Sandbag https://sandbag.org.uk Campaigning for smarter climate policy Wed, 18 Dec 2019 07:49:29 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.3.2 154582652 Solving the coal puzzle https://sandbag.org.uk/2019/12/18/solving-the-coal-puzzle/ https://sandbag.org.uk/2019/12/18/solving-the-coal-puzzle/#respond Wed, 18 Dec 2019 07:36:40 +0000 https://sandbag.org.uk/?p=11462 Lessons from four years of coal phase-out policy in Europe

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]]> https://sandbag.org.uk/2019/12/18/solving-the-coal-puzzle/feed/ 0 11462 Playing With Fire https://sandbag.org.uk/2019/12/15/playing-with-fire/ https://sandbag.org.uk/2019/12/15/playing-with-fire/#respond Sun, 15 Dec 2019 23:01:19 +0000 https://sandbag.org.uk/?p=11418 An assessment of company plans to burn biomass in EU coal power stations

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]]> https://sandbag.org.uk/2019/12/15/playing-with-fire/feed/ 0 11418 The A-B-C of BCAs https://sandbag.org.uk/2019/12/03/the-a-b-c-of-bcas/ https://sandbag.org.uk/2019/12/03/the-a-b-c-of-bcas/#respond Tue, 03 Dec 2019 11:46:45 +0000 https://sandbag.org.uk/?p=11203 An overview of the issues around introducing Border Carbon Adjustments in the EU

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]]> https://sandbag.org.uk/2019/12/03/the-a-b-c-of-bcas/feed/ 0 11203 Coal mine methane leaks are worse for climate change than all shipping and aviation https://sandbag.org.uk/2019/11/13/coal-mine-methane-leaks-are-worse-for-climate-change-than-all-shipping-and-aviation/ https://sandbag.org.uk/2019/11/13/coal-mine-methane-leaks-are-worse-for-climate-change-than-all-shipping-and-aviation/#respond Wed, 13 Nov 2019 09:51:43 +0000 https://sandbag.org.uk/?p=11016 New IEA World Energy Outlook shows coal mine methane leaks add up to a third to emissions from coal

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]]> https://sandbag.org.uk/2019/11/13/coal-mine-methane-leaks-are-worse-for-climate-change-than-all-shipping-and-aviation/feed/ 0 11016 Coal Free Kingdom https://sandbag.org.uk/2019/11/13/coal-free-kingdom/ https://sandbag.org.uk/2019/11/13/coal-free-kingdom/#respond Wed, 13 Nov 2019 07:21:12 +0000 https://sandbag.org.uk/?p=11105 UK election manifestos should commit to take the UK fully coal-free, including in industry, finance, and domestic heating - ready for next year's COP26 in Glasgow

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]]> https://sandbag.org.uk/2019/11/13/coal-free-kingdom/feed/ 0 11105 The cash cow has stopped giving: Are Germany’s lignite plants now worthless? https://sandbag.org.uk/2019/07/31/are-germanys-lignite-plants-now-worthless/ https://sandbag.org.uk/2019/07/31/are-germanys-lignite-plants-now-worthless/#respond Wed, 31 Jul 2019 07:00:21 +0000 https://sandbag.org.uk/?p=10613 Our new research finds German lignite gross profits collapsed 54% so far in 2019. With lignite now loss-making, the case for Gov. compensation has collapsed

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]]> https://sandbag.org.uk/2019/07/31/are-germanys-lignite-plants-now-worthless/feed/ 0 10613 The Great European Coal Collapse of 2019 https://sandbag.org.uk/2019/07/26/the-great-european-coal-collapse-of-2019/ https://sandbag.org.uk/2019/07/26/the-great-european-coal-collapse-of-2019/#respond Fri, 26 Jul 2019 06:52:22 +0000 https://sandbag.org.uk/?p=10602 Sandbag's analysis of the first half of the year for the European power sector reveals coal generation has fallen an extraordinary 19%

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]]> https://sandbag.org.uk/2019/07/26/the-great-european-coal-collapse-of-2019/feed/ 0 10602 UK carbon pricing after Brexit https://sandbag.org.uk/2019/07/16/uk-carbon-pricing-after-brexit/ https://sandbag.org.uk/2019/07/16/uk-carbon-pricing-after-brexit/#respond Tue, 16 Jul 2019 16:31:31 +0000 https://sandbag.org.uk/?p=10512 After Brexit, the UK should aim to remain within the EU ETS. If that is not possible, the UK should implement a carbon tax rather than a standalone UK ETS.

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]]> https://sandbag.org.uk/2019/07/16/uk-carbon-pricing-after-brexit/feed/ 0 10512 How to optimise the EU ETS transition funds? https://sandbag.org.uk/2019/06/19/how-to-optimise-the-eu-ets-transition-funds/ https://sandbag.org.uk/2019/06/19/how-to-optimise-the-eu-ets-transition-funds/#respond Tue, 18 Jun 2019 22:01:34 +0000 https://sandbag.org.uk/?p=10444 Member States have a choice about where to transfer their EU ETS allowances - this briefing shows the Modernisation Fund is best for the climate & Member States

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]]> https://sandbag.org.uk/2019/06/19/how-to-optimise-the-eu-ets-transition-funds/feed/ 0 10444 Just Transition or Just Talk? https://sandbag.org.uk/2019/05/29/just-transition-or-just-talk/ https://sandbag.org.uk/2019/05/29/just-transition-or-just-talk/#respond Tue, 28 May 2019 22:01:14 +0000 https://sandbag.org.uk/?p=10387 Draft National Energy and Climate Plans reveal the EU countries planning to stick with coal power beyond 2030

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