In terms of coherence with international climate policy, it is important to note that the EU ETS has effectively put a price on carbon and is widely used as a model for emissions trading systems around the world, benefitting from the EU's learning effects.
Glede usklajenosti z mednarodno podnebno politiko je treba navesti, da je EU ETS učinkovito določil ceno za ogljik in se na splošno uporablja kot vzor za sisteme trgovanja z emisijami po svetu, pri čemer mu koristijo spoznanja EU.