Decarbonising EU’s Gas Market: Hydrogen

Decarbonising EU’s Gas Market: Hydrogen

The legislative proposal, adopted in December 2021, aims to address this barrier by facilitating renewable energy and storage. It builds on the EU Hydrogen Strategy adopted in July 2020, which aimed to understand how renewable hydrogen can be produced and employed in...
May Week: What Is It?

May Week: What Is It?

Here are the proposals that are most relevant to the objectives of the legislative package:   CO2 Emission Performance Standards For Cars And Vans The European Commission proposes to revise the Regulation (EU) 2019/631, setting more ambitious targets from 2030....
Acronyms for the European Union Committees

Acronyms for the European Union Committees

The European Union Committees are so numerous that they have their own acronyms which can be confusing when you first encounter them. See below for our handy table which should help you to identify to which Committee each acronym refers.
ETS: Expansion To Ships, Buildings And Transport

ETS: Expansion To Ships, Buildings And Transport

Emissions From Maritime Transport Emissions from the sectors so far covered by the EU ETS account for 41% of the EU’s total emissions, thus these sectors are fundamental to meet the EU’s climate ambitions. However, to achieve the goal of a reduction of at...
ETS: Emission Trading Systems Outside the EU

ETS: Emission Trading Systems Outside the EU

The EU: Pioneers of ETS Before comparing the different existing and emerging schemes globally, it is crucial to briefly describe the first and largest system for reducing greenhouse gasses (GHG)– The European Union’s Emissions Trading System.  Its...