Sandbag welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on the update of the EU ETS under the FF55 package. Our analyses [1] show that the proposed changes are not enough to guarantee that emissions will stay below the cap and that they could exceed it by 45% in 2030....
Sandbag is pleased to launch our latest report on the energy transition in Romania. As a major regional actor and an important player in the European policy space, Romania has the potential to become a leader on climate action. However, political dynamics and a lack...
Sandbag has joined 64 civil society organisations from across Europe, calling on Members of the European Parliament to protect the integrity of the Just Transition Fund. This fund is intended to help EU Member States finance their transition to climate neutrality by...
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...
Sandbag’s new report shows that agreed reform of the Effort Sharing Regulation would only require very limited emissions cuts beyond current efforts, and lets the EU miss its 2030 climate change target.However, cooperation between EU countries could rescue the target,...
Our new report shows EU cooperation is needed to unlock cost-effective reductions
...and risk losing out on the opportunities for new investment in non-ETS sectors across Europe EU Council debate In Monday’s EU Council debate, the polarisation of Member States’ views on Effort Sharing (ESR) and land use (LULUCF) sectors became apparent -...
For immediate release, Wednesday 14th June 2017 Contact boris@sandbag.org.uk for more information European Parliament vote on Effort Sharing Regulation leaves little room for effort to be shared between Member States, and fails to implement the Paris Agreement. 14th...
For immediate release, Thursday 1st June 2017 Contact (+32) 2893 9208 suzana@sandbag.org.uk for more information New European Parliament climate policy cuts half a billion tonnes of CO2 Parliament’s Environment Committee (ENVI) voted on Tuesday to improve the Effort...
DG CLIMA, European Commission’s (EC) service for climate change mitigation, will publish the proposal of changes to the EU Effort Sharing Decision (ESD) around 20 July. We expect that the proposal has now entered into the ‘interservice consultation’ where it is...