Amplifier la dynamique des marchés internationaux du carbone en Afrique

by Guest ContributorAviation, Climate finance, Global markets, Human rights in climate actionPosted on Comments are Disabled

Les marchés internationaux du carbone représentent une grande opportunité de développement pour les pays africains, écrit Anyssé Kenfack Ngnintedem*. Les marchés internationaux du carbone, plus spécifiquement le régime de compensation des émissions de CO2 dans le secteur de l’aviation civile internationale (CORSIA), représentent une grande opportunité pour les pays africains. Ils permettent non seulement aux …

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Lufthansa, BA, Air France were Europe’s most polluting airlines pre-Covid

by Kaisa AmaralAviationPosted on Comments are Disabled

Joint press release by Carbon Market Watch and Transport&Environment BRUSSELS 29 March 2021. Three of the biggest recipients of airline bailouts – Lufthansa, British Airways and Air France – were the three biggest European airline emitters before the pandemic grounded flights, official data shows.[1] It is the first time ever that the total emissions of …

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Carbon Market Watch Newsletter – November 2020

by Kaisa AmaralAviation, Carbon dioxide removals, Decarbonising European industry, EU carbon market, Shipping, The EU Green Deal and Climate LawPosted on Comments are Disabled

‘Carbon removals’ must be approached with caution Carbon removals are becoming a hot topic and are also rising up on the EU’s policy-making agenda. There is no denying that we will need to suck CO2 pollution from the atmosphere over the course of this century to avert the worst impacts of the climate crisis. But …

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EU carbon market report underlines the need to end pollution handouts

by Agnese RuggieroAviation, EU carbon marketPosted on Comments are Disabled

While the EU carbon market is helping to clean up Europe’s power sector, industrial CO2 pollution remained stubbornly high, and that from aviation kept growing in 2019. This is partly due to overly generous handouts of pollution permits. These subsidies must be phased out to incentivise cleaner production and more sustainable transport as the scheme …

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Carbon Market Watch Newsletter – October 2020

by Kaisa AmaralAviation, Decarbonising European industry, EU carbon market, Global markets, National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs), The EU Green Deal and Climate LawPosted on Comments are Disabled

Green Commitment Or Greenwashing? Since last year, Shell has been offering European motorists “carbon neutral” driving and recently Total announced that it is now selling “carbon neutral” liquified natural gas. Are the fossil fuel giants going green? No, we are not talking about electric car charging stations or renewable fuels. Both Shell and Total are …

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Airlines continue to push against climate policies as EU Commission proposes new rules

by Ilaria ButtuAviation, EU carbon marketPosted on Comments are Disabled

Airlines have been hit hard by the pandemic induced economic slowdown and travel restrictions, but are also using the situation as an excuse to lobby even harder against climate regulations. As the EU works on its aviation climate package, it must ensure that – like other transport modes – the sector pays for its pollution …

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“Offsetting must not be a license to continue polluting”

by Kaisa AmaralAviation, Global markets, The EU Green Deal and Climate LawPosted on Comments are Disabled

We joined the World Press Clubs Alliance for Climate launch event on Friday 23 October. Watch the interview with Sabine Frank here. Companies and governments are announcing “climate-neutrality” targets, and consumers are being offered ways to offset their carbon footprint. What does this mean in practice? How can we distinguish between real climate action and …

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