Window on 2024 – With Yvon Slingenberg

In the aftermath of COP28, and the conclusion of the first Global Stocktake – which enables countries to measure the progress in meeting the targets set out in the Nationally […]

Stakeholder Roundtable: Future of the EU ETS

The revised EU ETS Directive was adopted on May 10th, 2023, and should apply in 2024. It updated the rules and conditions for the operation of the IV Phase of […]

European Hydrogen Bank: A Game Changer?

Venue: the event took place at the Mission of Norway to the EU, Rue Archimède 17, Brussels. In recent consultations conducted by the ERCST, stakeholders expressed concerns about the current structure of the Hydrogen Bank's auction and the scope of eligible offtakers. The discussions highlighted two primary issues: - Exclusion of CCS Retrofitting - Requirements […]

Quo Vadis, EU: 2040 Climate Target

The Climate Law mandate the EU to set a 2040 climate target, within six months of the first Global Stocktake,  as a crucial step toward achieving climate neutrality. The Commission is expected to release a communication about the 2040 target on February 6. Last year, during the Commission's public consultation on the subject, the European […]

Expert Consultation: ETS review of Carbon Leakage Risks for CBAM Export Goods

This was an online event. The CBAM’s transitional period is now underway, however several issues remain unresolved ahead of the definitive period and numerous delegated and implementing legislations, along with reviews are due before the end of the transitional period. The ERCST’s CBAM V will start off 2024 by revisiting the topic of exports, this […]

Stakeholder Roundtable: Future of the EU ETS – Carbon removals

This was an online event. This meeting is by invitation only. If you are interested in attending, please register through the link below. *Registrations for this event are closed. The EU ETS is seen as one the important drivers since it came into operation in 2005. However, as we reach end of 2020’s and forward […]

Incentivising hydrogen demand: Critical challenges and opportunities

ERCST organised this event together with the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies (OIES), and Research Institute for Sustainability – Helmholtz Centre Potsdam (RIFS) This seminar encompassed three panels: Creating hydrogen demand: Decarbonising hard-to-abate sectors Creating hydrogen demand: Market design, legislation/regulation, and bankability Catalyzing an international hydrogen market: local demand or international off-take agreements? Report Draft […]