May 29, 2017 | Publications
In October 2014, EU Heads of State and Governments agreed to reduce emissions in non-ETS sectors including transport, buildings, waste and agriculture by 30% by 2030, compared to 2005 levels. Today, together with CAN Europe, Sandbag is urging the Parliament’s...
May 15, 2017 | Carbon Markets, ETS, Publications
On 12th May, the Commission for the first time published the scale of the ETS surplus[1]. This is the first time this has been published by the Commission since phase 2 started in 2008. We welcome the clarity this brings. According to the Commission, the ETS surplus...
Mar 15, 2017 | Carbon Markets, ETS, Industry, Publications, Steel
In its press release following the Environment Council’s (ENV) agreement on a general approach for reform of the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS), the European Steel Association (EUROFER) accuses the Council of falling short on carbon leakage protection. However, as...
Mar 1, 2017 | Carbon Markets, ETS, Publications
01/03/2017 – In an unexpected move, the Environment Council has endorsed more ambitious EU ETS policy changes than those agreed by the European Parliament. Europe’s ETS cap in 2030 will still be out of line with the commitments the EU signed under the Paris...
Feb 27, 2017 | Carbon Markets, ETS, Publications
Where are we headed? This week, following the EU Parliament’s vote on February 15th, the EU Council will in turn confirm its preferences on reform of the EU Emissions Trading System. With so many issues to think about – LRFs, benchmarks, MSR withdrawal rates,...
