March 2017 - EU ESR Leader Board | EU ETS reform | Emissions from international aviation

Only three EU countries are on the right track to reach the Paris climate deal goals, a new report by Carbon Market Watch and Transport & Environment reveals. Sweden tops the EU Climate Leader Board which ranks countries according to their positions on the Effort Sharing Regulation. We hope that other member states follow the example of Sweden, France and Germany and step up their game in the run up to the next environment minister meeting in June.

Negotiations have started on the recent European Commission proposal to continue exempting international flights from the EU’s emissions trading system (EU ETS). While the EU ETS currently covers 35% of total international aviation emissions, the proposal reduces this coverage to only 8% until at least 2021. Julie Girling, the European Parliament’s lead negotiator on the file in the environment committee cautioned other decision makers not to let Europe slip back on gains already made to curb the sector’s growing climate impact.

And finally, a ruling by the EU’s top court on a Luxembourg case involving the unfair allocation of free pollution permits comes at a crucial time ahead of final talks between the EU Member States and the European Parliament on the EU ETS. More auctioning and less freebies would be key to bringing the derailed system back on track.

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Only three countries in Europe are on the right track to deliver on the Paris climate agreement, a new ranking published today reveals. The EU Climate Leader Board looks at the position of each European government towards the EU’s largest climate law, the Effort Sharing Regulation (ESR).d strengthened the rules for the aviation sector.

The European Parliament’s environment committee has nominated Julie Girling from conservative group ECR to lead their talks on aviation’s role in the EU’s Emissions Trading System.Discussing the European Commission’s recent proposal to continue the exclusion of international flights from the EU ETS, Ms Girling urged colleagues not to let Europe slip back on gains already made to curb the sector’s growing climate impact.

Policy Brief : Addressing aviation emissions under the EU Emissions Trading System
Event Report: (pdf) When Will Europe Act? How the aviation sector can reduce emissions through the EU ETS
Policy Brief and infographic : EU Climate Leader Board – Where countries stand on the Effort Sharing Regulation
Open letter regarding the use of GCF resources to support large hydropower

March 2017 - (Links below & green)

Editorial

Press Statement - 28 March 2017

Just three EU countries step up to the plate for Paris climate deal – ranking

Article by Kelsey Perlman - 22 March 2017

Europe must not backslide on aviation’s climate responsibility

Article by Agnes Brandt and Kaisa Amaral - 30 March 2017

EU Court ruling on pollution freebies sends strong message ahead of final emissions trading talks

Press Statement - 28 February 2017
EU countries take a small step to address carbon market oversupply

Aviation emissions and the EU's carbon market

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