EU ETS Assessment

A literature-based Assessment of the EU ETS (December 2018)

Executive Summary of the EU ETS Assessment Report (December 2018)

Free allocation rules in the EU emissions trading system: what does the empirical literature show? – Stefano F. Verde, Jordi Teixidó, Claudio Marcantonini, Xavier Labandeira
(article based on chapter 1 of the project assessment report)

The impact of the EU Emissions Trading System on low-carbon technological change: The empirical evidence – Jordi Teixidó, Stefano F. Verde, Francesco Nicolli
(article based on chapter 4 of the project assessment report)

The impact of the EU Emissions Trading System on competitiveness and carbon leakage: the econometric evidence – Stefano F. Verde
(article based on chapter 2 of the project assessment report)

The EU ETS and its companion policies : any insight for China’s ETS? – Stefano F. Verde, Giulio Galdi, Isabella Alloisio, Simone Borghesi
(article based on chapter 3 of the project assessment report)

Policy briefs

The International dimension of the EU ETS (November 2018)
The EU ETS and its interactions with other climate and energy policies (July 2017)
Low carbon investment and innovation in the EU ETS (July 2017)
Free allowance allocation in the EU ETS (March 2017)

Videos

Introduction to the EU ETS Assessment Report (by Simone Borghesi) (November 2018)

Webinar: A literature-based assessment of the EU ETS – Results of the report (18 December 2018)

On-line debates

The EU ETS: empirical evidence and lessons learnt after thirteen years (11 December 2018)
Low-carbon innovation and investment in the EU ETS and beyond (15 November 2018)
Competitiveness and carbon leakage in carbon markets: perspectives and challenges (26 July 2018)

Video Lectures from online course (11 Jun-13 Jul 2018):

Dissemination materials

LIFE SIDE Layman’s report – online version (December 2018)
LIFE SIDE Layman’s report – printable version (December 2018)
LIFE SIDE updated leaflet (November 2018)
LIFE SIDE leaflet (January 2017)
LIFE SIDE Notice Board (December 2016)

