Carbon Market Watch @ Work (Newsletter #4)

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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.

Make impact assessments great again (MIAGA)

19/01/2026

Although the European Commission is meant to carry out a thorough impact assessment before proposing new policies, the European Union’s policymaking process is increasingly being influenced by business lobbies and guided by political expediency and whim. This approach will result in serious negative consequences.

EU’s 2040 climate target deal papers over massive emissions loopholes

10/12/2025

The European Union has struck a deal on its 2040 climate target which, on paper, maintains the headline goal of slashing emissions by 90% but allows loopholes and backdoors that will result in hundreds of millions of tonnes of additional domestic emissions.

Last chance to shore up EU’s 2040 climate target

20/11/2025

As the European Union institutions prepare to embark on the final negotiations around the bloc’s diluted 2040 climate target, there is one last chance to shore up some of the goal’s loopholes for the good of the environment and society.

Carbon Market Watch @ Work (Newsletter #4)

Press Releases

Press Release: EDF Trading backs away from Adani’s carbon offsetting coal project (05.09.13)

Press Release: New draft Regulation on offset entitlements criticized for undermining the EU ETS (10.07.13)

Press Statement: Carbon Market Watch welcomes today’s vote as a stepping stone for structural reform to the EU ETS (03.07.13)

Press Release: New data shows airlines favour industrial gas projects to offset emissions (07.06.13)

Press Statement responding to IATA Resolution: Airlines favour wrong choice to reduce emissions (03.06.13)

Submissions to the European Union

Submission to the EC Consultation on policy options for market-based measures to reduce the climate change impact from international aviation (19.09.13)

Submission to the EC for Stakeholder consultation on Assumptions to be used for new EU ETS carbon leakage list (28.08.13)

Submission to EC Consultation on Green Paper: A 2030 Framework for Climate & Energy Policies (03.07.13)

Submissions to the UNFCCC

Submission to the CDM Executive Board related to the tool to promote sustainable development benefits (10.09.13)

Submission on Views on the Framework for Various Approaches Pilot Phase (02.09.13)

Carbon Market Watch Recommendations for SB-38, June 2013 (30.05.13)

Publications

Policy briefing paper to European Parliament on EP Report of 2030 Climate Package: Essential conditions on the GHG Target for 2030 – Importance of continuing and reforming the EU Effort Sharing Decision (16.09.13)

Highlights from the 73rd CDM Executive Board Meeting (09.07.13)

Policy Brief – Turbulence Ahead: Market Based Measures to reduce Aviation Emissions (07.06.13)

Media

Short Documentary – Recode – explores Forest Carbon by Nature Code and Carbon Market Watch (22.07.13)

Open Letters

Letter to UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: Request for recommendations that the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) take action to protect the rights of indigenous people affected by the Barro Blanco dam and other CDM projects (20.09.13)

Letter to UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: Request to meet about the Barro Blanco project during July 2013 visit to Panama (14.06.13)

Joint NGO Letter to IATA: Endorse a meaningful global market-based measure to address aviation’s contribution to climate change (03.06.13)

Newsletters

Watch This! NGO Voices on Carbon Markets #6 (25.07.13) (English) (Hindi)

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Commission waters down flagship climate policy to appease big polluters

Make impact assessments great again (MIAGA)

EU’s 2040 climate target deal papers over massive emissions loopholes

Last chance to shore up EU’s 2040 climate target

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