Carbon Market Watch (CMW) is deeply concerned by the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market’s (ICVCM) decision to grant its label of approval to Verra’s updated coal retirement methodology. Rather than ensuring a genuine transition away from coal, this decision risks rewarding false
Following the agreement on a 90% emissions reduction by 2040, the EU climate architecture is being revised to create the conditions to achieve this target. For this to work, all sectors of the economy must contribute their fair share. Central to the current climate
Ahead of COP 31, this must-read explainer analyses what the Article 6.2 Technical Expert Reviews published to date reveal about countries’ carbon trade reporting, concluding there’s plenty of work to do in Antalya. What is a Technical Expert Review? The Article 6.2 Technical Expert
In the difficult negotiation process surrounding the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS), one of the most contentious points for member states and Members of the European Parliament is determining whether or not the recently proposed ETS revision will enable the EU to reach its
Europe is the fastest-warming continent on the planet, yet while citizens are suffering from heatwaves and the forests around them burn in catastrophic wildfires, the European Commission has proposed to weaken its flagship climate policy by allowing polluters to offset a quarter of a
After 20 years of the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS), European heavy industry is still not paying the price of their pollution. Many companies score profit from ETS1 without making the crucial investments into industrial transformation. The Commission’s revision proposal falls short in
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
EU policymakers should not fall for this trap: the ETS is essential for EU companies planning to invest in a cleaner industrial future.
A civil society coalition launches public ‘Leave fossil fuels behind, not people!’ petition and demands member state action on the first anniversary of missed deadline to apply for Social Climate Fund financing
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