by admin | Jan 20, 2021 | ETS, Offsetting
Now boarding for better climate action under EU ETS aviation rules It’s a major year of reform for many aspects of the EU ETS, and aviation is no exception. The European Commission will soon decide how its key climate policy will interact with international attempts...
by admin | Jan 5, 2021 | Carbon Pricing, ETS, Industrial
Benchmarks and Free Allocation: Details reveal problems in the EU ETS Sandbag is actively campaigning for changes to the EU ETS benchmarking system and an end to free allocation in the upcoming EU ETS reform. In the meantime, the current EU ETS remains in place. On...
by admin | Dec 3, 2020 | Carbon Pricing, Climate Governance, ETS
Times of change for the EU ETS Sandbag's feedback on the upcoming revision In just one month, Phase IV of the EU ETS will start, bringing in many changes that were negotiated during past revisions of Europe’s carbon market. But even more changes are coming down the...
by Eliot Tabet | Aug 28, 2020 | Carbon Pricing, ETS, International, Offsetting
EU ETS for aviation on course for climate neutrality? As the EU aims for climate neutrality by 2050, the aviation sector is lagging far behind in terms of climate action. Greenhouse gas emissions from aviation are increasing rapidly, and the sector receives many tax...
by Eliot Tabet | Aug 24, 2020 | Carbon Pricing, ETS, UK
UK ETS must learn from past mistakes Sandbag's response One among the many consequences of Brexit is the departure of the UK from the EU ETS. The UK will leave the EU’s carbon market in January 2021, and the UK government plans to set up an independent UK...
by Eliot Tabet | Apr 28, 2020 | Carbon Pricing, ETS, Industrial
The EU ETS Phase II (2008-2012) was badly affected by an economic crisis of historical proportions which saw a massive drop in demand for allowances on the carbon market. This put a shock in the ETS system and the carbon price dropped from 30 EUR/t in 2008 to the...
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