• Bulletin article by Simon Tilford, 01 April 2009

    The EU’s emissions trading scheme (ETS) works by capping the output of carbon dioxide and then distributing allowances to emit the gas to large energy users.

  • Bulletin article by Simon Tilford, 01 December 2008

    The EU has entered a severe economic downturn. Not only does Europe face the deepest recession since the 1970s, but the recovery when it does arrive will be weak and patchy.

  • Bulletin article by Simon Tilford, 02 June 2008

    In March 2007 the EU pledged to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 20 per cent by 2020, from 1990 levels. But as EU governments and the Commission work on the policies needed to achieve this goal, opposition is mounting, particularly towards the Commission’s proposals for reforming the EU’s emissions trading scheme (ETS).

  • Report by Simon Tilford, 01 May 2008

    The European Union has set ambitious targets to limit greenhouse gases. But it will not be able to meet these targets without an effective market for trading carbon emissions.

  • Opinion piece by Katinka Barysch
    Cinco Dias, 07 November 2007

    El respaldo a los planes para liberalizar el mercado del gas es la mejormanera de aliviar el temor al creciente papel de Gazprom en Europa, según la autora, que se sumaal Debate Abiertosobre los límites de laUE a la inversión extranjera. Ensu opinión, separar las redes evitaría el abuso de compañías integradas verticalmente.

  • Insight by Katinka Barysch, 12 January 2007

    The reactions to the Commission’s energy package – widely leaked before its official publication date on January 10th – were predictable.

  • Bulletin article by Simon Tilford, 01 December 2006

    The single biggest challenge facing the world may be to decouple economic growth from growth in emissions of greenhouse gases.

  • Bulletin article by David Miliband, 02 October 2006

    When I was involved in the creation of CER in 1994 I hoped it would become an important source of ideas and debate about the future of Europe.