Climate Change


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Business Consequences of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme
01 February 2005

Kyriakos Gialoglou, Noriko Fujiwara, Christian Egenhofer

This report examines the effects of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) on the business environment. While the main focus is the 2008-12 period with possible incremental improvements, the report also takes a strategic perspective by looking beyond 2012. The analysis begins with the question of whether the EU ETS can be expected to achieve the declared objectives to create the necessary incentives for the power and energy-intensive sector for behavioural changes in the short and medium term and to encourage investment in low-carbon generation technologies in the long term.

Completion of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme in the Emerging Global Climate Regime
01 March 2004

Noriko Fujiwara, Christian Egenhofer

The result of a CEPS multi-stakeholder Task Force, this new report produces recommendations on the link between the EU emissions trading regime and CDM and JI, the so-called ‘Linking Directive’, which is expected to be agreed by the Council of Minister and the European Parliament in a single reading in April 2004. The principal conclusion is that the Linking Directive provides the EU with a flexible and workable platform to shape both EU and international climate change policy.

Reform of the EU Institutions: Implications for the EU's Performance in Climate Negotiations
01 September 2003

Louise van Schaik, Christian Egenhofer

Abstract This CEPS Policy Brief assesses the potential impact of the draft Constitutional Treaty of the Convention on the Future of Europe on the way the EU operates in international climate negotiations. Although Treaty revisions in the EU are ultimately decided by the EU member states, the Convention’s draft can be seen as an important blueprint that forms the starting point of the negotiations between the member states due to start in October 2003. Among the relevant issues that the authors identify are:

Where is the transatlantic divide in public opinion on climate change issues? Evidence for 1989-2002
01 July 2003
Thomas Brewer

The Kyoto Protocol and the WTO: Institutional Evolution and Adaptation
01 December 2002
Thomas L. Brewer

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading in Europe
01 October 2002

Thomas Legge, Christian Egenhofer

Emissions trading has been shunned for a long time by policy-makers in the European Union as an instrument of environmental policy. It was the Kyoto Protocol that put emissions trading firmly on the EU agenda for the first time. Ever since, discussions on implementing an EU-wide scheme have advanced at a rapid pace and, in the specific case of greenhouse gas emissions trading, the EU and some of its member states have gradually become a major reference point for this instrument.

Kyoto Flexible Mechanisms: Opportunities and Barriers for Industry and Financial Institutions
01 February 2002
Josef Janssen

Reinventing the Climate Negotiations: An Analysis of COP6
01 March 2001
Christian Egenhofer

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Strategies for the transition to electric mobility


The EU Commission’s White Paper (Impact Assessment) found that long-term EU decarbonisation ambitions can only be met by a shift to e-mobility. It furthermore supported that ambitious EU policies in this field can help the industry maintain its leading position in the sphere of research and green technologies development.

Canada's Climate Change Action - Environmental Stewardship and Economic Growth


CEPS is pleased to announce that the Honourable Peter Kent, the Canadian Minister of the Environment, is coming to CEPS for a lunchtime speech. He will expand on Canada's view on climate change action, focusing on the link between international climate action and the global economy.
Peter Kent was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons in 2008. That year he was appointed Minister of State of Foreign Affairs and later moved to the post of Minister of the Environment in 2011. Before stepping into politics he made a distinguished career as a journalist.

The Future of Carbon Capture and Storage in Europe – How can the EU and Norway move forward?


                             

Smart Cities Annual Conference 2013


The Smart Cities Stakeholder Platform Annual Conference will bring together technology developers, city representatives, high-level financial managers and EU-level policy makers from across the European Union. While reviewing achievements since the creation of Platform two years ago, conference delegates will look at the next steps for mass application of promising ICT innovations in sectors such as urban mobility, housing and power distribution.

Marshalling the Global Response to the Climate Challenge: the need for Pacific-European leadership


Senator Tony de Brum is Minister-in-Assistance (Vice-President equivalent) to the President of the Republic of the Marshall Islands. His portfolio includes climate change and energy issues. 

Carbon Market Forum: post-2020 EU Climate Policy



Climate change has become a very important domain for EU policy. This refers not only to showing EU leadership in combating climate change, but also at a more general level, as a centrepiece of the “Europe 2020” economic growth strategy. This strategy has identified “sustainable growth” to promote a more resource-efficient, greener and more competitive economy, as one of its five pillars. Climate change was also identified as an issue that has strengthened the EU’s standing in the world, in the context of the broad EU image and priorities.

Linking the EU and Australian emissions trading schemes?


Participation in CEPS Meetings is a benefit of membership. Non-members may be admitted for €50, paid in cash at registration or 50€ +VAT invoiced to them after participation in the meeting. A limited number of sandwiches will be available for purchase (€6) from 12:00 onwards.

