State Aid Guidelines and the EU ETS: indirect costs

The ‘Revision of the Guidelines on certain State aid measures in the context of the GHG allowance trading system post-2020’ is well underway, and is set to be finalised by the Autumn of 2020. The guidelines are up for a total revision – meaning that all aspects and implementation of in are up for revision this […]

Future work to be done on the MSR

This is an initial brainstorm sessions on the future work to be done by ERCST on the Market Stability Reserve (MSR) in light of recent developments in International climate change […]

Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition Research Conference

The Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition (CPLC) and the World Bank Group hosted the world's first International Research Conference on Carbon Pricing on February 14-15 in New Delhi, India. ERCST's Director, […]

Free allocation adjustments due to production changes in Phase 4 of the EU ETS

This is a brainstorm session where stakeholders can discuss their submissions to the public consultation from the European Commission on the topic of Free allocation adjustments due to production changes in Phase 4 of the EU ETS. For more information, please contact Domien Vangenechten at dvangenechten@ercst.org   Downloads: ERCST Public consultation answers - free allocation […]

From Katowice to New York: Impact of COP 24 on EU Climate Change Policy

The 24th Conference of the Parties (COP) to the UNFCCC in Katowice focused on finalizing the Paris Agreement “rulebook” to operationalize the Paris Agreement itself. COP 24 resulted in decisions on nearly all of the mandated issues. ERCST invites you to join our discussion on the outcomes and implications for the EU of COP24. The […]

Funding mechanisms in Phase 4 of the EU ETS – Sofia workshop

In this workshop, jointly organised by ERCST and CEEP in cooperation with the Bulgarian National Energy Chamber, a paper and the preliminary results from a survey on the process and design of the funding mechanisms in the EU ETS will be presented. This will be followed by some initial interventions by key national stakeholders and an open discussion […]