Domien Vangenechten Profile picture
🇧🇪 Policy Advisor - Industrial Transition & Climate Politics at @e3g | formerly Team Lead #EUETS at @ERCST_org. Views are my own.
Dec 22, 2021 14 tweets 10 min read
@EU_Commission presented its #ownresources proposal today. It lays out 3 new revenue streams to:
- repay EU debt #NextGenerationEU
- finance the #SocialClimateFund

A short thread on what it means for #EUETS contributions based on some initial rough calculations 🧵1/13 First things first. 3 proposed new revenue streams are:
- 25% ETS (1+2) revenues: ~12.5b/y
- 75% CBAM revenues: ~0.8b/y
- 15% residual profits from large, profitable multinational enterprises: ~2.5-4b/y

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Jun 3, 2021 10 tweets 3 min read
EU #CBAM proposal was leaked today. While the main elements may not come as a surprise to those having paid close attention to this file in recent months – a few things are worth unpacking, especially as trade partners gear up to react. 👇A thread 1/n On the table is a limited tool oriented towards managing domestic interests over external and climate considerations. It will initially cover a handful of sectors which, over time, can be extended to other ETS sectors deemed at risk of carbon leakage. Thus, final products... 2/n