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Facilitating Socially Just Carbon Pricing in the EU

Identification of vulnerable groups, impacts of carbon pricing and compensation. Insights from the microsimulation model SEEK-EU

authors: Unger, N. | Cludius, J.
Year of publication: 03 / 2023

Presentation by Nelly Unger and Dr. Johanna Cludius, 8th European User Conference for EU-Microdata, 17.3.2023, Mannheim

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Methanol as a marine fuel

Advantages and limitations

authors: Wissner, N. | Healy, S. | Cames, M. | Sutter, J.
Year of publication: 03 / 2023

E‑Methanol is prominently discussed as a potential candidate to decarbonise deep-sea shipping. This study assesses whether the potential benefits and risks of e‑methanol are sufficiently reflected in the current discussion and whether…

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Architectural change in accelerating transitions: Actor preferences, system architectures, and flexibility technologies in the German energy transition

authors: Dahl Andersen, A. | Markard, J. | Bauknecht, D. | Korpås, M.
Year of publication: 03 / 2023

Despite growing research attention to accelerating transitions, the process of acceleration is not yet fully understood. It, for example, remains unclear whether or not acceleration requires deep changes in the architecture of…

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Certification of Carbon Dioxide Removals

Evaluation of the Commission Proposal

authors: Meyer-Ohlendorf, N. | Siemons, A. | Schneider, L. | Böttcher, H.
Year of publication: 03 / 2023

On 30 November 2022, the Commission proposed an EU carbon removal certification framework (CRCF). The proposed framework could undermine the environmental integrity of EU climate policies. This risk is aggravated by the fact that the EU…

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Can current EU climate policy reliably achieve climate neutrality by 2050?

Post-2030 crunch issues for the move to a net zero economy

authors: Duwe, M. | Graichen, J. | Böttcher, H.
Year of publication: 03 / 2023

The “Fit For 55” package represents a step towards a transformative EU climate policy architecture but is not yet fully capable of facilitating climate neutrality. Key issues to be resolved for post-2030 climate policy include the…

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Potentials for “results-based payments” in the forest sector under the Paris Agreement

authors: Böttcher, H. | Fallasch, F. | Schneider, L. | Siemons, A. | Urrutia, C. | Wolff, F. | Atmadja, S. | Martius, C. | Thu Thuy, P.
Year of publication: 03 / 2023

The forest sector contributes to high emissions worldwide through the loss of historically built-up carbon stocks, mainly from deforestation and forest degradation. The REDD+ approach aims at compensating developing countries for efforts…

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The Rush for Metals in the Deep Sea

Considerations on Deep-Sea Mining

authors: Manhart, A. | McLennan, A.
Year of publication: 02 / 2023

This report aims at supporting related decision-making by highlighting selected aspects around raw material supply and deep-sea mining. It does not have the ambition to provide a holistic assessment of all environmental, economic, social…

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Barriers to mitigating emissions from agriculture

Analysis of mitigation options, related barriers and recommendations for action

authors: Siemons, A. | Urrutia, C. | Gonzales-Zuñiga, S. | Pelekh, N. | Jeffery, L.
Year of publication: 02 / 2023

On the basis of a literature review, this paper outlines the main mitigation options for agricultural activities and the broader food system on the supply and the demand side. Economic, policy/legal barriers, technical barriers,…

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QU.A.L.ITY soil carbon removals?