Julian Wieczorkiewicz


During his studies at the University of Warsaw, Julian Wieczorkiewicz completed a traineeship at “Rzeczpospolita”, one of the mainstream Polish newspapers. He also worked as an Assistant to the Board of Executives for a construction company in Poland. Upon his graduation from the College of Europe, Julian worked as a trainee at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland (European Economic Policy Department), where he was assigned to a unit working exclusively on energy-related issues.

Vasileios Rizos


Prior to joining CEPS, Vasileios Rizos was a Project Officer at the Confederation of  European Paper Industries where he worked, among others, on strategic sustainable development themes relevant to the industry. Vasileios holds a MSc in Ecological Economics from the University of  Edinburgh as well as a BSc (Hons) and MSc in Agricultural Economics and Rural Development from the Agricultural University of Athens.

Which economic model for a water-efficient Europe: Issues and Prospects


Click here to register and obtain a badge to access the European Parliament.
Your badges will be available at the registration desk inside the entrance of the European Parliament - building Altiero Spinelli, Esplanade Entrance, right hand side from 15.30 to 16:00 on Monday, 28/01/2013.

The meeting will be followed by a networking drink starting at 19:00.

The International Climate Change Regime after Doha


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ECP Workshop - EU Climate Change Policy: Looking ahead to Doha


ECP Workshop

18 October 2012

EU Climate Change Policy: Looking ahead to Doha

 

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What to expect from Doha: A view from the Commission


Participation in CEPS meetings is a benefit of membership. Non-members may be admitted for €50, paid in cash at registration. A sandwich lunch (€6) will be served before the event, from 12.00 onwards.

Preparing for the Future: Stepping up the Ambitions of Climate Change Policy


Registration for this event is now closed. Click here to see the programme. For information and questions, please send an email to Isabelle.tenaerts@ceps.eu

Smart Materials - Sustainable Future


Meeting the EU2020 goals on green-house gas emission reductions, while promoting economic recovery and growth, is one of the biggest challenges facing the EU today. Answers are found not only in the choice of energy sources but also in the development of more energy efficient technologies. In both cases smart materials are likely to play an extremely important role, enhancing the performance and durability of renewable energy installations and significantly reducing the energy consumption of buildings, appliances and vehicles.

CEPS Carbon Market Forum: Review of EU ETS Issues


The CEPS Carbon Market Forum Task Force on the EU ETS Review Issues is the third initiative of the  CEPS Carbon Market Forum, a three-year umbrella programme for carbon market-related activities, which will provide a neutral space where policy-makers and regulators can meet carbon market stakeholders to discuss carbon market regulation, and general policy issues. The CEPS Carbon Market Forum is headed by Andrei Marcu.

CEPS Carbon Market Forum: CDM Policy Review


The CEPS Carbon Market Forum Task Force on the CDM Policy Review is the second initiative of the CEPS Carbon Market Forum, a three-year umbrella programme for carbon market-related activities, which will provide a neutral space where policy-makers and regulators can meet carbon market stakeholders to discuss carbon market regulation, and general policy issues. The CEPS Carbon Market Forum is headed by Andrei Marcu.

The EU ETS as a driver for future carbon markets



Launch of a CEPS Task Force Report.

Participation in CEPS lunchtime meetings is a benefit of membership. Non-members may be admitted for €50, paid in cash at registration. A sandwich lunch (€6) will be served before the event, from 12.30 onwards.

CEPS Carbon Market Forum: New Market Mechanisms under the UNFCCC


The CEPS Carbon Market Forum Task Force on New Market Mechanisms under the UNFCCC is the first initiative of the CEPS Carbon Market Forum, a three-year umbrella programme for carbon market-related activities, which will provide a neutral space where policy-makers and regulators can meet carbon market stakeholders to discuss carbon market regulation, and general policy issues. The CEPS Carbon Market Forum is headed by Andrei Marcu.

Andrei Marcu


Which Economic Model for a Water-Efficient Europe


To achieve the objectives of the 2000 Water Framework Directive, it is generally recognized by the EU and member state governments as well as the broader stakeholder community that a more comprehensive policy response will be needed in general, with particular attention to water management.  Such a comprehensive approach is currently being discussed within the context of the ‘Blueprint to safeguard Europe’s Water’ that is currently being prepared by the European Commission to be ready by November 2012.  While the ‘Blueprint’ is an initiative in its ow

CEPS Carbon Market Forum


 

NEW: On 15 April the lunchtime event "Australia-EU ETS" took place at CEPS, find here the presentation that Jenny Wilkinson (Acting Deputy Secretary, Department for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency) made during the event.