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
The European Commission’s methodologies to certify carbon farming activities in the EU are now worse than the original draft presented back in 2024. The EU must not allow this to pass.
EU draft rules to certify carbon sequestration and emissions reductions fall short of the scientific demands outlined in Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, new analysis shows. EU policymakers must significantly improve them before formal adoption.
Oil and gas interests pollute the carbon crediting rulebook and invest heavily in a marketplace flush with low-quality carbon credits. A new Carbon Market Watch report demonstrates how some of the world’s biggest fossil fuel companies use their oversized leverage to influence major decision-making
Depending on how it is designed, the Commission’s newly proposed EU Buyers Club initiative for carbon removals may contribute little to the green transition or even set it off course. The CO2ol Down project proposes a workable alternative that develops permanent removals while slashing
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.
The European Union’s Carbon Removals and Carbon Farming (CRCF) framework risks worsening the financial situation of small-scale farmers, undermining rural development and could fuel land grabbing. The EU urgently needs a sustainable alternative in which both farmers and nature can thrive.
A groundbreaking study finds that many countries relying heavily on carbon removals are at high risk of placing their climate goals in jeopardy. This echoes findings from previous Carbon Market Watch research and is helping guide future investigations.
A false equivalence is too often made between carbon emissions and the removals that may balance them. Mistaken ‘like for like’ thinking undermines the integrity of climate policies.
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