EU ETS review: impacts on the market balance
In this brief, we analyse how the proposed changes will impact the supply and demand balance of the emission allowance market.
EU ETS review: impacts on the market balance
Category: EU Emissions Trading System (ETS)
Sandbag responds to Thyssenkrupp
Sandbag responds to Thyssenkrupp
Our technical brief on how the ETS is a net benefit for European steelmakers was covered by ESG.Table, alongside a response from Thyssenkrupp Steel, which raised three objections. This response analyses the German steelmaker’s claims.
EU steelmaking: the ETS money is coming!
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.
EU ETS Reform: Let’s not invalidate climate policy!
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
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
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.
Don’t Ruin the EU ETS! Joint NGO Letter to the European Council
Don’t Ruin the EU ETS! Joint NGO Letter to the European Council
Ahead of the March European Council meeting, we’ve joined a group of 35 civil society organisations calling on EU leaders to protect the integrity of the EU Emissions Trading System.
ICC reform and expansion risks diverting ETS revenues from real climate action
ICC reform and expansion risks diverting ETS revenues from real climate action
Sandbag and 14 other organisations urge the European Commission to reform, not expand, the ETS Indirect Cost Compensation scheme — warning that current proposals risk diverting climate funding into untargeted fossil subsidies.
State Aid for Indirect Carbon Costs: Reform before extending!
State Aid for Indirect Carbon Costs: Reform before extending!
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).
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