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Why some steelmakers are trying to weaken the EU ETS
EU policymakers should not fall for this trap: the ETS is essential for EU companies planning to invest in a cleaner industrial future.
How not to mess with the ETS
Carbon Market Watch’s 10-point plan to keep the EU Emissions Trading System on track to serve the climate and society.
Despite the political noise, support for the EU ETS is overwhelming
CMW’s Jeanne Marullaz reports that there are clear signs of growing support for the EU Emissions Trading System as a driving force of both climate action and European competitiveness – from civil society to governments and industries
EU’s 2040 target lets big polluters off the hook
Although the European Union has the means and capacity to wave goodbye to fossil fuels by 2040, EU environment ministers have backed an unambitious climate target for that year that unfairly shifts some of the burden for domestic climate action to the Global South and future generations.
What does proposed EU 2040 target mean for climate action?
The European Commission’s unambitious proposed climate target for 2040 risks becoming riddled with loopholes and delaying urgent climate action. This in-depth analysis explains how and why.
Competitive, but at what cost?
There is an increasing need for both public and private expenditure, and an availability of growing ETS revenues. Those delivering the most climate action must be rewarded.
Bad chemistry: How the chemical sector escapes EU carbon pricing
With all the free allowances the European Union’s chemical sector receives under the EU’s Emissions Trading System, it effectively pays no carbon price for its
CMW feedback on Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) – carbon price paid in a third country
Carbon Market Watch is concerned with the willingness of the European Commission to allow for domestic and international credits to be accounted as carbon price
Implementing act updating benchmark values for free allocation of emission allowances – CMW feedback
The regular update of the benchmark values for free allowances under the EU ETS is a necessary step to ensure that the last years of
