• Evaluation of the European Commission’s CBAM Proposal

    According to the roadmap for the European Green Deal, and European Council conclusions from July 2020, a proposal for a BCA for “selected sectors” will be released on July 14, 2021 and should be introduced by the end of 2022.  Since the beginning of the CBAM Project, ERCST presented the Sectoral CBAM Report with a […]

  • The Commission proposal on the ETS Review: a cool-headed assessment

    Registration Link The event will be an opportunity to discuss with members of the European Parliament their views on the Commission’s legislative text and for representatives of the EU business community and civil society to react to the MEPs’ interventions and share their views and concerns about the proposal. The draft agenda is attached for […]

  • Hydrogen, taking stock of the “Fit for 55”

    University Foundation Rue d’Egmont, 11, Brussels, Belgium

    Register here This meeting is under Chatham House Rules,  This new work stream aims to bring together stakeholders, including policymakers and industry on a regular basis to discuss substantive issues […]

  • Article 6 Community Center: Voluntary Carbon Markets and Article 6 of the Paris Agreement

    This meeting is part of a series of webinars which are part of ERCST’s work stream on Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. Our aim is to bring together a broader community, beyond the UNFCCC negotiators, which is interested in Article 6.  We hope to catalyse an exchange of information and experiences by organising webinars and […]

  • Launch of the ERCST Guide to the EU CBAM

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    The European Green Deal has strengthened the level of climate ambition, increasing the asymmetry of climate efforts by aiming to achieve climate neutrality in the European Union by 2050. This raises the question of how to deal with competitive pressure and carbon leakage, pushing Border Carbon Adjustments (BCAs) to the front as a possible solution. […]

  • Carbon Contracts for Difference (CCfD)

    Register Here This new work stream aims to bring together stakeholders, including policymakers and industry on a regular basis to discuss substantive issues around this topic, informed by original intellectual […]

  • Cooperation on Border Carbon Adjustments

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    The European Commission has put forward a proposal for a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) – an enabler of ambitious climate policy in a world of unequal ambition. As other countries respond to the climate crisis, we can expect to see them follow suit. Indeed, the UK has pledged to put a CBAM in place, […]