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Watch This! - Civil Society Newsletter
By Andrew Coiley on 21 Oct 2020
Watch This! Civil Society Newsletter Q3
Ambitious EU/China climate news muted amid COVID chaos Dear members, friends & colleagues, Welcome to this quarter’s edition of the Watch This, a civil society newsletter by Carbon Market Watch. In this edition we look at some big climate announcements that have struggled to get the recognition they deserve during these increasingly troubling times. In an interview with my…
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Watch This! - Civil Society Newsletter
By Andrew Coiley / Agnese Ruggiero on 20 Oct 2020
Europe’s new climate pledge: more than a glossy magazine cover?
Interview with Agnese Ruggiero In a ‘normal’ year last month’s big climate announcements by Europe and China would have been a major international talking point, sadly this year is nothing but normal! First, the EU Commission during the State of the Union speech set out a plan to raise the block’s 2030 GHG reduction target…
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By Wijnand Stoefs on 27 May 2020
What “negative emissions”?
To limit global heating to 1.5 degrees, it will no longer be enough to just cut our pollution; some emissions will likely have to be removed from the atmosphere and permanently stored. Together with partners, Carbon Market Watch launches a new project with the aim to provide decision-makers with concrete policy recommendations to ensure responsible…
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Watch This! - Civil Society Newsletter
By Andrew Coiley on 31 Mar 2020
WT! -Climate action takes backseat as world fights virus
Watch This! Civil Society Newsletter Dear members and colleagues, I hope this email finds you safe and healthy. This is the latest edition of the Watch This! – CMW’s civil society newsletter and it comes amid a time of uncertainly for many throughout the world. The selection of content for this quarterly edition had until only a few weeks ago,…
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By Kaisa Amaral on 10 Mar 2020
EU industry strategy fails Green Deal test
BRUSSELS 10 March 2020. The European Commission’s new industrial strategy provides a strong narrative on the need to decarbonise Europe’s industrial sector but fails to put forward concrete measures to drive the transformation and address barriers on the road to climate neutrality. Carbon Market Watch calls for a swift adoption of industrial climate policies including…
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By Kaisa Amaral on 28 Feb 2020
Carbon Market Watch agenda – spring 2020
Carbon Market Watch agenda outlines our priorities and key political milestones for the next months. Click here
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By Gilles Dufrasne on 17 Jan 2020
COP25 outcome puts pressure on ICAO to ensure robust rules for aviation carbon market
The failure to agree on robust rules to prevent double-counting at the UN climate change conference puts the UN aviation body in a difficult spot as it defines which programmes will be eligible under the future aviation offsetting scheme. It will be paramount to guarantee that airlines will only be allowed to use good quality…
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By Kaisa Amaral on 9 Dec 2019
Carbon markets must benefit people and the planet – anything less is unacceptable
The article was first published on Carbon Markets at COP25 blog on 8th December 2019 50 km southeast of Santiago, in the Cajon del Maipo region, the Alto Maipo Hydropower Project has become one of the biggest environmental struggles in Chile’s history. The project – due to be completed by 2020 – threatens the water…
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By Sam Van den plas on 18 Oct 2019
Taxing carbon at the EU border? Only if free pollution permits go
First published on Carbon Pulse October 17, 2019 As part of her “European Green Deal”, incoming EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has promised to introduce a carbon border tax to “ensure that European companies can compete on a level playing field”. This is a new wind coming from the executive branch of the European Union…
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By Gilles Dufrasne on 9 Oct 2019
Global carbon market negotiations are running out of (over)time
The talks on future global carbon markets are already in overtime after countries failed to agree on a global deal last December in Poland. Now even this extra time is quickly running out. Less than two months before the crunch time talks at the next UN climate summit, the number of unresolved issues appears to…
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