Informal Forum on Article 6 of the Paris Agreement

By invitation only | Bonn This meeting is part of the “Implementation of markets and non-markets provisions in the Paris Agreement” project. The meeting followed the informal forum held in Glion at the beginning of March, and was in adjacent to SB 50. It aimed to create an informal atmosphere, to explore, discover, explain and understand the […]

Strategic challenges to the EU ETS in the long-term

With the Phase 4 review, concluded in early 2018, the European institutions attempted to make the EU ETS fit for life up till 2030. While the implementing process is still fully ongoing, the EU ETS has to continue to internalise new developments. These developments can be domestic, most notably the recent call by European Commission […]

Indirect costs compensation in the EU ETS – revision of the State Aid Guidelines

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The state aid guidelines are up for revision – not review – which means that they could change significantly. The current guidelines expire on 31 December 2020, and the new guidelines would ‘indicatively’ be ready by Q3 2020 – just a few months before the new ones actually enter into force. The new state aid […]

Stakeholder meeting “Border Carbon Adjustments in the EU – issues and options”

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 […]

The European Green Deal: state of play

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President Ursula von der Leyen's European Commission released the communication on the ‘European Green Deal’ on December 11th 2020. It is presented as an outline of the new Commission's commitment to tackling climate and environmental-related challenges. It is presented as a new growth strategy aimed at transforming the EU’s economy and lists a measures and […]