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.
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).
This brief examines whether the claims by Czechia and Italy that the EU ETS is responsible for declining industrial competitiveness hold up to scrutiny.
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.
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.
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).
Sandbag has developed an ‘ETS + CDR simulator’ to help visualise and explore the impact that CDR integration could have on the ETS, assess the demand it could create for CDR, and highlight the potential consequences of this demand. This report uses the simulator to explore how different integration pathways could affect emissions reductions, carbon prices, and potentially lead to negative externalities.
Sandbag’s latest submission to the EU ETS and Innovation Fund consultation calls for clearer rules on free allocation, stronger criteria for funding innovation, and safeguards against misleading carbon accounting practices.
A joint NGO letter calls on the EU to exclude international carbon credits from the 2040 target. The signatories urge a domestic-only approach to protect climate credibility and ambition.
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