Nov 9, 2021 | Climate Financing, EU Emissions Trading System (ETS)
Sandbag's feedback on the EU ETS reform Sandbag welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on the update of the EU ETS under the FF55 package. Our analyses [1] show that the proposed changes are not enough to guarantee that emissions will stay below the cap and that...
Sep 30, 2021 | EU Emissions Trading System (ETS), Industry
Supply-demand analysis of the EU ETS reform: Letting Industry Loose This note aims to put numbers on the amendment proposed by the European Commission to the Directive ruling the European Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) as part of its Fit-for-55 package, and its impact...
Aug 30, 2021 | Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM)
Report | A storm in a teacup Impacts and geopolitical risks of the European Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism. Sandbag and E3G were commissioned by Energy Foundation China to analyse the impact of the CBAM proposed by the European Commission in its Fit For 55...
Aug 30, 2021 | Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM)
New study shows limited trade impacts of European Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism The impact of the likely Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) on European importers will be minor, according to a new report by Sandbag and E3G. The CBAM only covers 3.2 percent...
Jul 15, 2021 | EU Emissions Trading System (ETS)
EU ETS reform: under the hype, a sense of déjà-vu On 14 July a long-expected reform proposal of Europe’s carbon market was published by the European Commission. Far from addressing the market’s main issues, it barely adds a few patches and increases the risk of...
