EU steelmaking: the ETS money is coming!
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.
Whether the carbon price is right: response to the European Commission’s public consultation on carbon price paid in third countries
Sandbag’s response to the European Commission’s public consultation on the carbon price paid in third countries under the CBAM.
EU ETS Reform: Let’s not invalidate climate policy!
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.
Improving EU ETS benchmarks: Response to the European Commission’s public consultation on EU ETS benchmarks
Sandbag’s response to the public consultation on the European Commission’s proposed revision of the benchmark values of free allocation of emission allowances (2026-2030).
Rhetoric vs reality: setting the record straight on the impact of the EU ETS on industrial competitiveness
This brief examines whether the claims by Czechia and Italy that the EU ETS is responsible for declining industrial competitiveness hold up to scrutiny.