From Niche to Mainstream: Shaping Demand for Green Steel
From Niche to Mainstream: Shaping Demand for Green Steel This report on the demand for green steel examines the impact of steel production using low-carbon technologies further down the value chain. Key Takeaways Due to weak carbon prices and high electricity...
Update of the EU ETS free allocation rules: Polluting for free during a climate crisis
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...
Flat Steel in the Free Allocation Regulation
Flat Steel in the Free Allocation Regulation Following the revision of the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) Directive in April 2023, the European Commission was mandated to review the Free Allocation Regulation, which establishes the methodology that calculates the...
Starting from scrap: transition to low-carbon steel can go faster with increased use of second-hand metal
New research by Sandbag indicates that a better use of end of life steel objects would help to speed up the reduction of emissions from the sector in Europe…