Nuclear energy and gas in the EU Taxonomy

The EU Taxonomy was introduced in 2020 as a reporting tool. The declared goal of Taxonomy is to direct the flow of private capital to finance transition towards climate neutrality. […]

Hydrogen and the RED Delegated Acts

On May 20th the European Commission published two delegated acts which are essential to complete the definition of RFNBOs (Renewable Fuels of Non-Biological Origin) and hence to determine the role […]

Border Carbon Adjustment in the EU: Launch of Report on Indirect Emissions in the EU CBAM

Since 2019, ERCST has built up solid experience on BCAs and carbon leakage issues in the EU context. The ERCST Team has accompanied the CBAM file from its earliest stages in the legislative process, providing analytical input to the discussion on BCAs and fostering an informed debate with domestic and international stakeholders. One of the […]

CBAM Global Townhall 2022 – Session 3: Carbon Clubs and International Cooperation on CBAM/BCAs

On the global stage, countries have been reacting to the developments surrounding the EU CBAM, and we can expect to see some follow suit. Ideally, there would be international coordination of these emerging policies; they have high-stakes implications for international trade, international equity, and climate diplomacy. Some have suggested that BCAs could be an essential […]

The State of the European Green Deal: Quo vadis EGD?

This meeting is part of a series of events organized by ERCST on the European Green Deal. This workstream aims to bring together policymakers and stakeholders on a regular basis to take stock of current developments in the EGD framework. Since the the publication of the Fit for 55 proposals in July 2021,  the legislative […]

Hydrogen: State of play of the regulatory framework

This meeting intends to focus on key pieces of legislation (i.e. revision of the RED and the recently proposed RED Delegated Acts, the hydrogen and decarbonized gas market package, the […]

EU Energy Transition with Energy Security

This event offered an opportunity to discuss and debate how to address two critical issues for future European prosperity: the transition to a clean energy matrix and energy security.  With the European Green Deal and the RePower EU packages providing the vision of a green EU economy, and the Fit for 55 package entering the […]