Establishing the Temporary Decarbonisation Fund
A proposed EU law. Parliament and the Council must agree on the same text: Parliament adopts its position, then negotiates with the Council.
Where it stands: Parliament adopted amendments to the proposal on 15 September 2026 and sent the file to negotiations with the Council; its first-reading vote comes once those talks end.
- ✓ Referred to committee 12 February 2026
- ✓ Committee work Report adopted 6 July 2026
- ✓ Tabled for plenary 15 July 2026
- ✓ Plenary vote Adopted 15 September 2026
- 5 Negotiations with the Council Talks opened 15 September 2026
- 6 Published as law
How a file moves through Parliament
A file is referred to one lead committee (others may give an opinion). Its rapporteur writes a draft report, committee members table amendments, and the committee votes to adopt the report. The report is then tabled for all MEPs; political groups can table further amendments, which are voted on before the final vote in plenary. For a law, Parliament’s adopted text is its first-reading position; Parliament and the Council then negotiate a common text (trilogues) which both must approve before it is published as law.
Who is working on it
- Lead committee
- ENVI — Environment, Climate and Food Safety
- Rapporteur
- Pascal CANFIN Renew
- Shadow rapporteurs
- Michalis HADJIPANTELA PPEMohammed CHAHIM S&DJorge BUXADÉ VILLALBA PfEStefano CAVEDAGNA ECRSara MATTHIEU Verts/ALELynn BOYLAN The LeftAnja ARNDT ESN
- For opinion
- ITRE — Industry, Research and Energy · rapporteur Massimiliano SALINI PPE
The rapporteur drafts and negotiates the text for the lead committee; each other political group names a shadow rapporteur to follow the file.
The text, version by version
Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament: The Commission must document assigned revenue and disbursements annually and report on the Fund's performance by 31 March 2028. The Commission may propose extending the Fund after 31 December 2029, adapting its scope or financial envelope, or introducing a transaction fee. The Commission must present a report by 31 December 2030 on the Fund's performance and expenditure. The other changes are formal or wording: citations and cross-references are updated, a consultation reference is dropped, and punctuation is adjusted. see the changes →
Committee draft → Tabled for plenary: The Fund's scope shifts to exported goods and downstream operators, with new eligibility and conditionality rules. Support is tied to decarbonisation, labour, tax and sourcing conditions, and application and disbursement procedures change. New reporting, review and oversight duties are added, including a budgetary assessment. Recitals now mention negative emissions, carbon leakage prevention and existing EU ETS cost-alleviating instruments. The other change is formal: a consultation of the Committee of the Regions is added. see the changes →
Committee opinions: Opinion (BUDG),Draft opinion (ITRE),Opinion (ITRE),Draft opinion (BUDG)
Newest version first. Open a version to read it in full. “What changed” shows the differences paragraph by paragraph; ✦ lines are AI-written from the texts themselves.
Timeline
- Negotiations with the Council
- 15 September 2026 Parliament opened negotiations with the Council
After its vote Parliament sent the file back to committee, so that its negotiators can seek a compromise text with the Council (in “trilogues”).
