Jul 26, 2016
This report shows that EU-wide cost-effective emission reduction opportunities will not align with Member States’ national reduction targets. These targets will be set based on GDP/capita with some adjustments in line with the solidarity principle. If the sharing of...
Jul 23, 2016
A report produced with the Ecofin Research Foundation, Element Energy, Poyry, and the investment community represented in the UK CCS Commercial Development Group. This report outlines the key actions needed for the government’s forthcoming CCS strategy, due Q4...
Jun 26, 2016
Sandbag’s projections show that under many scenarios the MSR will grow to contain several billion allowances. This risks endangering both market stability and long term environmental goals. A threshold needs to be put in place to limit the size of the MSR with...
Jun 26, 2016
Rebasing the EU ETS Phase 4 cap Sandbag’s report on Phase 4 reform of the ETS proposes that the Phase 4 EU ETS cap should be realigned to match the reality of emissions in 2020, preferably accompanied by an increase in the Linear Reduction Factor: In 2015...
May 28, 2016
Sandbag’s response to the European Commission consultation on the policy options for market-based measures to reduce the climate change impact from international aviation