This event is jointly organised by CAN Europe, Carbon Market Watch, E3G, EEB and WWF as part of the European Commission’s EU Industry Days 2021. Date and time: 10:45-12:15 CET, 25 February 2021 (online), register here Background: The EU has a ‘Green Deal’ and a commitment to climate neutrality. This means that industry, which currently …
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While the EU carbon market is helping to clean up Europe’s power sector, industrial CO2 pollution remained stubbornly high, and that from aviation kept growing in 2019. This is partly due to overly generous handouts of pollution permits. These subsidies must be phased out to incentivise cleaner production and more sustainable transport as the scheme …
Read more “EU carbon market report underlines the need to end pollution handouts”
With more information on the design options that the European Commission is considering for a Carbon Border Adjustment Measure (CBAM) and slightly more clarity on the different options available, Carbon Market Watch has updated its position and refined the key principles originally presented in the briefing “Carbon Border Adjustments: Climate Protection or Climate Protectionism?” published …
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Summary The new EU Industrial Strategy, released by the European Commission on 10 March 2020 as part of a larger industrial package, is the first sector-specific plan to be published since the European Green Deal was announced. It is an opportunity to put the EU economy on track towards climate neutrality, and put climate action …
Read more “Cleaning up industry: why the EU’s strategy isn’t enough yet”
Carbon Market Watch webinar discussed opportunities and barriers to the decarbonisation of cement and steel sectors Europe will not become climate neutral without decarbonising its heavy industry. Technical solutions to achieve deep emission cuts in sectors such as steel and cement exist, but strengthening the EU carbon market and implementing a smart mix of policy …
Read more ““Conservative” EU carbon market alone will not drive the clean industrial revolution”
Summary: This briefing counters industry attempts to use the coronavirus pandemic as a pretext to weaken international, European and national climate and carbon pricing laws. It debunks myths and provides policy recommendations to decision-makers. The examples include large polluters pushing for delays in implementing the EU Green Deal and national climate policies and airlines aiming …
Read more “Never Wasting a Crisis: Industry Climate Lobbying During the COVID-19 Pandemic Exposed”
As the EU carbon market is failing to drive down industrial carbon pollution, other rules are needed to provide an extra push. The upcoming revision of the industrial emissions directive should include greenhouse gases within the law’s scope. This way, limits on carbon emissions would be included within the criteria that an industrial plant must …
Ten top asks from WWF and Carbon Market Watch The EU Industrial Strategy is the first sector-specific plan to be published since the European Green Deal announcement. The Strategy is the opportunity to set the EU economy in the direction of climate neutrality, as proposed under the EU Climate Law. It is a chance to …
New EU state aid guidelines for compensating industry for higher electricity costs under the EU carbon market reduce the number of eligible sectors and limit aid to those investing in energy efficiency. However, if this so far inefficient and expensive scheme is to continue, further significant improvements are needed to ensure that it helps Europe …
Read more “EU carbon market state aid rules moving in the right direction – but not far enough”
Stronger climate action should be the main goal of an EU carbon border tax Dear friends, Tomorrow was supposed to start the count-down to the much-touted “European Green Deal”. The rejection of three Commissioner-candidates by the Europen Parliament means that Ursula von der Leyen’s team is not able to start their work at least before December, but …
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