Feb 19, 2016 | Carbon Markets, ETS, Publications
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 | Carbon Markets, ETS, Publications
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 | Carbon Markets, ETS, Industry, Publications, 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...
Dec 12, 2015 | Publications
[This blog is adapted from an article published in the Huffington Post on 11.12.2015] Europe is an old economy. We’re industrialised, highly capitalised and largely privatised. To achieve change we need laws and policies in a way that other major...
Oct 21, 2015 | Carbon Markets, Publications
Figures released from the European Environment Agency yesterday indicate that Europe will significantly outperform its 2020 climate target; however, Sandbag finds that the EEA continue to seriously downplay the level of emissions cuts Europe can expect. Moreover, we...
