Rob’s blog
13th December 2013
Germany is not the Green leader they want you to believe
8th November 2013
Back-loading agreed, next stop structural reform.
24th October 2013
How will the government best meet its strategic energy and climate interest whilst responding to public concerns?
16th October 2013
Has Germany benefited from the Carbon Market?
25th September 2013
Auf wiedersehen to the thorn in the side of German and EU Climate ambition
3rd July 2013
EU Parliament takes first key step in fixing the EU carbon market
19th June 2013
Environment Committee gives back-loading the green light
29th April 2013
Back-loading debate reaches the House of Commons and the House of Lords
16th April 2013
The European Parliament rejects short term fix for for massive oversupply problem
11th April 2013
BASF’s Emissions Trading Burden
26th January 2013
EU ETS at a crossroads: recalibrating an oversupplied market to spur investments and innovation
22nd January 2013
Two quotes that should change the world – and European industry must take note.
6th December 2012
Help or Hindrance? Report Launch Summary
19th November 2012
Massive surge in offsetting as European companies rush to use banned credits
25th September 2012
The CDM is still the hostage of ambition
30th August 2012
EU-OZ link sets global emissions trading scheme in motion
26th July 2012
Call for ArcelorMittal to make 2012 Olympic Games carbon neutral by cancelling a fraction of its vast surplus of carbon allowances.
18th May 2012
Trading places? / 碳排放交易：中国超越欧洲？
2nd May 2012
Influx of carbon offset credits adds to pressure on EU’s faltering emissions trading scheme.
25th April 2012
China may steal a march on Europe in fight against climate change
24th April 2012
China’s emissions trading pilots are starting to take shape as the EU’s flagship climate policy looks increasingly fragile.
23rd March 2012
Baroness Worthington's reaction to the 2012 Budget
19th March 2012
The UK's flawed Carbon Floor Price
27th February 2012
The Energy Bill Revolution
23rd February 2012
£76m potential emissions trading bill in 2012 for top 20 UK registered airlines tiny compared to fuel subsidies of £8.9bn
15th February 2012
How are things looking so far? Phase II EU ETS overviews by Member State
8th November 2011
Sandbag launches Klimagoldesel report on German Carbon Fatcats
15th July 2011
Buckle Up! Report Launch at the European Parliament
25th May 2011
Industrial Gas Big Spenders: HFC and N20 adipic credit usage in 2010
18th May 2011
Fresh concerns over the transparency of the EU ETS, serial numbers are important and our new CER search tool proves why!
16th May 2011
Environmental Groups Call for Extension of Industrial Gas Offsets Ban
2nd May 2011
Surge of offsets into the EU ETS in 2010
28th April 2011
Domestic action on climate change is rooted in the national interest
15th March 2011
Denmark leads the way in setting the standard for offset usage under the Effort Sharing Decision, but who will follow?
28th February 2011
Let’s get talking reindustrialisation not deindustrialisation
10th February 2011
Kaaaching! Arcelor Mittal bags a windfall of €103million, but there is plenty more where that came from
18th January 2011
A crucial test for the environmental integrity of the EU emissions trading scheme
26th November 2010
The European Commission shows its hand on industrial gas offset restrictions (and much more in the process)
16th November 2010
China continues to eye a domestic emissions trading system
14th October 2010
Clearer policy direction in uncapped sectors needed to help EU meet 30% target
3rd September 2010
Offset quality needs to take into account more than just HFCs
18th August 2010
HFCs are down but they are not out…
14th July 2010
New offsetting report launched with updated map
25th May 2010
The EU Emissions Trading scheme looks set to lock in emissions, allowing pollution to take place rather than encouraging cuts
20th April 2010
Commission accepts Poland's NAP but the allowance remains to generous
29th March 2010
Climate change is in crisis but it's not time for a new approach, lets work with what we have got
11th February 2010