Commentary
New ETS reforms guarantee that emissions reductions from coal phase-out, energy efficiency and renewables policy will not 'pop up' elsewhere in the EU
Recently agreed reforms to the EUETS mean that excess allowances in the MSR will be cancelled. This further strengthens the case for actions such as phase-out of coal plant, increasing energy efficiency and deploying more renewables.
Deeper analysis of last week's EU Emissions Trading System reform, and the consequences for the EU within the Paris Agreement
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
Today civil society across Europe are releasing an open letter calling on the EU negotiators to pull a rabbit out of a hat, and make two changes to put the European power and industry on the right track to rapidly and cost-effectively cut their emissions
Today Sandbag joins a new civil society movement to end coal in Europe before 2030. Europe Beyond Coal is a collective campaign to catalyse the move away from coal and towards clean energy.
New trialogue negotiating positions suggest the ETS risks becoming a tool for investments in coal
The Clean Growth Strategy covers the whole economy - but reducing coal and gas in electricity generation is still where the bulk of the emissions cuts fall out to 2032
Changes to funds, flexibility and free allocation are required to fix the EU carbon market
Sandbag's new report shows biomass subsidies are secretly funding coal
How plans for weak EUETS reform will not keep pace with falling coal and growing renewables
A new report released today shows that despite the UK has given more than £3 billion in subsidies to ...