Nov 29, 2021 | EU - Policies
The Social Climate Fund is part of the ‘Fit for 55’ package; the same package that extends the Emissions Trading System (ETS) to buildings and transport. It is set to be operationalized in 2026 [2]. Together with the Innovation Fund (IF) and the...
Nov 21, 2021 | EU - Policies
Q1: I have heard a lot about additionality. What is it and why is it important? In the context of green hydrogen production, deploying additional renewable energy production is key to supplying the electrolysers with the electricity they need. If additionality is not...
Nov 18, 2021 | EU - Policies
Emissions First, CBAM is based on products while the EU ETS is based on processes. However, it can be problematic to allocate emissions to the different goods produced by one installation as admitted by the European Commission (EC) because as the EC said, ‘there...
Nov 14, 2021 | EU - Policies
What do you mean by energy efficiency? To properly understand what this directive is about, why it is important, and what could be improved, we first have to understand what is meant by energy efficiency. Energy efficiency is calculated by dividing the energy obtained...
Nov 14, 2021 | EU - Policies
The Renewable Energy Directive’s main provisions: a Union-wide target for 2030, cooperation mechanisms and the rules on financial support The Directive’s aim is that of providing a common framework “for the promotion of energy from renewable...
Oct 24, 2021 | EU - Policies
Scope of CBAM Countries & Products According to the current regulation, CBAM will apply to all countries outside of the European Economic Area (EEA) except Switzerland, whose Emissions Trading System (ETS) is linked to the EU ETS [3][4]. In the beginning,...
