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SUMMARY:COP27 Side Event: WEF x ERCST Panel - Carbon Pricing and Trade: What Future?
DESCRIPTION:This panel was co-convened by the European Roundtable on Climate Change and Sustainable Transition (ERCST) and the World Economic Forum. \nThe use of carbon pricing instruments is growing worldwide. So too\, is interest in border carbon adjustments (BCAs)\, to ease industry competitiveness concerns. This reflects a growing need to improve dialogue between trade and climate governance forums. Many climate-trade discussions are underway\, but there are few systemic or formalised processes. Would this be needed\, and how can we ensure that trade policy is put at the service of accelerated climate action? \nIn this panel\, we aimed to improve the climate community’s understanding of trade debates on BCAs\, as well as scope mechanisms for trade and climate policy linkages. \nAgenda    Event flyer
URL:https://ercst.org/event/wef-x-ercst-cop27-panel-carbon-pricing-and-trade-what-future/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20221111T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20221111T153000
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SUMMARY:COP27 Side Event - Article 6: Understanding the current state of play and VCMs
DESCRIPTION:This side event was organised in cooperation with Business Europe & Advocates for International Development. \nThis event took place at Tonino Lamborghini International Convention Center\, Sharm El Sheikh. The event was broadcasted through the UNFCCC Youtube Channel. \nFollowing the success at COP26\, Art 6 rulebook has further progressed towards implementation\, but some of the Art 6 elements and the role of VCMs require further clarification. This event took stock of the position of countries and requirements of the private sector regarding Article 6 and VCMs to enable understanding of the outstanding issues. \n Agenda \n 
URL:https://ercst.org/event/cop27-side-event-article-6-understanding-the-current-state-of-play-and-its-role-in-unlocking-the-potential-of-vcms/
CATEGORIES:ARTICLE 6
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20221111T163000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20221111T173000
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CREATED:20221107T085838Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240419T131552Z
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SUMMARY:External Event - COP27: Policy measures to promote a clean energy future
DESCRIPTION:ERCST’s Executive Director\, Andrei Marcu\, spoke at this panel organised by the World Nuclear Association. \nThere has been a wave of national initiatives in countries around the world to promote clean energy investment. From policies that support existing nuclear power\, to production and investment tax credits for new clean electricity technologies\, to the promotion of clean hydrogen production\, policies in more and more countries are including nuclear energy in their results-driven efforts focused on decarbonization. \nFor example\, the U.S. government passed\, and will soon implement\, the Inflation Reduction Act\, which included game-changing tax credits that will help nuclear investment thrive. We have seen other countries invest in nuclear education and research\, which will ensure they have an adequate and skilled workforce and cutting edge technologies to meet growing demand. \nNational policies play a key role in influencing private sector investment decisions. This panel gave an insight into recent policy decisions and their ramifications. \n 
URL:https://ercst.org/event/external-event-cop27-policies-measures-to-promote-a-clean-energy-future/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20221114T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20221114T203000
DTSTAMP:20260409T151600
CREATED:20221102T082659Z
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SUMMARY:ERCST at COP 27 - CBAM
DESCRIPTION:This event took place at COP27 in the Turkey Pavilion. \nIn order to address the risk of carbon leakage from the EU ETS\, in July 2021 the European Commission has put forward a proposal for a Carbon Border Adjust Mechanism (CBAM). Over the last fifteen months this proposal has gone through the EU legislative process\, which is now nearing conclusion and is expected to be completed by the end of 2022. The CBAM will not only impact trade between EU and its partners\, but is also leading to significant changes to how other countries are approaching climate change. \nThis event was an open discussion with Mr. Gerassimos Thomas who is the Director General of  Directorate of EU Taxation and Customs Union which has the primary responsibility for the CBAM legislation. \nIn this discussion\, Mr. Gerassimos was joined by international stakeholders to discuss the current direction of CBAM as well as their reactions to the introduction of this EU legislation. \n Agenda
URL:https://ercst.org/event/ercst-at-cop-27-cbam/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20221115T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20221115T134500
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SUMMARY:External Event: Interaction of Voluntary Carbon Market and Carbon Pricing Policies 
DESCRIPTION:This event was organised by the Turkish Government. It took place at COP27 at the Turkey Pavilion. \nERCST’s Executive Director Andrei Marcu moderated this panel on carbon markets and carbon pricing policies. He also gave a presentation on the interactions of different carbon pricing instruments\, such as CORSIA\, ETS\, EU CBAM and voluntary carbon markets. \nSpeakers \n\nJ. Van de Ven\, EBRD\nD. Forrister\, IETA\nS. De Clara\, ICAP\nDr. D. Weinreich\, ICAP & BMWK\nE. Kaan Moralı\, Climate Change Office\, Turkey
URL:https://ercst.org/event/external-event-interaction-of-voluntary-carbon-market-and-carbon-pricing-policies/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20221116T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20221116T133000
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SUMMARY:External Event: Frontiers in Carbon Pricing
DESCRIPTION:This event is organised by the Harvard Project on Climate Agreements. It took place at COP27 at the Pavilion of the International Emissions Trading Association (IETA).  \nSome sixty jurisdictions worldwide – including both national and subnational governments – have adopted carbon-pricing policies\, largely cap-and-trade systems or carbon taxes. Very few of these policies\, however\, match the economist’s ideal – an upstream\, economy-wide emissions-trading or carbon-tax system (with specific rebate mechanisms for revenue). Most emissions trading systems include\, to varying degrees\, price collars\, rendering them\, effectively\, ETS-tax hybrids. Economists and political scientists are examining the reasons why such systems have been adopted\, and policy makers in the United States (and elsewhere) are beginning to consider how some features of pricing systems might be incorporated into non-pricing policies\, thus reducing costs\, given the apparent political difficulty of enacting carbon-pricing legislation. \nThis panel explored these and other advanced and timely topics in carbon pricing. Robert Stavins\, A.J. Meyer Professor of Energy and Economic Development at Harvard Kennedy School and Director\, Harvard Project on Climate Agreements\, moderated the discussion.