Assessing the EU Framework for Carbon Removal Certification from a climate-friendly soil management perspective

authors: McDonald, H. | Siemons, A. | Bodle, R. | Hobeika, M. | Scheid, A. | Schneider, L.
Year of publication: 01 / 2023

This brief critically assesses the Commission’s 2022 proposal for Framework for Carbon Re-movals Certification as it applies to climate-friendly soil management. We introduce the pro-posal and then evaluate how its minimum certification…

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The role of financial operators in the ETS market and the incidence of their activities in determining the allowances' price

authors: Cludius, J. | Galster, H. | Healy, S. | Noka, V. | Lam, L.
Year of publication: 01 / 2023

Presentation by Johanna Cludius, Hannah Galster, Sean Healy, Viktoria Noka and Long Lam, ITRE Committe of the EP, 23.1.2023

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Using International Carbon Credits to Achieve National Mitigation Targets of EU Member States – Options for Accounting under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement

Report prepared for the Swedish Energy Agency

author: Schneider, L.
Year of publication: 01 / 2023

The European Union (EU) has communicated in its nationally determined contribution (NDC) a target of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 55% until 2030 compared to 1990 levels. Next to this EU-wide target, several EU member states…

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Corporate Liability for Transboundary Environmental Harm

An International and Transnational Perspective

authors: Gailhofer, P. | Krebs, D. | Proelss, A. | Schmalenbach, K. | Verheyen, R.
Year of publication: 01 / 2023

This open access book aims to elaborate on the legal prerequisites to establish the liability of corporations for transboundary environmental harm, not only by identifying existing liability rules, principles and standards but also by…

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Sketch notes: Summary report of peer-learning workshops

Deliverable 5.2 in the SUMEX project

authors: Degreif, S. | Hay, D.
Year of publication: 12 / 2022

This document summarises the key findings from the peer-learning workshops organised in the SUMEX project between November 2021 and November 2022.

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End-of-life management in solar energy access projects

Measures catalogue

authors: Manhart, A. | Michalscheck, M. | Schleicher, T. | Hilbert, I.
Year of publication: 12 / 2022

Enabling universal access to modern and clean forms of energy (SDG 7) ranks high on the global agenda and is supported by various donors and implementing organisations. Through these efforts, large numbers of energy access installations…

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Policy frameworks for district heating: A comprehensive overview and analysis of regulations and support measures across Europe

authors: Billerbeck, A. | Breitschopf, B. | Winkler, J. | Bürger, V. | Köhler, B. | Bacquet, A. | Popovski, E. | Fallahnejad, M. | Kranzl, L. | Ragwitz, M.
Year of publication: 12 / 2022

This paper presents an overview of policy frameworks for district heating (DH) in Europe. We develop a classification for policy aspects addressing DH, comprising regulation of ownership, prices, metering, consumer grid connection, third…

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Challenges for the accounting of emerging negative and zero/low emission technologies

Working Paper 3/2022

Year of publication: 12 / 2022

The present paper investigates challenges for the reporting and accounting of negative emission technologies (NETs) and zero or low emission technologies (ZLETs) in GHG emissions inventories, under the EU Directive on the promotion of…

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Climate and energy scenario and projection comparison. Draft workflow & typology

authors: Förster, H. | Stappel, M. | Emele, L. | Siemons, A. | Winger, C.
Year of publication: 12 / 2022

We discuss the nature of scenario and scenario projection comparisons. We aim to contribute to increasing the value of such comparisons by drafting of a typology which structures these comparisons according to important elements that are…

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Increasing public support for climate policy: Research needs, questions, and challenges around politically influenceable acceptability factors

Working Paper 2/2022

authors: Heyen, D. | Wicki, M.
Year of publication: 12 / 2022

Ambitious climate policy needs a mix of instruments, from relatively soft and supportive pull measures to more intervening and demanding push measures. Given that the latter often receive relatively low public support, especially when…

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ETC CM report 2022/05

Trends and projections in the EU ETS in 2022

Year of publication: 12 / 2022

This report analyses recent, current and future emissions trends under the European Union (EU) Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). It also analyses the balance between supply and demand of allowances on the market. This report is based on…

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Land use as a sector for market mechanisms under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement

Year of publication: 12 / 2022

The land-use sector plays a critical role for achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement. This report discusses key environmental integrity challenges for using carbon market mechanisms to implement mitigation activities in the land-use…

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