What does proposed EU 2040 target mean for climate action?
The European Commission’s unambitious proposed climate target for 2040 risks becoming riddled with loopholes and delaying urgent climate action. This in-depth analysis explains how and why.
Cooking the climate books: New peer-reviewed study finds carbon credit impact vastly overstated
Over 80% of carbon credits issued by more than 2,000 projects have a much lower climate impact than they claim, a new meta study finds. This has serious implications for the role of carbon markets in combating the climate crisis. The peer-reviewed paper, whose lead author was Benedict Probst of the Max Planck Institute appeared …
Carbon negative handbook
The 2015 Paris Agreement established the global ambition to “achieve a balance between anthropogenic emissions by sources and removals by sinks of greenhouse gases (GHG) in the second half of this century”. This is more commonly referred to as “net zero GHG emissions”. To reach net zero targets, substantial gross emissions reductions of over 90% …
FAQ: Fixing Article 6 carbon markets at COP29
Article 6 of the Paris Agreement sets out the principles for carbon markets. At COP29, governments must fix all the outstanding issues so as to ensure that Article 6 advances, rather than sets back, the climate agenda. This detailed guide explains what is at stake.
Trading in hot air: Why a market in temporary carbon removals is a bad idea
Carbon farming and other forms of nature-based temporary carbon sequestration will not store CO2 long enough to tackle the climate crisis nor help farmers. We need better tools, argues Sabine Frank.
FAQ: Everything you need to know about Article 6 at COP28
Article 6 of the Paris Agreement sets out the principles for carbon markets. At COP28, governments will further develop the rules governing these markets.
Join CMW in demanding a firewall between emissions reductions, land sequestration and carbon removals
Carbon Market Watch calls on organisations, businesses and academics to join its open call for the EU to explicitly separate its targets and policies for emissions reductions, carbon sequestration in the land sector and permanent removals in its post-2030 climate framework.
REDD+ FAQ: Explaining the ins and outs of forestry climate projects
REDD+, which aims to reduce or prevent deforestation through the voluntary carbon market, is a complex and confusing area. In this FAQ, we answer some frequently asked questions.
Penetrating the technical fog clouding Article 6 carbon markets
Following the technical deadlock and glacial pace of progress at the Bonn climate conference, negotiators need to get their act together before COP28. Climate commitments should shape the further development of carbon markets under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, otherwise the environment and society will lose out.
