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

    ERCST Rue Archimède 61, Bruxelles, Belgium

      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 […]

  • Expert Stakeholder Consultation: 2024 State of the EU ETS Report

    ERCST Rue Archimède 61, Bruxelles Rue Archimède 61, Bruxelles, Belgium

     “Important! Online participation is only possible for attendees located outside Brussels. Please be aware that Zoom access will not be available if you are in Brussels.” This meeting was by invitation only.  This meeting was intended as a brainstorming meeting with a small group of invited stakeholders and policy makers, which brainstormed on the presentation […]

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

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

    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 […]

  • Stakeholder Roundtable: Future of the EU ETS – Carbon removals

    online

    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 […]

  • Climate Trade Nexus (CTN) Assessment – Brazil Workshop

    The Climate-Trade Nexus Assessment Workshop in Sao Paolo, Brazil, jointly organized by the ERCST and Agroicone, was successfully held on March 18th, 2024. The workshop aimed to explore how trade-related climate measures could accommodate different climate policies across developing country trading partners. Attendees discussed existing and potential measures and their implications, as well as the […]

  • The Future of Agriculture in the EU ETS – Public Event

    ERCST Rue Archimède 61, Bruxelles Rue Archimède 61, Bruxelles, Belgium

    This was an in-person event.  * Registrations are closed. Agriculture is responsible for 13% of EU’s GHS, and the sector’s emissions have not decreased since 2010. Following the example of the recent extension of carbon pricing to road transport and buildings, emission trading in agriculture could provide the right incentives to decarbonise this sector. This […]

  • State of the European Hydrogen Market – Stakeholder consultation

    ERCST Rue Archimède 61, 1000 Bruxelles

    This meeting was a focus session where the project team received the feedback of the stakeholders on a detailed presentation of the draft contents of the 2024 State of the European Hydrogen Market Report. The State of the European Hydrogen Market Report aims to provide a "snapshot" of the development of the European hydrogen economy […]

  • Launch Event: ETS review of Carbon Leakage Risks for CBAM Export Goods

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    This event is online only. 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 started off 2024 by revisiting the topic of exports, this time […]