Apr 18, 2022 | EU - Policies
As part of the Fit for 55 package the EU Energy Taxation Directive (ETD), which you can learn more about here, and the Renewable Energy Directive (RED) are revised. These revisions have an impact on the hydrogen (H2) industry [3]. The EU sees a lot of potential in...
Feb 14, 2022 | EU - Policies
The Innovation Fund (IF) Depending on the carbon price, the EU ETS, the world’s largest carbon pricing scheme, is providing the capital for the Innovation Fund through the auctioning of 450 million allowances from 2020 to 2030 [1]. Therefore the Innovation Fund...
Jan 31, 2022 | EU - Policies
ETS 2012-2020 From 2012 to 2020, all flights to and from an airport in the European Economic Area (EEA) were supposed to be covered by the ETS (‘full scope’). However, it was changed to only cover intra-EEA flights until the end of 2023 [5]. This...
Jan 31, 2022 | Energy, EU - Policies
The following article is part of the Fit for 55 series, which analyses all the policies, directives part of the fit for 55 package presented by the Commission in the summer of 2021. This paper shall assess the revision of the Energy Taxation Directive (ETD) [1]. The...
Jan 26, 2022 | EU - Policies
Shipping in the EU Maritime transport is critical to the European Union’s (EU) economy. It makes up three quarters of external trade and almost one third of internal trade volumes [1]. It also contributes to the mobility of people, with 400 million passengers...
Jan 19, 2022 | EU - Policies, Transport
Impact assessment The Commission presented a policy option which imposes a blending mandate for SAFs on the fuel supplies and jet fuel uplift on airlines. This option was chosen following an extensive impact assessment, the conclusions of which are outlined in detail...
