by Alexandru Luta | Dec 21, 2015 | Carbon Pricing, Europe
A recent report by the consultancy Ecofys for the European steel association Eurofer suggests steel companies face costs of €28/tonne of steel to comply with ETS obligations by 2030. However, at Sandbag we are sceptical that the proposed revision to the... by Alexandru Luta | Mar 30, 2015 | Carbon Pricing
Our latest and most accurate tool showing the breakdown of the Cap can be found here (xls file). With the advance of the political negotiations on the Market Stability Reserve (MSR) and also the next phase of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), Sandbag has put... by Alexandru Luta | Feb 3, 2015 | Carbon Pricing
Lobbying is intense around the Market Stability Reserve proposal, the policy that can help fix the EU Emissions Trading Scheme. After failing to make any changes to the Commission proposal in the Industry Committee in January, some regressive business voices have been... by Alexandru Luta | Dec 22, 2014 | Carbon Pricing
The amendments submitted by ENVI MEPs for the Market Stability Reserve (MSR) reached Sandbag on Friday last week. Relative to the ITRE amendmentsthat came out three week ago many of the ENVI amendments represent a welcome step up in terms of environmental... by Alexandru Luta | Dec 2, 2014 | Carbon Pricing
How the political groups are aligned: An overview of ITRE committee amendments to the Market Stability Reserve proposal An overview of the amendments tabled in the ITRE committee,[1] often a difficult venue for environmental concerns, reveals that the need for...