Analysis: Selling CBAM – Diplomacy for the European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism

The analysis addresses the question of how the EU’s key institutions understood their diplomatic role with regard to the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism. Which EU institutions communicated with third coun-tries? What channels did they use? Who was taking the ...

Analysis: Low carbon hydrogen in the European Union – A coherent regulatory framework

Renewable hydrogen is necessary for the decarbonization of sectors that are difficult to electrify, such as industry and aviation, and as a storage medium for surplus electricity from renewable sources. In this context, the following analysis of the EU ...

Analysis: Optimal allocation of the EU carbon budget – A multi-model assessment

Currently, a central debate within the EU institutions concerns the introduction of a new Emission Trading System for road transport and buildings (ETS2) in addition to the current EU ETS. Contested design features are the split of the carbon ...