URL:https://ercst.org/event/external-event-frontiers-in-carbon-pricing/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20221121T160000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20221121T173000
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SUMMARY:CCUS Industrial Partnership: what next?
DESCRIPTION:Participants in the CCUS Forum in Oslo\, hosted on 27-28 October\, discussed several issues related to a strategic vision for CCUS\, CO2 infrastructure\, and CCUS industrial partnership. \nThe Forum endorsed two documents prepared by the working groups on the CCUS Vision Strategy and CO2 Infrastructure. However\, the industrial partnership concept still requires further reflection. Stakeholders agreed that a CCUS industrial partnership would be needed to speed up the deployment of those technologies to achieve climate neutrality\, but the discussion over the format of such cooperation must continue. \nThis event aimed to explore the options for a CCUS Industrial Partnership by bringing together stakeholders and experts from various sectors. \nAgenda    ERCST Slides    EC Slides
URL:https://ercst.org/event/ccus-industrial-partnership-what-next/
LOCATION:ERCST\, Rue Archimède 61\, Bruxelles\, 1000\, Belgium
CATEGORIES:CCS-U
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20221122T163000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20221122T173000
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CREATED:20221024T151248Z
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SUMMARY:Post-COP27: In conversation with Jacob Werksman
DESCRIPTION:At COP26 in Glasgow\, Parties finalised and adopted the Article 6 Rulebook and so the Paris Rulebook\, exactly 6 years after the adoption of the Paris Agreement. Now\, they are faced with the new challenge of implementing such decisions. However\, many issues are still on the table to be discussed in Sharm el-Sheikh. \nJ. Werksman\, Chief Paris Agreement Negotiator and head of the UNFCCC Task Force & Principal Adviser for International Aspects of EU Climate Policy\, and A. Marcu\, ERCST Executive Director\, discussed the outcomes of COP27 and the EU view on these outcomes. \nAgenda    Recording  
URL:https://ercst.org/event/post-cop-27-in-conversation-with-jacob-werksman/
LOCATION:ERCST Rue Archimède 61\, Bruxelles\, Rue Archimède 61\, Bruxelles\, 1000\, Belgium
CATEGORIES:“IN CONVERSATION WITH”,ARTICLE 6
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20221128T160000
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CREATED:20221026T105737Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240419T130235Z
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SUMMARY:(Carbon) Contracts for Difference: Priorities and Red Lines for the EU Scheme
DESCRIPTION:This workstream aims to bring together stakeholders\, including policymakers and industry on a regular basis to discuss substantive issues around the topic of (C)CfDs\, informed by original intellectual input from ERCST. \n(C)CfDs are discussed as one of the most promising alternatives to foster the deployment of low-carbon industrial technologies. However\, it is still uncertain how (C)CfDs can be part of the policy mix towards decarbonization. \nAs some of the key design and implementation features of an EU-wide scheme for (C)CfDs are now being shaped\, we would like to encourage a discussion on three key issues: (1) what are the priorities and red lines for the design of an EU-wide scheme\, (2) whether just renewable hydrogen and its application in industry should be eligible for support and (3) how can be ensured that the industrial playing field is not altered by the implementation of national schemes. \nQuestions for discussion: \n\nWhat are the priorities and redlines in the design of an EU-wide competitive bidding mechanism for the innovation fund?\nWhat should be the technological scope for (C)CfDs?\nWhat are the interlinkages between the EU scheme and national schemes and how could a distortion of the industrial level-playing field be avoided?\n\nAgenda    ERCST Slides    Johanna Schiele (DG CLIMA) Slides
URL:https://ercst.org/event/carbon-contracts-for-difference-priorities-and-red-lines-for-the-eu-scheme/
LOCATION:online
CATEGORIES:EU ETS,EUROPEAN GREEN DEAL,HYDROGEN
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20221130T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20221130T120000
DTSTAMP:20260409T151600
CREATED:20221103T075653Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240419T125832Z
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SUMMARY:The transition plans: beyond sustainable finance?
DESCRIPTION:The idea of presenting a transition plan – i.e.\, ensuring that the business model and strategy of the undertaking are compatible with the transition to a sustainable economy and with the limiting of global warming to 1.5 °C\, in line with the Paris Agreement – will soon turn into a concrete legal obligation. It is mandated by the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive and contemplated in other pieces of European sustainable finance legislation: the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive and the EU Green Bonds Standard. But this kind of requirement expands beyond the sustainable finance realm. For example\, the European Parliament wants to reduce the amount of ETS free allocations for companies not having a decarbonisation plan or failing to meet their milestones. \nHowever\, it remains unclear how to turn those very forward-looking and complex commitments into real change by individual companies throughout the various business models. \nThe event aimed at identifying the objective\, scope\, and challenges in addressing the requirement of presenting transition plans in and beyond the EU corporate sustainability framework. \nAgenda    ERCST Slides
URL:https://ercst.org/event/the-transition-plans-beyond-sustainable-finance/
LOCATION:ERCST\, Rue Archimède 61\, Bruxelles\, 1000\, Belgium
CATEGORIES:SUSTAINABLE FINANCE
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