Stakeholders’ meeting – The Paths to Decarbonized and Sustainable Transport -outline of the second report

This was a hybrid meeting.  The ERCST project seeks to evaluate EU policy pathways for decarbonizing heavy-duty road transportation and suggest new or complementary strategies aligned with the EU's climate neutrality goal.  The first report set the ERCST analytical framework, assessing the factors shaping mobility decarbonization and identifying desired outcomes against the backdrop of evolving […]

Expert Stakeholder Consultation: European Carbon Bank

This was an online event. The European Climate Law mandates a minimum 55% reduction in GHGs by 2030 from 1990 levels and targets Net Zero by 2050, prompting the European Commission to set a 2040 climate goal. An upcoming 2024 communication will assess the impact and address carbon removals essential for the "fit for 55" […]

Renewable hydrogen: what way forward?

This was a public hybrid event under Chatham House rules In the last consultation organised by ERCST, stakeholders identified a number of barriers to the uptake of renewable hydrogen. On the cost competitiveness side, renewable hydrogen in the EU still faces challenges in competing with hydrogen produced from fossil fuels, as well as with competing […]

Public perception of CCUS and carbon removals

This was an in-person event. Scaling up CCUS and carbon removal technologies is essential for global climate neutrality by 2050, but their roles vary internationally. The EU’s ‘Net Zero Industry […]

Pre-COP28: In conversation with Jacob Werksman

At the 28th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP28), discussions were set to build on topics from COP27 and the Bonn Conference, focusing on debates like reducing or […]

Carbon Removal Certification Framework: What is next?

This was an in-person event. In 2023, CCUS and carbon removal technology are gaining considerable momentum in the European Union thanks to the new legislative proposals developed by the European Commission, such as the Net-Zero Industry Act and the upcoming Commission’s strategy. At the same time, in November 2022, the Commission also proposed a Regulation […]

International Townhall: CBAM from Concept to Action and Regulation in Trade Partner Countries

Following the  Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) regulation entering its transitional phase on the 1 October 2023, this International Town Hall explored the challenges that the implementation of CBAM has faced so far and the upcoming challenges and opportunities for trade partner countries. The event included two sessions, one that focused on the implications and […]