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EU ETS for aviation: on course for climate neutrality?
As the EU aims for climate neutrality by 2050, the aviation sector is lagging far behind in terms of climate action. Greenhouse gas emissions from aviation are increasing rapidly, and the sector receives many tax exemptions and state subsidies. Within Europe, the main...
Building the Transition: Sandbag’s Response to the Review of the Construction Products Regulation
The European Green Deal lays out a list of EU policies and legislation that need to be updated and brought in line with the 2050 climate neutrality goal. One of these is the Construction Products Regulation, governing building materials which often have very...
2020 Industrial Relaunch
This report has been informed by a call for evidence conducted by Sandbag between October 2019 – January 2020 and builds on Sandbag’s previous work on industrial emissions policy. It follows on from Sandbag’s report on Barriers to Industrial Decarbonisation, published...
Is the EU ETS going to pass the novel coronavirus test?
The EU ETS Phase II (2008-2012) was badly affected by an economic crisis of historical proportions which saw a massive drop in demand for allowances on the carbon market. This put a shock in the ETS system and the carbon price dropped from 30 EUR/t in 2008 to the...
Overall ETS emissions 2019 : expect the unexpected
Industry emissions experience biggest annual drop towards end of Phase III Disclaimer: Analysis done on the basis of number available on EUTL on April 1st COB 2020, some verified numbers still due to be coming in by May 2020 Reported 2019 emissions were 1523 MT CO2...
The EU’s Industrial Red Herring
Just Transition or Just Talk?
Draft National Energy and Climate Plans reveal the EU countries planning to stick with coal power beyond 2030
The ESR is a new revenue source for Bulgaria – and it can cut CO2 at the same time
As the Bulgarian presidency of the European Council draws to a close this week, we look at the potential for rapid emission reduction projects in Bulgaria through cutting coal used to heat buildings - and cutting energy poverty at the same time. Much more analysis on...
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