Addressing Competitiveness in Industrial Decarbonization

REGISTER This event aims at discussing the future of the free allocation regime in the EU and the role of the ETS in encouraging abatement in the EU industrial sectors. Particularly, speakers will be encouraged to share their views on the following topics: The impact of the Fit for 55 package on the EU industry […]

Hydrogen and decarbonised gas market package

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This is a hybrid meeting by invitation only, if you wish to participate please contact: Antonio Fernandez This new workstream aims to bring together stakeholders, including policymakers and industry on a regular basis to discuss substantive issues around the topic of hydrogen, informed by original intellectual input from ERCST. This meeting will take stock of the […]

The State of the European Green Deal: end of year summary

REGISTER This meeting is part of a continuous series organized by ERCST on the European Green Deal, which started on 8 January 2020 right after the European Commission’s EGD was announced. This work stream aims to bring together policymakers and stakeholders on a regular basis to take stock on recent developments in the EGD framework. […]

Paper launch: framework for the CBAM policy tools

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Registration 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, also considering the COP26 outcomes and pushing Border Carbon Adjustments (BCAs) […]

Border Carbon Adjustment in the EU: EP draft position

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, also considering the COP26 outcomes and pushing Border Carbon Adjustments (BCAs) to […]

ETS Revision for Phase IV: Draft Report by the rapporteur in the ENVI Committee

As the responsible committee for the Revision of the EU ETS, the ENVI Committee and more specifically, the rapporteur of the file Peter Liese, has published its draft report on 14 January. The roundtable discussed key takeaways from the draft report by the rapporteur from the responsible committee in the European Parliament and provide an […]

EU Taxonomy: extension framework and interplay with transition pathways

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This meeting will take the form of a working group. A diverse group of stakeholders will discuss specific elements of the EU sustainable finance agenda. This meeting is dedicated to the topic of EU Taxonomy and industrial transition. The 2 working groups will discuss: The EU Taxonomy extension framework: nuclear, gas, significantly harmful (SH) and […]

Just Transition Governance and Financing across EU Member States

Sustainable development considers economic, social, and environmental matters holistically. Just Transition intends to counter the idea that valuing social aspects of sustainable development and caring for the environment are mutually exclusive goals. In this context, ERCST decided to further analyse the social implications of the environmental transition, both at a global and an EU level. […]

Hydrogen: completing the regulatory puzzle

Drawing on the lessons of a previous stock-take on the topic discussed in December 2021, this meeting intended to identify main gaps in the current EU regulatory framework for hydrogen following the publication of the hydrogen and decarbonized gas market package and other relevant legislative acts, such as the Delegated Act on Renewable Fuels of […]

Informal Forum on Implementation of Article 6 of the Paris Agreement – February 2022

This meeting was part of the ERCST initiative, 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 […]

Price signal for carbon and impact on decarbonisation

The discussion focused on the current EUA price level and their impact on decarbonisation efforts, both in industrial sectors, as well as other sectors of the economy. The reaction in the EU seems to vary depending on sectors and EU Member States. Some sectors see the very rapid price increase as beneficial and supportive of […]

State of the EGD: two years after

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This session intended to look at State of the EGD after two years, after some of the Draft Parliament opinions had been issued, and in light of the international situation after COP 26, but ahead of the global stocktake in 2023. During this session, we reflected upon the following questions: - Do you think it […]