FAQ: The EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM)
Our latest FAQ has the answers to everything you always wanted to know about the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism.
FAQ: EU Emissions Trading System Revenues
Our latest FAQ has the answers to everything you always wanted to know about the EU Emissions Trading System revenues
EU ETS price slump: The spectre of oversupply haunting Europe
The recent drop in prices on the EU’s Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) threatens to slow industrial decarbonisation and to deprive state treasures of urgently needed funds for climate action.
FAQ: What is the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS)
The EU Emissions Trading System is a cornerstone of the European Union’s climate policies, yet it is poorly understood. Here, we answer some frequently asked questions about the EU ETS.
Polluting for free during a climate crisis: Update of the EU ETS free allocation rules
A large part of heavy industry carbon emissions is exempted from ETS obligations. The allocation system of free emissions allowances was designed to shield European heavy industries from the purported risk of “carbon leakage”, the alleged risk that industries will relocate their production outside of the EU to countries or regions with more lenient carbon emission policies.
Settling the bill: Who must pay for their emissions?
Revenue from the EU’s Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) continues to be spent on subsidising heavy industry pollution rather than on climate action and ending energy poverty.
