by admin | Dec 16, 2016 | General
The team has worked hard to update the content on a more dynamic and flexible platform. The new website means that we will be able to provide new insights and analysis more quickly and easily than before.
by admin | Sep 29, 2016 | Carbon Pricing, ESR, Europe, General, International
Sandbag has written to the Polish government (in Polish) on ratification of the Paris Agreement by the European Union. Tomorrow Member States will decide whether to ratify at the extraordinary ENVI Council meeting in Brussels. Poland who was a proud leader of the...
by admin | Apr 4, 2016 | Carbon Pricing, Europe, General
Sandbag’s recent report on the cement sector highlighted several key flaws in Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) rules around free allocation of allowances. These rules give rise to perverse incentives to pollute: we estimate the ETS has increased cement sector emissions,...
by admin | Mar 17, 2016 | Europe, General
Today. the March meeting of the European Council will not be discussing a response to the Paris Climate Agreement, as many had hoped. Instead, the Council has decided to focus further debate on developing a plan for tackling the migration crisis. But migration stems...
by admin | Sep 15, 2015 | General, UK
Last week we released our new smartphone app with an event at the House of Lords. The app showcases three important numbers: the carbon intensity of UK electricity; the EU and UK carbon prices; and the global atmospheric CO2 concentration. We were...
by admin | Sep 8, 2015 | Europe, General, UK
The debate continues to rage: how to make the transition to living without emitting greenhouse gases? Renewables are pitched against nuclear, Carbon Capture and Storage against energy efficiency. It’s difficult to know where to focus our efforts. At Sandbag,...
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