rescuing EU Emissions Trading. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-56674-4_5
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