THE ROLE OF THE EU ETS IN INCREASING EU CLIMATE AMBITION (Assessment of policy options)
This study provides concrete and politically feasible proposals to strengthen the EU ETS and to achieve an enhanced target in line with the Paris Agreement.…
Topics: Carbon leakage
Does the EU ETS Cause Carbon Leakage in European Manufacturing?
SUMMARY: Carbon leakage is an issue of major interest in both academic and policy debates about the effectiveness of unilateral climate policy addressing global externalities.…
Industry windfall profits from Europe’s carbon market 2008-2015 (How Energy-Intensive Companies Cash in on Their Pollution at Taxpayers’ Expense)
SUMMARY: This report interprets the findings of an updated CE Delft study that shows how energy-intensive companies in 20 European countries have massively profited from…
EU ETS Handbook
Using the guide This guide provides detailed information about the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS), including information about how the system was designed and…
Grandfathering, auctioning and Carbon Leakage: Assessing the inconsistencies of the new ETS Directive
ABSTRACT The new ETS Directive defines three different allocation rules, granting exemption from auctioning to those sectors exposed to the risk of Carbon Leakage. This…
