Nov 23, 2017 | Carbon Pricing, ETS, Publications
New ETS reforms guarantee that emissions reductions from coal phase-out, energy efficiency and renewables policy will not ‘pop up’ elsewhere in the EU
Nov 16, 2017 | Climate Governance, Publications
The Effort Sharing Regulation doesn’t fit emissions – Trialogue needs real reform for a cost-effective climate change policy
Nov 14, 2017 | Carbon Pricing, ETS, Publications
Deeper analysis of last week’s EU Emissions Trading System reform, and the consequences for the EU within the Paris Agreement
Nov 9, 2017 | Carbon Pricing, ETS, Publications
Last night’s trialogue agreement failed to restore the ETS as Europe’s flagship climate policy. The EU and Member States must now immediately look to how emissions can be cut rapidly before 2020 with other policies
Oct 11, 2017 | Carbon Pricing, ETS, Publications
Changes to funds, flexibility and free allocation are required to fix the EU carbon market
Oct 2, 2017 | Carbon Pricing, ETS, Publications
How plans for weak EUETS reform will not keep pace with falling coal and growing renewables
Sep 14, 2017 | Carbon Pricing, ETS, Publications
14th September 2017 ETS reform proposals, as discussions stand after yesterday’s trialogue, could leave the scheme still with a 1-2 billion tonne allowance surplus available to the market in 2025. In this scenario, the carbon price would remain unlikely to rise...
Sep 13, 2017 | General, Publications
The exponential growth in uptake of electric vehicles (EV) represents an exciting step change which could have huge benefits for air quality and the climate. Sandbag is fully supportive of this change; here, we explore how the environmental benefits can be maximised....
Sep 1, 2017 | Carbon Pricing, ETS, Publications
Tweet this image Since its creation in 2005, the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) has been in a near constant state of crisis and reform. Since 2011, the carbon price has remained below €10 a tonne, unable to significantly influence investment decisions, and failing...
Jul 10, 2017 | Carbon Pricing, ETS, Publications
On July 6th 2017 Business Europe released a study with consulting firm FTI Compass Lexecon examining reform options for the the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS). As negotiations on this file are advancing during the second round of trialogues, scheduled to take...
