Mar 11, 2021 | Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), EU Emissions Trading System (ETS)
European Parliament approves CBAM report but fails to take firm stance on Free Allocation The European Parliament has voted to approve an Own Initiative report on the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM). However, parliamentarians have missed an opportunity in...
Feb 15, 2021 | EU Emissions Trading System (ETS)
Persistent surplus risks stymieing EU ETS reform, finds research from Sandbag The latest data analysis from think tank Sandbag shows that the reforms being widely considered for the EU ETS are unlikely to be effective drivers of decarbonisation, as they will fail to...
Feb 8, 2021 | Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), EU Emissions Trading System (ETS)
Parliament Carbon Border Adjustment vote a welcome call for EU ETS reform The European Commission’s plan for a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism cleared its first hurdle today as the ENVI Committee of the European Parliament passed an own initiative report broadly...
Jan 20, 2021 | Aviation, EU Emissions Trading System (ETS)
Now boarding for better climate action under EU ETS aviation rules It’s a major year of reform for many aspects of the EU ETS, and aviation is no exception. The European Commission will soon decide how its key climate policy will interact with international attempts...
Jan 5, 2021 | EU Emissions Trading System (ETS), Industry
Benchmarks and Free Allocation: Details reveal problems in the EU ETS Sandbag is actively campaigning for changes to the EU ETS benchmarking system and an end to free allocation in the upcoming EU ETS reform. In the meantime, the current EU ETS remains in place. On...
