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Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism: Protectionist tax or climate protection tool?
How is the CBAM related to EU climate policy? And most importantly, can the two instruments increase global climate ambitions?
Navigating the opportunities and pitfalls of the EU carbon market for road transport and buildings
An online workshop organized by ZERO focused on the implementation challenges of ETS2, in particular the role of road transport and buildings in the policy mix for achieving climate neutrality in the European Union (EU). Moreover, the session provided valuable insight into the example of Germany, comparing the ETS2 with the German system of carbon trading for the non-ETS sectors.
EU carbon market reform: Between dark clouds and silver linings
The final deal to reform the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) will bring down emissions, but not fast enough, and helps poor and vulnerable citizens during the transition but not as much as the freebies it lavishes upon fat cat industries.
GOING THE EXTRA (GREEN) MILE: THE ROLE OF INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT IN THE CLIMATE TRANSITION
An online workshop organised by ZERO explored the importance of the EU Emissions Trading System in addressing the negative environmental impacts of air travel and…
Final deal on EU carbon market (ETS) gives heavy industry a free pass at the expense of households and taxpayers
The long process that was meant to transform the EU’s Emissions Trading System into an effective tool for climate action has culminated in a final deal that will not reduce Europe’s industrial carbon footprint rapidly enough to tackle the climate crisis. The reformed EU ETS lavishes freebies on polluting industries and leaves households and taxpayers with the bill.
Speeding up Europe’s industrial decarbonisation by moving beyond EU carbon market
A new report by environmental think tank CE Delft, commissioned by AirClim as part of the LIFE ETX project, assesses different policy options for the…
There is no room for fossil gas in the EU’s Modernisation Fund
As the trilogue negotiations on the Emissions Trading System take off, the EU institutions must ensure that the EU ETS-linked Modernisation Fund does not finance…
CBAM’s coming, it’s time to put a price on carbon!
Electricity* traded between Western Balkan countries** and the EU will need to embed the cost of CO2 in its final price, potentially from as early as 2025.
How EU member states use carbon market revenues to subsidise fossil fuels
Although EU member states are meant to spend at least half of the revenue from the sale of CO2 allowances on climate action, many are using them as subsidies for the installation of new fossil fuel boilers or to reduce energy prices in industry
