Aug 25, 2025 | Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM)
Sandbag’s latest report examines how the EU’s CBAM will impact third country exporters. While some may reduce costs through resource shuffling, real emissions may remain unchanged — calling for stronger alignment through carbon pricing.
Aug 21, 2025 | EU Emissions Trading System (ETS), Outreach
Sandbag responds to the EU’s consultation on State aid for Indirect Carbon Costs (ICC), calling for targeted reforms to better support clean electricity, avoid windfall profits, and align with the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM).
Aug 6, 2025 | Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), Outreach
Sandbag’s August 2025 brief calls for systemic default values to close CBAM loopholes—addressing scrap and cement circumvention, electricity imports, and indirect emissions.
Aug 1, 2025 | Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), Electrification, EU Emissions Trading System (ETS)
Sandbag’s latest brief outlines why the CBAM must include indirect emissions — and how this would improve climate effectiveness, industrial fairness, and fiscal efficiency.
Jul 14, 2025 | Climate financing, Industry, Steel
Sandbag’s response to the EU’s Industrial Decarbonisation Accelerator Act sets out four principles to guide green steel labelling schemes, promoting credible standards based on lifecycle emissions and system-wide decarbonisation.