Matthieu Auzanneau appointed director of The Shift Project
Matthieu Auzanneau was appointed Director of the think tank The Shift Project on October 1st 2016. He replaces Cédric Ringenbach, who will now be dedicating his expertise on climate and […]
Author Archives: The Shift Project
Canfin-Grandjean-Mestrallet Report: Aligning carbon pricing with the Paris agreement
Implementing a carbon price corridor in the European Union Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) in order to give a clear and predictable price-signal for investors: the main conclusion from the task […]
Businesses needs predictable carbon prices – a look back at an exclusive session held at the Business & Climate Summit
Watch the video of the session Businesses and governments are increasingly using carbon pricing to drive a cost-efficient transition to a low-carbon economy. Yet prices are still not high enough […]
Why a carbon price corridor is not a tax
The Shift Project publishes an analysis dismissing the legal risk that a carbon price corridor could lead to a requalification of the European Union’s Emissions Trade System as a tax Click […]
Making sure the ECB doesn’t finance CO2 emissions
European Central Bank (ECB) President Mario Draghi, followed by his Japanese counterpart Haruhiko Kuroda, has said there are no limits to his monetary interventions (“Within our mandate we have no […]
Achieving European climate goals via a carbon price corridor
The Shift Project recommends an auction reserve price on CO2 emission allowances: “a carbon price corridor” within the EU ETS to favour low-carbon investments.The cornerstone of the European Union’s climate […]
Carbon Pricing: The Shift Project welcomes Ségolène Royal’s support
PRESS RELEASE 3 february 2016 Carbon Pricing: The Shift Project welcomes Ségolène Royal’s support The Shift Project was delighted to hear French Minister of Ecology Ségolène Royal call for […]
Climate: most fossil fuel reserves should remain underground (Nature)
Half of conventional oil resources, the majority of natural gas resources and almost all coal resources should remain underground if humanity is to succeed in limiting global warming to 2 […]
Well done for the Paris agreement: now let’s get to work!
The long awaited Paris Agreement can be considered a great historic victory. Despite the regrettable vagueness about emissions reduction by 2100, the Agreement does give strong signals which encourage a […]