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SUMMARY:Expert Stakeholder Consultation: European Carbon Bank
DESCRIPTION:This was an online event. \nThe 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” and 2050 Net Zero goals. \nUnder the current framework\, the EU ETS plans to issue its final emissions permits by 2039\, with future residual emissions offset by carbon removals. Yet\, the current EU policy lacks a specific framework for this. There’s advocacy for establishing a European Carbon Bank\, an Innovation Authority\, and a Carbon Removal Certification Authority to enhance the EU’s carbon market structure. \nA European Carbon Bank could optimize carbon market operations\, support emission reductions\, and aid the global shift to a low-carbon economy\, ensuring market liquidity and addressing ETS 1 supply constraints by the 2030s. \nThis meeting was intended as a roundtable with a small group of invited stakeholders and policy makers to brainstorm on the potential aim and governance of a Carbon Bank in the EU\, as well as its practical shape and implications on the current EU Climate architecture. \nAgenda     Slides    Recording \n 
URL:https://ercst.org/event/expert-stakeholder-consultation-european-carbon-bank/
LOCATION:online
CATEGORIES:EU ETS
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20231003T143000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20231003T163000
DTSTAMP:20260416T002505
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SUMMARY:Renewable hydrogen: what way forward?
DESCRIPTION:This was a public hybrid event under Chatham House rules \nIn 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 schemes overseas. This is due to performance factors and the availability of renewable energy coherent with the industry’s baseload needs. These factors hinder the healthy and market-driven development of renewable hydrogen capacity\, dampening investors’ appetite. On the demand side\, concerns related to infrastructure\, costs\, and flexibility further hinder the take-off of the EU renewable hydrogen market. \nThis roundtable aimed to leverage the insights of invited speakers to explore strategies required to bridge the gap between the current and targeted levels of renewable hydrogen production and consumption in the EU. Key topics addressed included the importance of flexibility\, technological neutrality\, hedging and de-risking mechanisms\, green standards\, sectoral prioritisation\, and state-aid financing. \nAgenda     ERCST slides      IEA slides      OIES slides   \n 
URL:https://ercst.org/event/renewable-hydrogen-what-way-forward/
LOCATION:ERCST\, Rue Archimède 61\, Bruxelles\, 1000\, Belgium
CATEGORIES:HYDROGEN
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20231004T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20231004T123000
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SUMMARY:Expert Stakeholder Consultation: Free Allocation Regulation (FAR) EU ETS Public Consultation
DESCRIPTION:This was an in-person event. \nThe revised EU ETS Directive (EU) 2023/959 was adopted on 10 May 2023 and published in the EU Official Journal six days after. The European Commission now needs to update several regulatory acts for the revised EU ETS to be implemented in 2024. One important update concerns the Free Allocation Regulation (FAR)\, that sets the rules for the allocation of allowances to those sectors under the risk of carbon leakage. \nIn the EU ETS\, products under the carbon leakage list receive free allocation – at the benchmark level – for free. Following the adoption of the EU Carbon Border Adjustment (CBAM)\, the free allocation provided to energy intensive selected goods will be gradually phased out and replaced by the CBAM “protection”. The revised FAR is expected to be adopted by the end of 2023. \nThis meeting was intended as a brainstorming roundtable with a small group of invited stakeholders and policy makers to brainstorm on the upcoming revision of the FAR\, in response to the ETS revision/Fit For 55. \nAgenda     ERCST Slides    Euroalliages Slides
URL:https://ercst.org/event/expert-stakeholder-consultation-free-allocation-regulation-far-eu-ets-public-consultation/
LOCATION:ERCST Rue Archimède 61\, Bruxelles\, Rue Archimède 61\, Bruxelles\, 1000\, Belgium
CATEGORIES:EU ETS
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20231004T143000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20231004T163000
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CREATED:20230628T132658Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240419T100443Z
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SUMMARY:Public perception of CCUS and carbon removals
DESCRIPTION:This was an in-person event. \nScaling 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 Act’ and related communications emphasize CCUS integration. Meanwhile\, the U.S. has boosted the 45Q tax credit for CCUS and DACCS\, and launched the ‘COP28 Carbon Management Challenge’ to promote global cooperation on these technologies. \nContrastingly\, public opinion on CCUS is often skeptical\, concerned about environmental and health safety risks\, the potential for prolonging fossil fuel use\, distrust in technology and developers\, and opposition to local project development\, reflecting a ‘not under my backyard’ sentiment. \nThe scarcity of official strategies detailing how CCUS contributes to achieving climate targets in national documents further complicates public trust. \nIn this event\, different perspectives on public perception of CCUS were explored\, to understand views from stakeholders from various sectors that can bring their perspectives and experience on the topic. \nAgenda     ERCST Slides     Publication      CCUS Forum 
URL:https://ercst.org/event/public-perception-of-ccus-and-carbon-removals/
LOCATION:ERCST\, Rue Archimède 61\, Bruxelles\, 1000\, Belgium
CATEGORIES:CCS-U
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20231005T153000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20231005T173000
DTSTAMP:20260416T002505
CREATED:20230629T133238Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240419T100253Z
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SUMMARY:CBAM Launch event: Report on methods and process for crediting carbon prices
DESCRIPTION:Following the CBAM regulation officially entering into force on the 17 May 2023\, a number of delegated and implementing acts will determine some key details of the CBAM. One of these implementing acts will determine the detailed rules on the methods and process for crediting carbon prices paid in the country of origin. \nThe ERCST will launch and present a paper\, which will be followed by a discussion on the method for crediting carbon prices\, including the possibility of bilateral agreements with trade partners and potential discussion of how to treat non-pricing policies such as those adopted in major trade partners. \nThis roundtable discussion\, convened by ERCST on the basis of its extensive work on the EU CBAM\, brought together experts in the areas of economics\, law\, and policy to address the evolving context of trade and industrial decarbonisation. \nAgenda      ERCST Slides     Recording
