Nov 29, 2021 | Carbon Pricing, CBAM, ETS, Industry, Publications
Urgent: CBAM needed to abolish free allocation under the EU ETS Why was the CBAM proposed in the first place? In July 2021, the EU announced its Fit for 55 package – a sweeping set of climate and energy policy proposals which forms the EU’s approach to combat...
Nov 9, 2021 | Carbon Pricing, ETS, Financing, Publications
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 | Carbon Pricing, ETS, Industry, Publications
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 | CBAM, Publications
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 | Carbon Pricing, ETS, Publications
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...
Jun 25, 2021 | Hydrogen, Industry, Publications
Untangling the knots - Clearing the way to fast green hydrogen deployment As the EU and some of its Member States are piling up subsidy schemes to try and kickstart a market for green hydrogen, projects are starting to attract public funding for applications with...
Apr 8, 2021 | Carbon Pricing, ETS, Publications
EU ETS emissions plummet due to pandemic as EUA surplus skyrockets This analysis is based on estimations using data available as of 1 April 2021. It will be updated as more data is made available during the coming weeks. The European Commission has released the bulk...
Mar 25, 2021 | Climate Governance, Publications
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...
