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By Wijnand Stoefs on 28 May 2020
The EU to improve its carbon market rules despite corona – survey
The annual carbon market survey by the financial market data analyst Refinitiv shows high confidence in the European Green Deal in strengthening the EU carbon market. First, the 80 respondents that answered to the questions about EU policies, see the EU emissions trading system (EU ETS) as the most important tool for reducing greenhouse gas…
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By Wijnand Stoefs on 23 Jan 2020
EU starts taking just transition seriously
The European Commission’s (EC) plan to mobilise more than 1 trillion EUR over the next 10 years to support the EU’s transition to climate neutrality sends a strong signal that the Commission is putting climate action at the centre of its work. It strengthens the case for raising the EU’s 2030 climate target to 65%….
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By Aki Kachi, Juliane Voigt on 29 Jun 2017
Climate Finance: Retreat should not spell defeat
The US President’s withdrawal from international efforts to fight climate change casts a shadow over the future of climate finance. Some EU countries, cities and states within the US have already stepped forward, but more is needed from countries around the world to fill the gap.
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WATCH THIS! NGO Newsletter #13: NAMAs
NAMAs state of play NAMA development has increased significantly in the past years, with 30% more NAMAs in development since December 2014. According to the NAMA Database by Ecofys,[i] which tracks NAMA development worldwide, up to October 2015 there were 162 NAMAs at different stages across 51 countries. NAMAs are preferably implemented as wide…
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WATCH THIS! NGO Newsletter #13: Green Climate Fund Board in Zambia – Key Outcomes
Last week, the Green Climate Fund (GCF) Board held its last meeting before the upcoming climate talks in Paris. The Board approved its first eight projects in support of climate activities in developing countries, marking a major milestone in the evolution of the GCF. The projects were approved after many hours of discussion within the…
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