News & Press
By Kaisa Amaral on 26 Mar 2020
Carbon Market Watch Newsletter – March 2020
Europe’s recovery plans will fall flat unless they drive a green transition Dear friends, Up until only a few weeks ago, the climate emergency topped Europe’s political agenda. The European Commission published its much-awaited EU Climate Law, proposing to make Europe’s climate-neutrality target legally binding. Another key initiative was the launch of the new industrial…
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Carbon Market Watch Newsletter – June 2019
EU governments breach citizens’ right to information on international aviation climate policy Dear friends, As I write this at the UN Climate Change Conference, Bonn, along with the rest of Western Europe, is sweltering in the scorching heat, an uncomfortable foretaste of what an ever-warming climate has in store for us. I can only hope that…
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Change of leadership at Carbon Market Watch – January 2019
After 10 successful years of scrutinizing market-based mechanisms designed to combat global warming, Carbon Market Watch sees a change of leadership at the beginning of 2019. Sabine Frank becomes Executive Director succeeding founding director, Eva Filzmoser; and Sam Van den plas takes over from Femke de Jong as Policy Director. Leadership Transition Eva Filzmoser led the…
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Carbon Market Watch Newsletter – January 2018
Editorial Happy 2018, a pivotal year for stepping up climate action The World Economic Forum’s latest Global Risk Report places climate change as the number one threat facing the world in 2018 – a hot topic at this year’s meeting of world leaders in Davos. Our message to the crowds gathered in the Alpine town:…
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¿Formarán parte los mercados de carbono de la solución para el cambio climático?
Los activistas por el clima que buscaban algo de progreso en las negociaciones de Marrakech salen defraudados de las negociaciones. La elección de Donald Trump como presidente de los EE. UU. poco después del inicio de la reunión tiñó de gris las conversaciones que solo se iluminaron un poco cuando los países más vulnerables se comprometieron…
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NGOs tell environment ministers to beef up effort sharing ambition
On Monday 17 October, the EU environment ministers’ will discuss for the first time the national 2030 climate targets for the transport, agriculture, waste and buildings sectors. Ahead of the meeting, a group of 29 organisations urges ministers to close loopholes in the climate law that will determine how the Paris Agreement is put into action in Europe.
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Effort sharing on the agenda
The EU Member States and the European Parliament have begun to work on a major piece of EU climate legislation that covers 60% of the bloc’s greenhouse gas emissions. Carbon Market Watch has analysed the Commission’s proposal and suggests ways to improve it.
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Green Climate Fund under pressure after accrediting contested banks
Despite strong opposition from the civil society, the Green Climate Fund (GCF) Board last week in Songdo accredited two entities – HSBC and Crédit Agricole – that have been contested for money laundering, investment in fossil fuel and poor protection of human and environmental rights. This unveils the double standard poor track record plays in accrediting big or small entities.
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NEWS: Update from Bonn: What’s in store for market mechanisms?
With another round of UN climate talks underway in Bonn, uncertainty remains over the role that carbon markets will play in the Paris Protocol and accompanying decisions.
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UN approved hydroelectric dam Barro Blanco suspended over community rights violations
Following community protests by the indigenous Ngobe communities, Panama’s environment agency ANAM supended the Barro Blanco hydroelectric yesterday. The decision was taken because of breaches of the national environmental impact assessment requirements, including shortcomings in the agreement with the locally affected indigenous communities.
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