Europe's carbon push stokes backlash fears

"A carbon price is the most efficient way to encourage businesses and households to cut emissions," said Elisabetta Cornago, research fellow at the Centre for European Reform in Brussels, adding that such policies should aim to redistribute any revenues generated to low-income households.

...But cutting carbon emissions will always carry a price tag, and Cornago said policymakers would need to spell that out for the public: "It's important that the Commission and member states don't let the extreme parties handle the headlines."