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 the EU ETS (2021-2030). In the meantime, the European Commission launched a study on “Issues and options for EU emissions trading after 2030 ”. It […]

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 […]

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 […]

The CRCF trilogues and the Industrial Carbon Management strategy: where are we headed?

  In 2023, the policy framework related to CCUS and carbon removal technologies gained considerable momentum in the European Union thanks to the new legislative proposals developed by the European Commission, such as the Certification Framework for Carbon Removals (CRCF) and the announcement of an ‘Industrial Carbon Management’ strategy, alongside other pieces of legislation. In […]

Launch of the ‘Climate Policy Priorities for the Next European Commission’ Report

This was a public event - hybrid format.  Ifo Institute and ERCST launched the initiative “Climate Policy Priorities for the Next European Commission” to identify and examine several issues that the EU institutions should consider as part of climate change policy developments after the 2024 elections (i.e., within the work of the new Commission). On […]