Mar 16, 2016 | Construction, Industry
Sandbag’s new report reveals European climate laws are increasing emissions in the cement sector, whilst multinational cement companies reap huge financial windfalls. The cement sector must be the final Carbon Fatcat; real reform to the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS)...
Feb 19, 2016 | EU Emissions Trading System (ETS)
On Thursday 19th February, Sandbag’s Head of Policy Damien Morris gave evidence to the European Parliament’s Environment Committee (ENVI) on fixing the Emissions Trading Scheme. You can watch his opening speech here, or read the speech below. I want to...
Jan 19, 2016 | EU Emissions Trading System (ETS)
New analysis by Sandbag looks at the 2015 power sector in Europe. The data shows that 2015 saw a record increase in renewables generation, equal to 2.5% of European electricity demand. But despite this, power sector CO2 emissions are expected to fall by only about...
Dec 21, 2015 | EU Emissions Trading System (ETS), Industry, Steel
A recent report by the consultancy Ecofys for the European steel association Eurofer suggests steel companies face costs of €28/tonne of steel to comply with ETS obligations by 2030. However, at Sandbag we are sceptical that the proposed revision to the Emissions...