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Category: Carbon dioxide removals

CO2 in the sky

Why carbon offsetting should die out but healthy carbon markets should live on

by Sabine FrankCarbon dioxide removals, Global marketsPosted on 05/04/202405/04/2024Comments are Disabled

Is offsetting fine if it is done with highly durable carbon removal credits? Sabine Frank weighs the pros and cons.

Doing accounts

The EU’s double counting problem

by Wijnand Stoefs2050 climate strategies, Carbon dioxide removals, Global markets, The EU Green Deal and Climate LawPosted on 22/03/202422/03/2024Comments are Disabled

Motivated by a desire to keep down the cost of achieving its climate targets, the EU has failed to rule out the double counting of emissions reductions under its Carbon Removals Certification Framework. By so doing it is undermining established standards and its own policies.

Greenwashing

Green Claims Directive: European Parliament votes to ban carbon neutrality for products but not companies

by Lindsay OtisCarbon dioxide removals, Corporate climate responsibility, GreenwashingPosted on 12/03/202412/03/2024Comments are Disabled

The European Parliament’s vote on a bill aimed at combating greenwashing upheld a ban on describing products as “carbon neutral” but failed to apply the same principle to companies.

Soil

CRCF: The EU’s carbon removal certification failure

by Khaled DiabCarbon dioxide removals, Greenwashing, The EU Green Deal and Climate LawPosted on 20/02/202420/02/2024Comments are Disabled

The EU’s lacklustre attempt to forge a certification system for carbon removals is so riddled with holes that the process needs to be rebooted to avoid doing more harm than good.

Taylor Swift and private jet

Taylor Swift and the top polluters department

by Benja Faecks2050 climate strategies, Aviation, Carbon dioxide removals, GreenwashingPosted on 13/02/202415/02/2024Comments are Disabled

Taylor Swift claims she can offset the immense carbon footprint of her private jet but the only way for high-flying celebrities and the superrich to reduce their climate impact is to fly less and choose more sustainable forms of transport.

EU’s underwhelming 2040 climate target shifts responsibility to future generations

by Khaled Diab2050 climate strategies, Carbon dioxide removals, Decarbonising European industryPosted on 06/02/202406/02/2024Comments are Disabled

EU’s underwhelming 2040 climate target shifts responsibility to future generations

Tree with 'x' mark on it

EU’s 2040 climate target: The case for separate carbon removals and emissions reductions

by Fabiola De SimoneCarbon dioxide removals, The EU Green Deal and Climate LawPosted on 02/02/202428/02/2024Comments are Disabled

With the European Commission set to release its proposed 2040 climate target for the EU on 6 February 2024, it is imperative that policymakers get the design right by separating carbon removals from emissions reductions,

Using collaborative policymaking to build a common (and sustainable) EU vision of carbon removals

by Fabiola De SimoneCarbon dioxide removalsPosted on 30/01/202431/01/2024Comments are Disabled

Carbon Market Watch has launched a new project aimed at collectively designing the way the EU should regulate removals.

Over 100 organisations and scientists demand separation of EU’s 2040 climate targets

by Gavin MairCarbon dioxide removals, The EU Green Deal and Climate LawPosted on 08/01/202429/01/2025Comments are Disabled

the European Commission has received an open letter signed by 96 academics, businesses, civil society organisations and research institutions urging the EU to separate emissions reductions, land-based sequestration and permanent carbon removals in the EU’s post-2030 climate framework.

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