EC Consultation on the Circular Economy

EC Consultation on the Circular Economy

Aug 31, 2015

There are strong environmental imperatives for reducing CO2 and the circular economy can play a critical role in delivering on emissions targets. At present, conventional fossil fuel energy plants along with many industrial facilities operate a linear process In many...
Discharging a political storm

Discharging a political storm

Jul 31, 2015

Supporting EU competitiveness and innovation in the ETS On Wednesday 15th July, the EU Commission released new legislation to reform Europe’s key climate policy, the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS). This kicks off a year-long debate about how best to marry low...
Financing Deep Decarbonisation in Industry

Financing Deep Decarbonisation in Industry

Jun 4, 2015

To promote CCS and other methods of deep industrial decarbonisation, a combination of additional Member State and EU support will be needed, well beyond the proposed Modernisation and NER 400 funds. A supporting policy should be explored based on Contracts For...
Consultation response – The ESD & the 2030 package

Consultation response – The ESD & the 2030 package

Jun 1, 2015

Sandbag’s response to the European Commission Consultation on the preparation of a legislative proposal on the effort of Member States to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions to meet the European Union’s greenhouse gas emission reduction commitment in a 2030...