Presentations

Free allowances allocation in the EU ETS empirical evidence, Claudio Marcantonini, Stefano Verde, Jordi Teixido-Figueras, FSR Climate, EUI
On measuring carbon leakage risk and some implications for free allocation, Ulrich Wagner, University of Mannheim
Allocation of free allowances in the EU ETS to address the risk of carbon leakage, Kurt Van Dender, OECD
The future of free allocation beyond 2020, Christian Egenhofer, CEPS
EU ETS, climate action and competitiveness, William Garcia, CEFIC
The future of free allocation, Femke de Jong, Carbon Market Watch
Lessons learned from EU ETS implementation, Stefano Verde, FSR Climate, EUI
Driving low carbon innovation in the EU ETS: Empirical evidence, Antoine Dechezleprêtre, LSE
Carbon leakage protection ‐ lessons learned for a sustainable policy design post Paris, Karsten Neuhoff, DIW
Driving low carbon investment and innovation in the EU ETS, Kurt van Dender, OECD
The European chemical industry, William Garcia, CEFIC
Driving Low Carbon Investment and Innovation in the EU ETS, Ignacio A. Sánchez-García, Spanish Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Food and Environment
How to drive low-carbon innovation in Europe?, Tomas Wyns, VUB
Driving low carbon investment and innovation in the EU ETS, Koen Noyens, Eurelectric
Perspectives from the paper industry, Nicola Rega, CEPI
Maximising auctioning revenues from the EU emissions trading system, Sam Van Den Plas, WWF
EU ETS and its Interactions with other Climate and Energy Policies, Xavier Labandeira, FSR Climate, EUI
EU ETS and its interactions with climate and energy policies, MCC Berlin
EU ETS and its interactions with climate and energy policies: global perspectives, Julia Michalak,IETA
EU ETS and its interactions with other climate and energy policies, Magdalena García Mora, Acciona Energía
A perspective from public authority, Cécile Goubet, French Ministry of Environment, Energy and Sea
Sidelined or in the driver’s seat? ETS interaction with other policies, Hæge Fjellheim, Thomson Reuters
Do mature RES-E technologies still need dedicated support towards 2030 or will ETS-only be sufficient? Mario Ragwitz, Fraunhofer ISI
Clean Energy Package 2016 – Facing policy interaction with the ETS, Daniele Agostini, ENEL
Emissions trading in the post-Paris world. An evidence-based and holistic assessment, Felix Matthes, Research Coordinator Energy & Climate Policy, Oeko-Institute
California’s Cap-and-Trade Program, Mary Nichols,Chair, California Air Resources Board
Carbon pollution pricing in Canada, Kate Rich, Director, Carbon Pricing Bureau, Environment and Climate Change Canada
China’s National Emissions Trading System: Design Features and Current Status, Maosheng Duan, Director, China Carbon Market Center, Tsinghua University
The European carbon market: state of play and future perspectives, Jos Delbeke, Director General, DG Climate Action, European Commission
Update of the review of New Zealand’s Emissions Trading Scheme (NZ ETS), Kay Harrison, Lead Negotiator, International Carbon Markets, Ministry for the Environment
Emissions trading in a wider climate and energy policy framework, Christina Hood, Head of Unit, Environment and Climate Change, International Energy Agency
Linked-in Emissions Trading Systems: an academic viewpoint, Simone Borghesi, Director, FSR Climate, EUI
Civil society views and engagement in emissions trading, Femke de Jong, EU Policy Director, Carbon Market Watch
EU climate policy and the EU ETS, Simone Borghesi, FSR Climate,EUI
The EU ETS post-2020, Stefanie Hiesinger, DG Climate Action, European Commission
Free allowance allocation, competitiveness effects and carbon leakage, Stefano Verde, FSR Climate, EUI
Trading behavior in the EU ETS, Regina Betz, Zurich University of Applied Sciences
Interactions with other climate policies, Isabella Alloisio, FSR Climate, EUI
Low-carbon innovation and investment, Francesco Nicolli, FSR Climate, EUI
The international dimension, Tong Zhu, FSR Climate, EUI
Price drivers, market power and behaviour, Beat Hintermann, University of Basel
Equity and solidarity in the EU Emissions Trading System: Any lessons for international climate governance?, Simone Borghesi
Equity and solidarity in the context of the Paris Agreement, Carlo Carraro
EU ETS Key of EU Climate Policy, Peter Vis
How to address the equity issue of climate policy: Some lessons from EU ?, Xiliang Zhang
Il sistema di Emission Trading Europeo (EU ETS): implicazioni settoriali, territoriali e di equità. Presentazione del progetto LIFE SIDE
(The European Emission Trading Scheme (EU ETS): sectorial, territorial and equity implications. Presentation of the LIFE SIDE Project), Simone Borghesi, FSR Climate
Introduction to the EUI/FSR Climate activities. The LIFE SIDE project: Presentation of the EU ETS Assessment Report, Simone Borghesi, FSR Climate, EUI
Allowance allocation, competitiveness effects and carbon leakage, Stefano Verde, FSR Climate, EUI
Interactions with other policies, Isabella Alloisio, FSR Climate, EUI
Low-carbon innovation and investment, Francesco Nicolli, FSR Climate, EUI
The international dimension, Tong Zhu,  FSR Climate, EUI
Presentation by Karoline Rogge at Parliament Public Debate, Co-Director Sussex Energy Group, University of Sussex & Senior Researcher Fraunhofer ISI

A literature-based assessment of the EU ETS – Results of the report, Stefano Verde, FSR Climate, EUI
Where are all the breakthrough technologies gone?, Vera Zipperer, DIW Berlin
Considerations on ETS and Low-carbon Innovation, Lieven Stalmans, Borealis
Low-Carbon Innovation in the EU ETS: The Innovation Fund and Beyond, Aleksandar Zaklan, DIW Berlin
The EU ETS in the policy mix: has a better balance been achieved?, Michael Pahle, Postdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
The EU ETS in the policy mix: has a better balance been achieved?, Nicolas Koch, Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change
International carbon markets to stay well below 2° C, Massimo Tavoni, RFF-CMCC European Institute on Economics and the Environment
The international dimension of the EU ETS: what prospects for carbon market cooperation?, John Ward, Vivid Economics:
Supporting the replicability of the Life Side project, Francesco Nicolli, FSR Climate

Il sistema EU ETS nella fase 2021-2030, Isabella Alloisio (in Italian)