Damien’s blog
3rd August 2015
As Paris approaches, an easy route to increased EU climate ambition
19th May 2015
A reality check for the UK's carbon budgets
6th May 2015
Breakthrough reform of EU carbon market agreed
5th May 2015
Huge oversupply in EU carbon market persists despite emergency fix
30th April 2015
Groundbreaking advances on carbon market reform in EU Council
1st April 2015
Emissions in Europe’s carbon market reach 2020 target six years early
24th February 2015
Parliament makes landmark decision on fixing Europe’s carbon market
17th February 2015
European Commission’s carbon market fix could face ten year setback
28th October 2014
Is Europe’s new climate target a walk in the park?
20th October 2014
UK government takes the lead in calling for ambitious carbon market fix
23rd September 2014
Sandbag urges the Environment Committee to object to the 2015-2019 carbon leakage list
16th July 2014
UK says Commission’s fix on carbon market is not enough
3rd June 2014
Coalition tightens UK carbon budgets ahead of climate negotiations
16th May 2014
Transparency issues compound problems with EU carbon market
2nd April 2014
Europe’s ten biggest carbon polluters in 2013
20th March 2014
Poland gets best deal under past carbon targets, report finds
22nd January 2014
Commission takes a step in the right direction on future climate policy
9th December 2013
The EU's 2020 targets allow massive growth in emissions: Emissions Trading Scheme reform is urgently needed ahead of 2020
9th October 2013
EU climate policy outpaced by emissions reductions
1st October 2013
IPCC carbon budgets set the new bottom line for an international climate deal
9th September 2013
The shale debate is over, now let’s talk about climate targets
6th September 2013
European industry is crying crocodile tears over the reduction in free allowances
26th June 2013
Drifting toward disaster? The ETS adrift in Europe’s climate efforts
10th June 2013
Europe risks going backwards on climate change unless emissions targets are increased
30th May 2013
Europe smashes weak 2020 climate target nine years early
2nd May 2013
Surge in offsets threatens to overwhelm EU’s troubled carbon market
2nd April 2013
New emissions data builds pressure to rescue Europe’s failing emissions trading scheme
14th February 2013
German companies rolling in spare carbon allowances while carbon market fix hangs in the balance
26th November 2012
French government should remember carbon allowances in ArcelorMittal dispute
1st November 2012
Two more nails in the 20% coffin
30th July 2012
Downplaying the backload – Timid framing in the Commission's latest ETS proposal
19th June 2012
More than a year's worth (2 bn tonnes) of emissions allowances must be withheld to fix EU carbon trading scheme
2nd April 2012
New data adds pressure to rescue Europe’s emissions trading scheme
8th March 2012
UK NGO coalition urges Ed Davey to support EU climate milestones
28th February 2012
European Parliament gives mandate for fixing the EU Emissions Trading System
23rd January 2012
Commission finds 30% climate target economically better for Europe
4th January 2012
Emissions trading is the right approach, despite what Civitas says
20th December 2011
The EU's inclusion of aviation into the EU ETS gets the green light from European Court of Justice
17th November 2011
Note of correction to ThyssenKrupp figures in Sandbag’s Klimagoldesel
7th September 2011
Sandbag submits evidence to the Energy and Climate Change Committee
18th August 2011
A Response to UK Steel
17th March 2011
Hercules & Atlas – shifting climate responsibility back to the titans
4th March 2011
Healthier and wealthier: why more climate ambition makes sense for Europe
21st February 2011
Targets and budgets back in the spotlight
14th December 2010
Italy’s wasted Kyoto billions
4th December 2010
Irrationality and Pessimism in Ridley's Rational Optimist
29th October 2010
Come off it, Moffat! An inside peek at steel lobbying tactics
20th October 2010
Sandbag shortlisted for NGO of the Year at European Public Affairs Awards
10th September 2010
EU Emissions trading scheme threatens to trap Europe in a high carbon future
14th June 2010
Free riding on free allocations
27th January 2010
Time for lukewarm Europe to turn up the heat
9th January 2010
Crouching Tigers Hidden Dragons
18th December 2009
Starting the next journey – from Copenhagen to Mexico
11th November 2009
Still big hurdles to leap after Barcelona
29th September 2009
A new breed of climate hero
22nd June 2009
Ambitious Mitigation Targets? Bonn Chance!
30th April 2009
Energy giants call for tougher carbon framework
21st April 2009
Sandbagging the Green New Deal
3rd April 2009