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August 2020
Virtual Mexico-EU Town Hall on Border Carbon Adjustments
European Roundtable on Climate Change and Sustainable Transition (ERCST) and Iniciativa Climática de México (ICM) are organising a virtual Mexico-EU “town hall meeting” on August 27, 2020 on the role that Border Carbon Adjustments (BCAs) may play in addressing asymmetry in climate ambition under the Paris Agreement, with special focus on the plans that the European Union has to examine this option. This activity together with other similar planned “town hall” meetings will feed into a policy paper on the international views on BCA that…
Find out more »September 2020
Informal Forum on Implementation of Article 6 of the Paris Agreement (6th)
This meeting is part of the “Implementation of market and non-market provisions in the Paris Agreement” project, which aims to create an informal atmosphere, where the main objective is to explore, discover, explain and understand different points of view related to the issues in Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. That is, to understand the options available to define rules, modalities and procedures on Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, as well as the consequences of adopting each option. Since…
Find out more »Preparing for the review of the EU ETS – Brainstorm session
This meeting is under Chatham House Rules | No press The EU ETS has long been considered one of the cornerstones of the EU’s climate policy. While it has been faced by many issues, the ETS has increasingly proven to be ‘fit for purpose’ in recent years. Today, the EU ETS stands at the dawn of a new revision process, which will have to ensure that it helps delivering on the European Green Deal in an economically efficient way. This Fall,…
Find out more »Virtual Russia-EU Town Hall on Border Carbon Adjustments
European Roundtable on Climate Change and Sustainable Transition (ERCST) is organising a virtual Russia-EU “town hall meeting” on September 8, 2020 on the role that Border Carbon Adjustments (BCAs) may play in addressing asymmetry in climate ambition under the Paris Agreement, with special focus on the plans that the European Union has to examine this option. This activity together with other similar planned “town hall” meetings will feed into a policy paper on the international views on BCA that ERCST will publish in…
Find out more »Border Carbon Adjustment Mechanism – Public Consultation
This meeting is under Chatham House Rules | No press is invited 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…
Find out more »Virtual Ukraine-EU Town Hall on Border Carbon Adjustments
European Roundtable on Climate Change and Sustainable Transition (ERCST) with European Business Association are organising a virtual Ukraine-EU “town hall meeting” on September 17, 2020 on the role that Border Carbon Adjustments (BCAs) may play in addressing asymmetry in climate ambition under the Paris Agreement, with special focus on the plans that the European Union has to examine this option. This activity together with other similar planned “town hall” meetings will feed into a policy paper on the international views on BCA that…
Find out more »Virtual South Africa-EU Town Hall on Border Carbon Adjustments
European Roundtable on Climate Change and Sustainable Transition (ERCST) and South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA) are organising a virtual South Africa-EU “town hall meeting” on September 22, 2020 on the role that Border Carbon Adjustments (BCAs) may play in addressing asymmetry in climate ambition under the Paris Agreement, with special focus on the plans that the European Union has to examine this option. This activity together with other similar planned “town hall” meetings will feed into a policy paper on the international views…
Find out more »Informal Forum on Implementation of Article 6 of the Paris Agreement (7th webinar)
This meeting is part of the “Implementation of market and non-market provisions in the Paris Agreement” project, which aims to create an informal atmosphere, where the main objective is to explore, discover, explain and understand different points of view related to the issues in Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. That is, to understand the options available to define rules, modalities and procedures on Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, as well as the consequences of adopting each option. Since…
Find out more »Stakeholders’ Views on the Public Consultation for the Energy Taxation Directive
This meeting is under Chatham House Rules | No press is invited As part of the policy updates foreseen under the European Green Deal, the Commission will propose a revision of the Energy Taxation Directive, with the stated main objectives to: aligning taxation of energy products and electricity with EU energy and climate policies, to contribute to the EU 2030 energy targets and climate neutrality by 2050; preserving the EU single market by updating the scope and the structure of tax…
Find out more »The European Green Deal: State of Play
This meeting is under Chatham House Rules | No press is invited This meeting is part of a continuous series of meetings organised by ERCST on the European Green Deal. This work stream aims to bring together policymakers and stakeholders on a regular basis to take stock on recent developments, look ahead to what is in the pipeline, and discuss the general implementation of the EGD framework. The European Green Deal can be seen as a collection of priorities, principles and…
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