• EU ETS: implementation of the funding mechanisms

    The revision for the fourth phase of EU Emissions Trading System (2021-2030) introduced a number of important changes concerning funding mechanisms in the system. Existing mechanisms – solidarity provision and 10c derogation – were updated, and new instruments – the Modernisation Fund and the Innovation Fund – have been added. Adoption of the ETS Directive was merely […]

  • EU Long-Term Climate Strategy: the business perspective

    Overall impact of sectoral roadmaps: A dialogue between business and think tanks The meeting aims to discuss the results of the Bruegel and ICTSD project “Developing the EU long-term climate strategy” with business stakeholders and think tanks. The European Commission is expected to publish the new long-term climate strategy document in late November. Next to […]

  • The EU’s NDC after the Talanoa Dialogue

    ERCST and EUI are jointly working on a project which provides the opportunity for a public debate on the possibility of increasing the ambition of the EU climate policy in the 2030 perspective. In light of this project, a discussion paper was written outlining the various options to enhance the EU NDC and a set of criteria […]

  • Pre-COP Briefing

    During the 23rd Conference of the Parties (COP) of November 2017 in Bonn, Parties had the aim to make significant progress on the development of the “Paris rulebook”. COP24, which will take place from 3-14 December 2018 in Katowice, seeks to continue to work out and ultimately adopt a package of decisions ensuring the full […]

  • ICTSD & IETA Article 6 Business Dialogue

    ERCST and IETA held a joint workshop on Article 6 of the Paris Agreement in Glion, back-to-back with the Informal Dialogue on Article 6, organised by ICTSD. The workshop brought […]