URL:https://ercst.org/event/cbam-launch-event-report-on-methods-and-process-for-crediting-carbon-prices/
LOCATION:online
CATEGORIES:CBAM
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20231012T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20231012T123000
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CREATED:20230704T080318Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240521T151525Z
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SUMMARY:EU Climate Policy and Electricity Market - Launch Report
DESCRIPTION:This was a public hybrid event under Chatham House rules. \nThe ERCST’s “EU Climate Policy and Electricity Market” workstream offers analytical insights into the interplay between EU climate policy and the electricity market\, using a framework matrix for evaluating the EC’s electricity market reform proposal from a climate perspective. \nIn past discussions\, ERCST examined how short and long-term market instruments interact with climate policies like ETS and RED\, assessing their effectiveness in signaling decarbonization and impacting EU industries’ competitiveness. \nThe latest meeting featured the final report on ‘EU Climate Policy and Electricity Market Design\,’ aiming to guide policy discussions by showing how electricity market design provisions could align with EU Climate Policy to achieve desired outcomes. \nThe meeting started with the presentation of ERCST Report on “EU Climate Policy and Electricity Market”\, and was followed by preliminary remarks from the European Commission. It was then followed by a panel discussion during which speaker shared their views and provided their opinions on the legislative package. Interventions and debate from the audience took place during the following Q&A session. \nAgenda    ERCST Slides \n 
URL:https://ercst.org/event/eu-climate-policy-and-electricity-market-2/
LOCATION:ERCST\, Rue Archimède 61\, Bruxelles\, 1000\, Belgium
CATEGORIES:Electricity,Electricity Market Design
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20231012T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20231012T170000
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CREATED:20230703T150935Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240508T124544Z
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SUMMARY:Review of decarbonization policies for heavy-duty transport:  ERCST’s recommendations for a successful decarbonization pathway
DESCRIPTION:This event was Hybrid. \nThe ERCST project aims to analyse EU policy pathways for decarbonizing heavy-duty road transport\, and propose\, if necessary and appropriate\, complementary and/or alternative policy pathways. They will be underpinned by the EU objective of climate neutrality stemming from the EU Climate Law. \nThe project’s first report established an analytical base\, exploring factors that influence mobility decarbonization pathways\, identifying key outcomes\, and suggesting necessary adjustments in light of changing economic\, political\, and social dynamics. \nAt a public event\, ERCST presented its second report\, assessing existing legislative measures for heavy-duty vehicle decarbonization and proposing new or supplementary strategies. This analysis focused on significant policy impacts on the sector\, including CO2 emission reduction\, EU energy independence\, economic resilience\, and societal effects like job creation and mobility affordability. \nPanellists and participants reacted to the ERCST presentation and more broadly\, to the decarbonisation pathway for HDVs. The results of these discussions will serve to pave the way to future developments on the ERCST mobility workstream. \nAgenda
URL:https://ercst.org/event/review-of-decarbonization-policies-for-heavy-duty-transport-ercsts-recommendations-for-a-successful-decarbonization-pathway/
LOCATION:ERCST\, Rue Archimède 61\, Bruxelles\, 1000\, Belgium
CATEGORIES:Mobility,Transportation
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20231026T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20231026T171500
DTSTAMP:20260416T002505
CREATED:20231004T093446Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240404T153023Z
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SUMMARY:Pre-COP28: In conversation with Jacob Werksman
DESCRIPTION: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 phasing out fossil fuels\, implementing the loss and damage fund\, climate finance\, and conducting the first Global Stocktake of the UNFCCC to review global progress on the Paris Agreement. This stocktake would assess the advancement of countries in meeting their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) targets. \nAdditionally\, the Incoming Presidency outlined four main focuses for COP28 in a letter: accelerating the energy transition and cutting emissions by 2030\, transforming climate finance by fulfilling existing commitments and establishing a new financial framework\, centering climate action on nature and human well-being\, and making COP28 highly inclusive. \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\, shared insights on the EU’s strategic policy objectives and the anticipated impacts of these discussions at COP28. \nAgenda    Recording \n 
URL:https://ercst.org/event/pre-cop28-in-conversation-with-jacob-werksman/
LOCATION:ERCST\, Rue Archimède 61\, Bruxelles\, 1000\, Belgium
CATEGORIES:“IN CONVERSATION WITH”
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20231030T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20231030T170000
DTSTAMP:20260416T002505
CREATED:20230628T132851Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240404T151647Z
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SUMMARY:Carbon Removal Certification Framework: What is next?
DESCRIPTION:This was an in-person event. \nIn 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. \nAt the same time\, in November 2022\, the Commission also proposed a Regulation for the Certification Framework for Carbon Removal (CRCF) to set out a voluntary EU-wide framework to certify three types of carbon removals – nature-based solutions\, engineered-based solutions and carbon which is stored in long-lasting products and materials – in Europe. It provides a general framework only\, while methodologies for each type of removal will be developed through delegated acts with the help of an expert group. \nIn its plenary\, the European Parliament voted on its position on the CRCF. The roundtable discussed key takeaways from the report of the rapporteur from the ENVI Committee and provided an opportunity to exchange views on how it addresses concerns from different stakeholders. \nAgenda    ERCST Slides    Norsk Hydro Slides    ERCST Publication  
URL:https://ercst.org/event/carbon-removal-certification-framework-what-is-next/
LOCATION:ERCST\, Rue Archimède 61\, Bruxelles\, 1000\, Belgium
CATEGORIES:CCS-U
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