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).
Category: Outreach & Advocacy
Strengthening the CBAM — by default
Sandbag’s August 2025 brief calls for systemic default values to close CBAM loopholes—addressing scrap and cement circumvention, electricity imports, and indirect emissions.
The EU ETS at a Crossroads
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.
High-Level Seminar on the Clean Industry Pact – French Permanent Representation to the EU
On 21 February 2025, Sandbag took part in the “Making a Success of the Clean Industry Pact” seminar at the French Permanent Representation to the EU. Director Adrien Assous highlighted the urgent need to phase out free allocation and strengthen the CBAM to ensure Europe’s industry decarbonises fairly and effectively.
High-Level Conference on the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM)
On 12 February 2025, Sandbag joined the high-level conference “A Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism for Climate” in Paris. Organised by the French Treasury, the event explored the first year of CBAM implementation, future evolutions, and international cooperation on carbon pricing.