ERCST – European Roundtable on Climate Change and Sustainable Transition

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European Roundtable on Climate Change and Sustainable Transition

LATEST PUBLICATIONS

December 12, 2024

Future of emissions trading in the EU: Role of Emissions Trading in EU Climate Policy

December 11, 2024

Reviving Europe’s Industrial Power: how to boost competitiveness through energy

December 9, 2024

Evaluation of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive

UPCOMING EVENTS

Stakeholder Roundtable: 2025 State of the EU ETS Report
December 17 @ 10:00 - 12:00
Focus Group: Green Claims Directive (GCD) trilogues – How does the GCD connects with (Voluntary) Carbon Markets?
January 21 @ 10:00 - 11:30
Second Stakeholders and Member States Consultation – Implementation and transposition of hydrogen regulations in the EU Member States
January 21 @ 14:00 - 16:00
Paper Launch – Unlocking CO₂ Storage Opportunities Outside the EU – Policy Challenges and Business Prospects
January 28 @ 15:00 - 16:30
Stakeholders Consultation: Green Claims Directive (GCD) trilogues – How does the GCD connects to (Voluntary) Carbon Markets?
February 5 @ 10:00 - 12:00
Stakeholder Roundtable – Future of Emissions Trading in the EU: Price Signal and Competitiveness
February 6 @ 10:00 - 12:00
Focus Group – Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage: Balancing Land Use and CDR Potential
February 13 @ 15:00 - 16:30
Expert consultation: Solutions for exports of EU CBAM-covered goods
February 17 @ 15:00 - 16:30

RECENT EVENTS

Future of Emissions Trading System in the EU: Role of Emissions Trading in EU Climate Policy – Launch Event
December 12 @ 11:00 - 13:00
Stakeholder consultation – CO₂ Storage Beyond the EU: Regulatory Barriers and Business Opportunities
December 11 @ 15:00 - 16:30
International townhall: CBAM implementation – One year later
December 10 @ 15:30 - 17:30
Launch Event – Evaluation of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive
December 9 @ 14:00 - 16:00
Launch event – Low-Carbon Hydrogen: key elements for a common sense approach
December 4 @ 14:00 - 16:00
ERCST at COP29 – All Events
November 11 @ 10:00 - November 22 @ 16:00
Stakeholders Consultation – ‘Implementation of Transition Plans for climate change mitigation’
November 5 @ 15:30 - 17:30
Stakeholder Roundtable: Future of Emission Trading in the EU – Role of Emissions Trading in EU climate policy
November 5 @ 10:30 - 12:30

RECORDINGS

The review of the scope of the Emission Trading System (ETS) in the EU and how the architecture emerges should there be an expansion is an issue of increasing urgency. This has also been recognized by the European Commission, which has already started its own examination of this matter.

This report focuses on the role the Emissions Trading System plays within the overall EU climate policy. Considering the overall climate picture is important as Emissions Trading does not operate in isolation, but it is part of a complex policy mix.

This is the second in a series of seven reports planned under ERCST’s recently launched “Future of Emissions Trading in the EU” project. The project aims to examine the architecture, governance and role of emissions trading in meeting EU objectives in the European Climate Law during the second half of Phase IV (2025-2030) and beyond.

The initiative is being supported by: Cefic – CEMBUREAU – Cepi – EDF- Électricité de France – ENEL – EuLA – Eurelectric – Eurofer – Eurometaux – European Aluminium – ExxonMobil – Fertilizers Europe – FuelsEurope – PGE – Danish Ministry of Climate, Energy and Utilities – French Ministry of Ecological Transition – German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action – Ministry of Climate and Environment of the Republic of Poland

Marking the one-year anniversary of the CBAM’s transitional period, this event will take stock of the challenges encountered during the first year of the CBAM. The discussion will focus on obstacles faced by importers, exporters, and other stakeholders involved in the CBAM.

This session, convened by ERCST on the basis of its extensive work on the EU CBAM, brings together policymakers and stakeholders from government, industry and other services to discuss the challenges in CBAM implementation and how to address them moving forward into the definitive period.

Considering the recently published EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D) – and its entry into force on July 25, 2024 – ERCST has conducted an evaluation of the final text of the CS3D, building on its previous work resulting in the report “The EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive and its Extraterritorial Effect: Promise and Pitfalls”

This analysis considers not only earlier elements from the legislative process, namely the two previous negative opinions from the European Commission’s Regulatory Scrutiny Board and the Commission Staff Working Document, as well as the Commission’s initial proposal. Focus is given to the directive’s key provisions and elements, as well as unresolved issues, such as inconsistencies with other directives (like CSRD), company concerns about due diligence, extraterritoriality, liability risks, administrative burdens and impacts on non-EU businesses.

LATEST NEWS

November 14, 2024

ERCST at COP29 in Baku – Event on The Role of Climate Clubs in Addressing Trade Related Climate Measures

November 14, 2024

ERCST at COP29 in Baku – Event on Carbon removals in international carbon markets

October 21, 2024

Marino Varricchio attended the 4th ICM Forum in Pau

October 21, 2024

Ana Ruiz participated in Carbon Forward’s Expo London

The European Roundtable on Climate Change and Sustainable Transition (ERCST) is an independent think-tank, registered under belgium law, working on European and Global climate change policies.

ERCST is committed to the goals and principles of the Paris Agreement and works towards promoting a just, inclusive and sustainable global transition.

ERCST has always been careful to ensure an inclusive working environment and to be attentive to gender diversity and to the plurality of voices represented in its initiatives. When this is not reflected in one of our publications or events, it is due to the unavailability of the consulted experts to participate, to choices of organizations on their representation or specific representation in the respective organization.