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April 2020
The 2030 Climate Target Plan – Impact Assessment and role of the EU ETS
To put the EU firmly on a path towards climate neutrality by 2050, the Commission will propose an increased greenhouse gas emission reduction target for 2030 from at least 40% to at least 50% to 55% (compared to 1990), including through an amendment to the recently proposed Climate Law. The Communication will set out potential implications for the overall regulatory and enabling framework. It will describe the overall architecture of policy measures to be put in place to achieve that…
Find out more »Stakeholder meeting “Border Carbon Adjustments in the EU: Issues and Options” – April 2020 Update
As part of the European Green Deal, implementation of a BCA is once again being considered as a measure to address competitiveness concerns within the EU. According to the roadmap for the European Green Deal, a proposal for a BCA for “selected sectors” will be released in 2021. So far, we can only speculate what such a BCA might look like, as few policy details have been released. Given the resurgence of discussions about BCAs on the EU political agenda, it…
Find out more »The European Climate Law – feedback to the Commission’s proposal
The European Climate law was one of the flagship measures proposed by the new Commission, to be adopted within the first 100 days of its mandate. It claims to “set the direction of travel for EU climate action, give predictability for investors, and anchor the irreversibility of the transformation”. A stakeholder’ consultation meeting took place in Brussels on January 28, and a first feedback period was completed on February 6, with close to 1000 contributions. The proposal of the European…
Find out more »Webinar: launch of the “2020 State of the EU ETS” Report
This webinar will launch the 2020 State of the EU ETS Report, this year together with the Wegener Center on on climate and global change, Bloomberg New Energy Finance and EcoAct. During the meeting, the authors will present the Report and their findings through a presentation, after which the Report will be commented on by some invited speakers and a Q&A. This will be the fifth annual report on the State of the EU ETS. The annual “State of the EU ETS” Report…
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