Carbon Leakage: Options for the EU
This CEPS Special Report builds on the first deliverable of the project entitled “Carbon leakage: Options for the EU”. It identifies carbon costs, and the ability to pass through carbon costs, as the main risk factors that could lead from asymmetrical carbon policies to carbon leakage. It also outlines and evaluates, based on criteria discussed […]
Composition and Drivers of Energy Prices and Costs in Energy-Intensive Industries: The Case of the Flat Glass Industry
In May 2013, the European Commission received a mandate from the European Council to “to present an analysis of the composition and drivers of energy prices and costs in Member States, with a particular focus on the impact on households, SMEs and energy intensive industries, and looking more widely at the EU’s competitiveness vis-à-vis its […]
Composition and Drivers of Energy Prices and Costs in Energy-Intensive Industries: The Case of the Ceramics Industry – Wall and Floor Tiles
In May 2013, the European Commission received a mandate from the European Council to “to present an analysis of the composition and drivers of energy prices and costs in Member States, with a particular focus on the impact on households, SMEs and energy intensive industries, and looking more widely at the EU’s competitiveness vis-à-vis its […]
Composition and Drivers of Energy Prices and Costs in Energy-Intensive Industries: The Case of the Ceramics Industry – Bricks and Roof Tiles
In May 2013, the European Commission received a mandate from the European Council to “to present an analysis of the composition and drivers of energy prices and costs in Member States, with a particular focus on the impact on households, SMEs and energy intensive industries, and looking more widely at the EU’s competitiveness vis-à-vis its […]
Composition and Drivers of Energy Prices and Costs in Energy-Intensive Industries: The Case of the Chemical Industry – Chlorine
In May 2013, the European Commission received a mandate from the European Council to “to present an analysis of the composition and drivers of energy prices and costs in Member States, with a particular focus on the impact on households, SMEs and energy intensive industries, and looking more widely at the EU’s competitiveness vis-à-vis its […]
Composition and Drivers of Energy Prices and Costs in Energy-Intensive Industries: The Case of the Chemical Industry – Ammonia
In May 2013, the European Commission received a mandate from the European Council to “to present an analysis of the composition and drivers of energy prices and costs in Member States, with a particular focus on the impact on households, SMEs and energy intensive industries, and looking more widely at the EU’s competitiveness vis-à-vis its […]
Composition and Drivers of Energy Prices and Costs in Energy-Intensive Industries: About the Study and Cross-Sectoral Analysis
In May 2013, the European Commission received a mandate from the European Council to “to present an analysis of the composition and drivers of energy prices and costs in Member States, with a particular focus on the impact on households, SMEs and energy intensive industries, and looking more widely at the EU’s competitiveness vis-à-vis its […]
The steel industry in the European Union
This report assesses the energy costs borne by the steel industry in the EU between 2010 and 2012, and compares the energy costs, including both the energy components and other regulatory costs, to production costs, turnover and margins of steel-makers. The estimates of energy costs are based on primary sources, i.e. is on information provided […]
Carbon Leakage: An Overview
The result of asymmetrical carbon policies, especially carbon pricing, and the resulting carbon cost, carbon leakage affects the international competitive position of some EU industry and could displace production and/or investment, and the emissions of the activities displaced. The issue is central to the discussions on climate policy, given the confluence of issues that are […]
Carbon Market Opportunities in Southern Mediterranean Countries
To date, Southern Mediterranean countries have hosted a limited number of projects under the Clean Development Mechanism. This study examines existing and emerging activities in Southern Mediterranean countries that could fit into new market-based mechanisms. The authors find that there are three challenges facing middle-income countries – not specific to Southern Mediterranean countries – in […]
EU Policy on Climate Change Mitigation since Copenhagen and the Economic Crisis
The EU has long assumed leadership in advancing domestic and international climate change policy. While pushing its partners in international negotiations, it has led the way in implementing a host of domestic measures, including a unilateral and legally binding target, an ambitious policy on renewable energy and a strategy for low-carbon technology deployment. The centrepiece […]