Oct 7, 2024 | ETS, General, Industry, Publications, Steel
This brief analyses 2023 emissions under the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS), using the latest data available from the EU Transaction Log (EUTL) . It particularly focuses on the iron and steel sector.
Jul 16, 2024 | Carbon Pricing, CCS, ETS, General, Publications
We welcome the opportunity to provide feedback on the draft delegated regulation published by the European Commission pursuant to Article 12(3b) of the EU ETS Directive [1] regarding the requirements for considering that greenhouse gases (GHG) have become permanently...
Dec 22, 2023 | ETS, General, Publications, Steel
Update of the EU ETS free allocation rules: Polluting for free during a climate crisis In this joint op-ed, first featured in Carbon Pulse, Sandbag policy officer Aymeric Amand and Carbon Market Watch policy expert Lidia Tamellini examine the revision of the Free...
Dec 15, 2022 | ETS, Industry, Publications
A big win for a handful of powerful lobbies. A big loss for everyone else. This weekend, the European Commission, Parliament, and Council are set to finalise an important reform of the EU’s carbon market in the final round of their “trilogue” (trilogues are informal...
Nov 21, 2022 | CBAM, Industry, Publications
ETS and CBAM should not discourage circularity The reform of the European carbon market (ETS, for Emissions Trading Scheme) and related Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) will define the future of the circular economy for years to come. These two files are in...