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

The Czech Republic in the EU ETS

The Czech Republic in the EU ETS

Sandbag argues that the Czech Republic could reap advantages from backing an enhanced Market Stability Reserve (MSR), with an early start, and the backload and unallocated allowances prevented from coming to market.

We first argue why Czech Republic should reconsider its position on the MSR. Then we present strong evidence based on ETS data, revealing the various ways in which Czech Republic’s industry is not only protected against any effects of the MSR, but can actually capitalise on these effects. We finally present more detailed information about how the proposed ETS reform would function in the concluding section of this briefing.

Skills

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April 2, 2015