Articles tagged with: EU Emissions Trading System (ETS)
Next Parliament vote crucial to achieving green steel and saving jobs Partner Content
23 May
Next Parliament vote crucial to achieving green steel and saving jobs
European green steel transition and 30,000 jobs are at risk, if the June plenary vote doesn’t fix ETS and CBAM, argues Axel Eggert.
In times of high energy prices, it’s even more crucial to pursue the issue on decarbonisation in heating and transport
26 Apr Opinion
In times of high energy prices, it’s even more crucial to pursue the issue on decarbonisation in heating and transport
The war in Ukraine has shown us that we need to reduce our dependency on Russian fossil fuels. To do that, we need to continue to implement the ‘Fit for 55’ package and approve the new Emissions Trading System (ETS 2) for heating and transport, argues Peter Liese
The chronicle of a crisis foretold: Price bubbles in the EU's CO2 emissions trading scheme
06 Dec
The chronicle of a crisis foretold: Price bubbles in the EU's CO2 emissions trading scheme
It's clear that that the EU's Emission Trading Scheme (ETS) is fundamentally flawed, argues the EESC's Marcin Nowacki
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) will stem ‘carbon leakage’, European Commission tax and customs chief tells MEPs
13 Sep
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) will stem ‘carbon leakage’, European Commission tax and customs chief tells MEPs
European Commission Director General Gerassimos Thomas says CBAM will initially cover five sectors; cement, iron and steel, fertilisers, aluminium and electricity
MEPs hit the ground running on EU Own resources debate
03 Sep
MEPs hit the ground running on EU Own resources debate
A new Own Resources framework is imperative, but MEPs must ensure that it applies equally across Member States, won’t impede competitiveness and doesn’t create more problems than solutions, argues Roberts Zīle
Hahn vs BUDG on the EU’s Own Resources
01 Sep
Hahn vs BUDG on the EU’s Own Resources
Commission and Parliament ‘fully aligned’ on need for new Own Resources, despite delay, says EU Budget chief
Fit for 55 will raise bills for vulnerable Europeans
19 Jul
Fit for 55 will raise bills for vulnerable Europeans
This is not a fair Green Deal, argues Friends of the Earth Europe’s Martha Myers
Parliament Sketch: Big Frans vs ENVI Partner Content
16 Jul
Parliament Sketch: Big Frans vs ENVI
It had been a long day for both, but as Andreas Rogal reports, both Frans Timmermans and the ENVI Committee were in an ebullient mood when they met earlier this week for an end-of-term chat
EU unveils ‘Fit for 55’ package; says achieving proposals are a ‘generational task’
14 Jul
EU unveils ‘Fit for 55’ package; says achieving proposals are a ‘generational task’
Five new legislative proposals outlined, among them a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) to avoid so-called ‘carbon spillage’.
Raising money a by-product, not an objective, of Green Energy Taxation
13 Jul
Raising money a by-product, not an objective, of Green Energy Taxation
Green taxes should not be seen as a source of new revenue but as a means to bring emissions down, MEPs told