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- SandbagNGO
Webinar: Options for the EU ETS (opens Sandbag in a new tab)
We presented Sandbag’s analysis of different design options for the EU ETS, and discussed proposals to mitigate potential negative impacts.
- SandbagNGO
EU ETS amendments: what matters (opens Sandbag in a new tab)
Our position paper analyses the proposals by the Commission and EU ETS rapporteur MEP Peter Liese and presents Sandbag's proposals.
Era of European industry free lunches needs to stop (opens Carbon Market Watch in a new tab)
After 20 years of the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS), European heavy industry is still not paying the price of their pollution. Many companies score profit from ETS1 without making the crucial investments into industrial transformation. The Commission’s revision proposal falls short in…
- SandbagNGO
EU ETS review: impacts on the market balance (opens Sandbag in a new tab)
In this brief, we analyse how the proposed changes will impact the supply and demand balance of the emission allowance market.
- European CommissionGovernment
Questions and answers on the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) review (opens European Commission in a new tab)
What are the main changes proposed under the review of the EU Emissions Trading System?
- European CommissionGovernment
Commission boosts Europe's competitiveness, decarbonisation and independence with Electrification Action Plan and ETS review (opens European Commission in a new tab)
The Commission today presents an Electrification Action Plan to make Europe the first electro-powered continent, and a stronger carbon market to support EU's industry in the clean transition and electrification.
- SandbagNGO
Sandbag responds to Thyssenkrupp (opens Sandbag in a new tab)
Our technical brief on how the ETS is a net benefit for European steelmakers was covered by ESG.Table, alongside a response from Thyssenkrupp Steel, which raised three objections. This response analyses the German steelmaker’s claims.
- SandbagNGO
EU steelmaking: the ETS money is coming! (opens Sandbag in a new tab)
This brief challenges recent industry claims that EU steelmakers are being harmed by the EU’s Emissions Trading System and finds that the opposite is true.
Why some steelmakers are trying to weaken the EU ETS (opens Carbon Market Watch in a new tab)
EU policymakers should not fall for this trap: the ETS is essential for EU companies planning to invest in a cleaner industrial future.
Expanding EU carbon market for aviation would barely affect ticket prices, study finds, but would raise billions for climate action. (opens Carbon Market Watch in a new tab)
To sate their voracious appetite for greenwashing offsets, major fossil fuel companies have invested considerable resources and effort to lobby, both directly and indirectly, to weaken carbon market federal regulations in the United States and state regulations in California, concludes a new…
- SandbagNGO
EU ETS Reform: Let’s not invalidate climate policy! (opens Sandbag in a new tab)
Based on our updated EU ETS simulator, this technical brief models the impact of the several proposals on the carbon market’s supply/demand balance under the European Commission’s impact assessment emission scenarios.
Dilution doesn’t fix pollution: ETS2 must work for people and climate (opens Carbon Market Watch in a new tab)
The Commission planted a carbon bomb in its proposal to reform the supply control mechanism within the EU’s carbon pricing scheme for road transport and buildings.
- European CommissionGovernment
Remarks by Commissioner Hoekstra during the debate in the European Parliament on ‘Reviewing the ETS system to support European competitiveness' (opens European Commission in a new tab)
President, Honourable Members, Thank you very much, dear Chair, Honourable Members, for putting this on the agenda. And Mr Procaccini, thank you very much for o...
- Climate Home NewsNews outlet
Will the EU finally make waste pay for its growing carbon footprint? (opens Climate Home News in a new tab)
A decision by Brussels to bring refuse incineration into the EU Emissions Trading System would restore a basic principle: the polluter pays
- Climate Home NewsNews outlet
‘Misleading’ Polish billboards blame EU climate policy for electricity costs (opens Climate Home News in a new tab)
State-owned utilities are using rising energy costs to attack the EU emissions trading system, stoking tensions between Warsaw and Brussels