Mar 22, 2021 | Hydrogen, Industry, Publications
European Parliament clings to false solutions in Hydrogen Strategy vote Committee MEPs are set to approve a report laden with risks to the EU’s renewable energy transition on Monday 22 March. They want to see so-called “low-carbon hydrogen” –...
Mar 11, 2021 | Carbon Pricing, CBAM, ETS, Publications
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 | Carbon Pricing, ETS, Publications
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 Pricing, CBAM, ETS, Publications
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, Carbon Pricing, ETS, Offsetting, Publications
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 | Carbon Pricing, 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...
Dec 3, 2020 | Carbon Pricing, ETS, Publications
Times of change for the EU ETS Sandbag's feedback on the upcoming revision In just one month, Phase IV of the EU ETS will start, bringing in many changes that were negotiated during past revisions of Europe’s carbon market. But even more changes are coming down the...
Nov 13, 2020 | Industry, Publications
Sustainable Products Initiative: circularity requirements to drive industrial decarbonisation When the European Commission launched the Circular Economy Action Plan in March 2020, it contained many ambitions to be worked out in future legislative projects. One of...
Oct 28, 2020 | CBAM, Publications
Carbon Border Adjustments in the EU: who, what, when, why and how? The public consultation on the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism is coming to a close. The European Commission has been collecting stakeholder opinions on one of its most talked-about policy projects:...
Sep 16, 2020 | Climate Governance, Financing, Publications
Just Transition Fund: Moment of truth for European Parliament’s climate ambition Just Transition Fund should not support fossil fuels Sandbag has joined 64 civil society organisations from across Europe, calling on Members of the European Parliament to protect the...
