Towards a minimum recycled steel content in passenger cars: setting an initial target

The EU has around 286 million motor vehicles, and every year, 6.5 million of these are scrapped. If the steel scrap from these end-of-life vehicles (ELVs) is not managed well, valuable resources are lost, harming the environment. With the EU preparing its ELV Regulation, which could set targets for minimum recycled steel content for passenger cars : what should those targets be?

In or Out: What’s best for carbon removals and the EU ETS?

What will the future of the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) look like as the emissions cap heads towards zero? Is integrating carbon dioxide removals (CDRs) into the ETS a solution to help the EU achieve its climate goals? Or would they compromise the integrity and functioning of the system? These questions are at the forefront of the Commission’s mind as they review different options for the future of the ETS ahead of the 2026 revision.

For a systematic use of default values in the CBAM

The current carbon emissions reporting in the CBAM fails to achieve its goal of replacing free allocations under the EU ETS and undermines its integrity. A systematic default value system would improve the CBAM and safeguard the EU ETS.

CBAM DRI loophole requires new free allocation reform

We took part in a targeted survey run by the European Commission’s DG TAXUD on methodologies used to calculate embedded emissions and the rules for adjusting CBAM obligations alongside free allocation under the ETS. Our proposal: free allocation should be reformed to close the ‘DRI loophole’.

Feedback on the EU Commission’s draft methodology for low-carbon hydrogen

For ‘low carbon’ hydrogen to truly make a positive contribution to Europe’s transition to climate neutrality, the safeguards put in place must be meaningful. Unfortunately, this does not appear to be the case in this draft delegated act.

Metallurgical flexibility: Enabling the aluminium and steel sectors for demand response

Electrification and flexibility are critical to decarbonising both industrial and electricity systems. But what happens when we combine the two? Industrial flexibility will play an increasingly important role as industry moves towards electrification.

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EU ETS Vote: European Parliament takes a step away from the Paris Agreement

Feb 15, 2017

15th Feb, Strasbourg - Today the European Parliament voted to stop the EU Emissions Trading System from providing adequate signals for the transition to a prosperous low-carbon economy. In doing...

MEPs vote on reforms to tackle cement’s windfall profits from the ETS

Dec 15, 2016

MEPs vote on reforms to tackle cement sector’s windfall profits from the ETS A vote in the European Parliament this morning could put an end to the cement sector’s windfall profits from the EU...

New EU border tariffs will boost low-carbon cement

Jan 31, 2017

31st January, Brussels - As the EU debates whether to raise border tariffs on cement, new research by environmental think-tank Sandbag shows the proposed tariffs can create better incentives to cut...

MEPs vote to tackle cement’s windfall profits from the ETS

Dec 15, 2016

MEPs vote on reforms to tackle cement sector’s windfall profits from the ETS MEPs in the European Parliament Environment Committee (ENVI), voting on amendments to the EU Emissions Trading System...

2017: A new starting point on the trajectory to 2050

Jan 30, 2017

New Climate Action Regulation translates the Paris Agreement into EU domestic policy and creates mechanism for Member States to collectively achieve 2050 target cost-effectively ENVI draft proposal...

ENVI VOTE on Phase IV ETS reform

Dec 15, 2016

Today’s ENVI committee vote on the EU ETS reached a last minute compromise on changes for the Phase IV of the system. The vote failed to create a well functioning market, instead binding the EU ETS...

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