- Plenary stage
- 15 September 2026 Plenary voteAdopted Adopted by a large majorityFor 433 Against 97 Abstained 146
Final vote at 13:21 · 64% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →
Show all 53 ballots in voting order
1. Amendments 2–10, 13–21, 25–30, 32–33, 36–37, 40–44, 52–70, 72–75, 77–82 (block vote) Amendments by the committee responsible – put to the vote collectivelyAdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded2. Amendment 11 Amendments by the committee responsible – separate and split votesAdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded3. Amendment 12 Amendments by the committee responsible – separate and split votesAdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded4. Amendment 22 Amendments by the committee responsible – separate and split votesAdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded5. Amendment 24 Amendments by the committee responsible – separate and split votesAdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded6. Amendment 31 Amendments by the committee responsible – separate and split votesAdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded7. Amendment 31 Amendments by the committee responsible – separate and split votesAdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded8. Amendment 38 Amendments by the committee responsible – separate and split votesAdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded9. Amendment 38 Amendments by the committee responsible – separate and split votesAdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded10. Amendment 38 Amendments by the committee responsible – separate and split votesAdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded11. Amendment 39 Amendments by the committee responsible – separate and split votesAdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded12. Amendment 39 — part 2 13:16 A10-0202/2026 – Pascal Canfin – Amendments by the committee responsible – separate and split votes – Am 39/2Adopted13. Amendment 76 Amendments by the committee responsible – separate and split votesAdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded14. Amendment 76 Amendments by the committee responsible – separate and split votesAdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded15. Amendment 85 to Article 3, paragraph 1RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded16. Amendment 89 to Article 3, paragraph 2RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded17. Amendment 90 to Article 3, paragraph 3RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded18. Amendment 34 to Article 3, paragraph 3AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded19. Amendment 35 to Article 3, paragraph 4 13:17 A10-0202/2026 – Pascal Canfin – Article 3, § 4 – Am 35Adopted20. Amendment 91 to Article 3, paragraph 4Not put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded21. Amendment 92 to Article 3, paragraph 5Rejectedelectronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded22. Amendment 93 to Article 4, after paragraph 2 13:18 A10-0202/2026 – Pascal Canfin – Article 4, after § 2 – Am 93Rejected23. Amendment 94 to Article 6, paragraph 3 13:18 A10-0202/2026 – Pascal Canfin – Article 6, § 3 – Am 94Rejected24. Amendment 95 to Article 6, paragraph 3RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded25. Amendment 45 to Article 6, paragraph 3AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recordedRejected27. Amendment 46 to Article 7AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded28. Separate vote on Article 7AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded29. Amendment 50 to Article 7AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded30. Amendment 96 to Article 7, after paragraph 1 13:19 A10-0202/2026 – Pascal Canfin – Article 7, after § 1 – Am 96Rejected31. Amendment 97 to Article 7, paragraph 3RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded32. Amendment 87 to Article 7, paragraph 3 13:19 A10-0202/2026 – Pascal Canfin – Article 7, § 3 – Am 87Rejected33. Amendment 48 to Article 7, paragraph 3AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded34. Amendment 98 to Article 7, after paragraph 3RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded35. Amendment 99 to Article 8 Article 8 – § 2 – point c – introductory partRejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded36. Amendment 100 to Article 8 Article 8 – § 2 – point c – point iRejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded37. Amendment 101 to Article 8 Article 8 – § 2 – point c – point iiRejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded38. Amendment 102 to Article 8, after paragraph 2RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded39. Amendment 103 to Article 8, paragraph 3RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded40. Amendment 104 to Article 10 Article 10 – § 1 – point aRejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded41. Amendment 105 to Article 10 Article 10 – § 1 – point bRejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded42. Amendment 106 to Article 10 Article 10 – § 1 – point cRejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded43. Amendment 107 to Article 10, paragraph 3RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded44. Amendment 71 to Article 10, paragraph 3AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded45. Amendment 108 to Article 14, paragraph 2RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recordedRejected47. Amendment 1 to recital 1AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recordedNot put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.49. Amendment 88, adding text after Recital 3 13:21 A10-0202/2026 – Pascal Canfin – After Recital 3 – Am 88Rejected50. Amendment 84 to recital 14RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded51. Amendment 23 to recital 14AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recordedAdopted53. Referral back to committee Request for referral back to committeeAdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded - 15 September 2026 82 amendments tabled for the plenary vote
Groups propose changes to the tabled text; each is voted on before the final vote.
- 14 September 2026 Debated in plenary
MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.
- 9 September 2026 26 amendments tabled for the plenary vote
Groups propose changes to the tabled text; each is voted on before the final vote.
- 15 July 2026 Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
- Committee stage
- 6 July 2026 Committee vote: report adopted
ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
- 24 June 2026 ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
- 23 June 2026 BUDG (Budgets) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
- 8 May – 19 May 2026 Amendments tabled in committee (3 batches)
Members of ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety) proposed changes to the draft.
- 7 April 2026 Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
- 12 February 2026 Referred to the ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety) committee
The lead committee prepares the report; ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy) gives an opinion.