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By Kaisa Amaral on 11 Jan 2021
Targets, not markets!
By Kaisa Amaral Why carbon pricing should strengthen, not replace national climate action As part of the EU Green Deal implementation, the European Commission considers scrapping national climate targets and expanding the EU carbon market to road transport and buildings. Doing so would undermine the new climate goals and put an undue burden on consumers…
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By Ludovica Serafini on 28 Mar 2019
EU, Tax Me If You Can!
The aviation sector must not escape an effective tax on its emissions “A great, great deal has been said about the weather, but very little has ever been done” – Marc Twain On Friday 15th of March, Carbon Market Watch took to the streets with more than 30,000 people as part of the Fridays for…
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#EUESR day of Action
Today, June 7, dozens of NGOs based in different EU Member States are participating in a Day of Action on the Effort Sharing Regulation by sending a letter to their governments, calling on them to push for an ambitious #EUESR. The Effort Sharing Regulation is Europe’s largest policy tool to reduce the climate impact of…
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By Susana Pinto / Quercus on 27 Apr 2017
‘Sharing experiences helps solve problems’ – Two days of intense climate action talks with Southern European NGOs
Guest article by Susana Pinto from Quercus About 25 non-governmental organisations from Southern Europe, including Portuguese Quercus, gathered in Madrid on 5 and 6 April to exchange experiences and to explore ways to collaborate on European climate policies. While Portugal is on the right track when it comes to areas such as renewable energy, more…
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Civil Society Statement on the Reform of European Agricultural Policies: Good Food, Good Farming – Now!
The EU’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) has contributed to this broken food and farming system through the promotion of agro-industrial farming methods and global commodity chains. In order to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and its obligations under the Paris Climate Agreement, the EU must carry out a radical reform of the CAP and…
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Aviation campaign: join our last call before the ICAO Assembly
ICAO’s General Assembly is rapidly approaching but the negotiations have left us the MBM in a state of massive uncertainty. On September 27, a coalition of NGOs will organise a final online blast, through Thunderclap, calling ICAO to #Flight4Climate. Carbon Market Watch calls on its supporters and partners to join this crucial last call. On…
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TAKE ACTION! #Aviation Tweetathon – 28 days
CLICK THE RED BUTTON TO JOIN THE AVIATION TWITTER THUNDERCLAP ON SEPTEMBER 27TH Carbon Market Watch have launched a global online campaign to raise awareness on the upcoming ICAO deal, that is crucial for the climate but not known by the large public and to show airlines, a fundamental ICAO influencer, as well as governments, the decision makers,…
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Take-off Toolkit: Acting on Aviation Emissions
Background In October this year, member countries of the UN’s International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) will decide what role the aviation sector should play in tackling climate change. As this will be the first important milestone in tackling aviation emissions, civil society must play a decisive role in lobbying for stringent rules, ambitious targets, and…
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