Durban. The CDM Watch team will keep you up to date on the following:
– Don’t waste your time on CCS!
– Move the CDM beyond Coal!
– CDM Negotiations: EU keep up the good work!
– JI: CDM’s naughty little brother
Commission waters down flagship climate policy to appease big polluters
17/07/2026
Launched during a summer of fossil-fuelled climate breakdown marked by heatwaves and wildfires, the European Commission’s carbon market revision backtracks on climate action. The new proposal actively weakens the effectiveness of Europe’s flagship climate policy, and risks undermining the achievement of the EU’s 2040 and 2050 climate targets.
