Tag Archives: EU ETS
Stimulus and response in the EU ETS
We use a carbon tax or an emission trading scheme to stimulate investment in clean technology. The logic of this idea is based on several steps: we charge people for emitting CO2 and as a result some will find ways … Continue reading
The aviation industry and climate change
Here is the aviation industry blasting the hell out of the EU ETS while it ignores a greater danger looming up behind it: climate change. Increased turbulence will put off customers, more extreme weather events will increase the cost of … Continue reading
More on operations, less on investment – a better approach for ETS policy makers
EU policy makers have wasted a lot of time because of their fixation with investment as opposed to operations. Sadly the 2030 energy paper does nothing to change this, it just continues the focus on investors. The EU ETS Directive … Continue reading
Nature’s way
Today the Financial Times reports on an interview with Alistair Phillips-Davies, the head of SSE, an energy company. Mr Phillips-Davies called for a review of government policies on funding renewable energy. [1] His comments are eerily similar to some made … Continue reading