May 30, 2017 | EU Emissions Trading System (ETS), Industry, Steel
EU ETS reform risks failing to cut the steel sector’s emissions whilst boosting the sector’s unearned profits – this was the key message of a letter delivered yesterday to Heads of European Member States from Climate Action Network Europe (of which Sandbag...
May 29, 2017 | EU Emissions Trading System (ETS)
In October 2014, EU Heads of State and Governments agreed to reduce emissions in non-ETS sectors including transport, buildings, waste and agriculture by 30% by 2030, compared to 2005 levels. Today, together with CAN Europe, Sandbag is urging the Parliament’s...
May 15, 2017 | EU Emissions Trading System (ETS)
On 12th May, the Commission for the first time published the scale of the ETS surplus[1]. This is the first time this has been published by the Commission since phase 2 started in 2008. We welcome the clarity this brings. According to the Commission, the ETS surplus...
Mar 15, 2017 | EU Emissions Trading System (ETS), Industry, Steel
In its press release following the Environment Council’s (ENV) agreement on a general approach for reform of the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS), the European Steel Association (EUROFER) accuses the Council of falling short on carbon leakage protection. However, as...
Mar 1, 2017 | EU Emissions Trading System (ETS)
01/03/2017 – In an unexpected move, the Environment Council has endorsed more ambitious EU ETS policy changes than those agreed by the European Parliament. Europe’s ETS cap in 2030 will still be out of line with the commitments the EU signed under the Paris...
