Feb 3, 2013
This new report, published jointly by Sandbag and Friends of the Earth Germany (BUND), finds that German manufacturer’s have accrued spare carbon allowances equivalent to the annual emissions of Austria, while just ten companies have potentially profited by as...
Jan 3, 2013
The European Parliament will soon vote on the European Commission’s proposal to amend the EU’s Emissions Trading Scheme(EU ETS) Directive. In order to correct the massive imbalance between supply and demand in the carbon market, the European Commission has proposed to...
Dec 30, 2012
Sandbag’s official submission to the Department of Business Innovation and Skills on compensating Energy Intensive Users for the indirect costs of the EU ETS and UK Carbon Floor Price.
Dec 3, 2012
Summary of the discussion at the Brussels launch of Sandbag’s Help or Hindrance? Offsetting in the EU ETS report
Nov 20, 2012
This report follows on from work analysing offset usage that Sandbag started in 2009. Its primary purpose is to highlight what is happening on the ground. Linking the installations in the EU ETS with the projects they bought offset from has brought the use of carbon...
