
FIFA fo fum – Magical thinking will not solve World Cup’s giant climate problem
With the 2026 World Cup, FIFA, football’s governing body, is scoring poorly for the climate and has even netted a few own goals.

Out of the frying pan, into the cookstove: Too many carbon credits enter UN carbon market
The first two projects, both related to cookstoves, approved for use under the UN’s carbon market massively overestimate their climate impact, despite efforts to rein

Dilution doesn’t fix pollution: ETS2 must work for people and climate
The Commission planted a carbon bomb in its proposal to reform the supply control mechanism within the EU’s carbon pricing scheme for road transport and buildings.

EU carbon farming rulebook takes a slash-and-burn approach to broader ecosystem requirements
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.

How not to mess with the ETS
Carbon Market Watch’s 10-point plan to keep the EU Emissions Trading System on track to serve the climate and society.

EU carbon farming methodologies weaker than the Paris standard
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.
