Dec 17, 2021 | Blog posts, Carbon Pricing, ETS
Why Free Allocation in the EU ETS Must Stop Urgently Free allocation (FA) under the EU ETS has been criticised for directing large amounts of taxpayers’ money towards incumbent polluting plants, turning the polluter-pays principle on its head and not being sustainable...
Nov 9, 2021 | Blog posts, ETS
Sandbag's feedback on the EU ETS reform 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...
Sep 30, 2021 | Blog posts, ETS, Reports
Supply-demand analysis of the EU ETS reform: Letting Industry Loose This note aims to put numbers on the amendment proposed by the European Commission to the Directive ruling the European Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) as part of its Fit-for-55 package, and its impact...
Aug 30, 2021 | Industrial, International, Reports
Report | A storm in a teacup Impacts and geopolitical risks of the European Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism. Sandbag and E3G were commissioned by Energy Foundation China to analyse the impact of the CBAM proposed by the European Commission in its Fit For 55...
Aug 30, 2021 | Industrial, International, Press releases
New study shows limited trade impacts of European Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism The impact of the likely Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) on European importers will be minor, according to a new report by Sandbag and E3G. The CBAM only covers 3.2 percent...
