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Carbon Market Forum: post-2020 EU Climate Policy



Climate change has become a very important domain for EU policy. This refers not only to showing EU leadership in combating climate change, but also at a more general level, as a centrepiece of the “Europe 2020” economic growth strategy. This strategy has identified “sustainable growth” to promote a more resource-efficient, greener and more competitive economy, as one of its five pillars. Climate change was also identified as an issue that has strengthened the EU’s standing in the world, in the context of the broad EU image and priorities.

The Quantity and Quality of Human Capital: Comparing the EU, US and China


Chair:
Jan-Eric Sundgren, Executive Vice President Public & Environmental Affairs, Volvo; former President of Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg

Lead Rapporteur: Felix Roth, Research Fellow, CEPS; Postdoctoral Lecturer & Editor of Intereconomics

CEPS Digital Forum Task Force on Building the Business Case for Smart and Sustainable Energy in Europe


Prospectus (incl. registration form and agenda 1st meeting)

Meetings
Informal pre-Launch meeting: 18 April 2013
1st meeting 14 June 2013 (for agenda see Prospectus above)

CEPS Digital Forum Task Force on Online Personal Data Processing in the Context of the EU Data Protection Reform


CEPS Digital Forum Task Force on Copyright in the EU Digital Single Market


Rapporteur: Giuseppe Mazziotti, CEPS Research Fellow & Co-Manager of the Digital Forum.

Supporting Long-term Investing and Retirement Savings


Task Force Report under preparation.

Towards Better Use of Credit Reporting in Europe


In today’s world, financial and technological innovations are changing the space of information and the increasing use of electronic commerce is creating new demand for credit data and its security. The proposal for data protection regulation adopted earlier this year by the Commission is therefore intended to provide a solid ground for functioning digital markets and protection for consumers.

CEPS Carbon Market Forum: Review of EU ETS Issues


The CEPS Carbon Market Forum Task Force on the EU ETS Review Issues is the third initiative of the  CEPS Carbon Market Forum, a three-year umbrella programme for carbon market-related activities, which will provide a neutral space where policy-makers and regulators can meet carbon market stakeholders to discuss carbon market regulation, and general policy issues. The CEPS Carbon Market Forum is headed by Andrei Marcu.

CEPS Carbon Market Forum: CDM Policy Review


The CEPS Carbon Market Forum Task Force on the CDM Policy Review is the second initiative of the CEPS Carbon Market Forum, a three-year umbrella programme for carbon market-related activities, which will provide a neutral space where policy-makers and regulators can meet carbon market stakeholders to discuss carbon market regulation, and general policy issues. The CEPS Carbon Market Forum is headed by Andrei Marcu.

CEPS Carbon Market Forum: New Market Mechanisms under the UNFCCC


The CEPS Carbon Market Forum Task Force on New Market Mechanisms under the UNFCCC is the first initiative of the CEPS Carbon Market Forum, a three-year umbrella programme for carbon market-related activities, which will provide a neutral space where policy-makers and regulators can meet carbon market stakeholders to discuss carbon market regulation, and general policy issues. The CEPS Carbon Market Forum is headed by Andrei Marcu.

Does the revised EU ETS Market produce the 'right' price signal?


According to the EU ETS Directive (Art. 1), the objective of the ETS is to “promote GHG reductions in a cost-effective and economically efficient manner”. Hence, the over-arching objective is cost-effective achievement of a politically given target. By some, including most conventional economists this is construed as a call for the lowest possible EU allowance price, for example allowing the use of as many offsets as possible – provided they reflect real reductions to reach a given objective.

Price Formation in Commodities Spot and Futures Markets


The unstoppable race of commodity prices comes at a critical moment, when European and US economies are languishing in regaining the ground lost as a result of the recent financial crisis. Policy makers and the public opinion are shrouded in a mist of mounting worries and anger around commodity prices. Regulators worldwide have agreed in the G20 to address price volatility and are bringing forward a number of regulatory proposals to improve the regulation, functioning, and transparency of commodity markets.

Transport and Climate Change


CEPS launches a new Task Force which deals with “EU Transport Policy – Innovation, Integration and 21st Century Infrastructure”.