Sandbag co-signed an open letter sent to the European Commission by 114 leading academics, businesses, civil society organisations and research institutions urging the EU to set explicit and separate targets for greenhouse gas emissions reductions, land-based carbon...
Category: Climate Governance
Harnessing EU Funds for Romania’s Energy Transition
Sandbag is pleased to launch our latest report on the energy transition in Romania. As a major regional actor and an important player in the European policy space, Romania has the potential to become a leader on climate action. However, political dynamics and a lack...
Just Transition Fund: Moment of truth for European Parliament’s climate ambition
Sandbag has joined 64 civil society organisations from across Europe, calling on Members of the European Parliament to protect the integrity of the Just Transition Fund. This fund is intended to help EU Member States finance their transition to climate neutrality by...
Building the Transition: Sandbag’s Response to the Review of the Construction Products Regulation
The European Green Deal lays out a list of EU policies and legislation that need to be updated and brought in line with the 2050 climate neutrality goal. One of these is the Construction Products Regulation, governing building materials which often have very...
The EU’s Industrial Red Herring
Just Transition or Just Talk?
Draft National Energy and Climate Plans reveal the EU countries planning to stick with coal power beyond 2030
The ESR is a new revenue source for Bulgaria – and it can cut CO2 at the same time
As the Bulgarian presidency of the European Council draws to a close this week, we look at the potential for rapid emission reduction projects in Bulgaria through cutting coal used to heat buildings - and cutting energy poverty at the same time. Much more analysis on...
The EU scores a hat-trick, but will it win the climate World Cup?
Yesterday’s deal was unimaginable when the EU Clean Energy Package was proposed in 2016 – but it’s still not keeping pace with the Paris Agreement
Taking the pulse of Romania’s energy transition
Sandbag recently contributed to a #FutureOfEurope debate as part of the 6th annual Eurosfat conference in Bucharest
Climate of Cooperation: Why countries need to cooperate to cut ESR emissions cost-effectively
Sandbag’s new report shows that agreed reform of the Effort Sharing Regulation would only require very limited emissions cuts beyond current efforts, and lets the EU miss its 2030 climate change target.However, cooperation between EU countries could rescue the target,...