Solving the coal puzzle

Lessons from four years of coal phase-out policy in Europe

Playing With Fire

An assessment of company plans to burn biomass in EU coal power stations

The A-B-C of BCAs

An overview of the issues around introducing Border Carbon Adjustments in the EU

Coal mine methane leaks are worse for climate change than all shipping and aviation

New IEA World Energy Outlook shows coal mine methane leaks add up to a third to emissions from coal

Coal Free Kingdom

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

The cash cow has stopped giving: Are Germany’s lignite plants now worthless?

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

Policy Briefing on the Market Stability Reserve

This policy briefing responds to the Commission’s proposal for a Market Stability Reserve, a structural reform to the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). We explore why introducing a Market Stability Reserve could help to improve the cost-efficiency and resilience of the EU ETS; we explore how the Commission proposal could be improved to deliver these aims more effectively; and finally, we explain why a one-off environmental adjustment to the cap is also necessary if the ETS is to deliver Europe’s stated climate goals in a fair and cost-effective manner.

Skills

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July 10, 2014