CMW commissioned research to analyse the rigour of Verra’s methodologies for the retirement of coal-fired power plants. In Carbon Market Watch’s view, the results of this research demonstrate weaknesses in Verra’s coal crediting methodology that could seriously undermine its ability to deliver credible, additional, and environmentally sound carbon credits.
Allowing coal-fired power plants to generate carbon credits as a way of financing their early retirement sounds better in theory than it would work in practice if the proposed methodology from Verra were to be implemented. Verra must go back to the drawing board and policymakers must seek out better solutions for moving beyond coal. …
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Scroll down for French and Spanish COVID recovery needs environmental strings attached Dear members, colleagues and friends, Recent months have been testing times for so many, as the global pandemic continues to pull on the very fabric of our societies. While many countries around the world continue to battle the health crisis, others are already looking at how their economies can start to recover from the …
Scroll down for French and Spanish This is a guest contribution by Chandrachur Ghosh, an expert on the coal sector. Under the Paris Agreement coal phase out commitments are a necessity if we are to meet the goal of staying below 1.5C warming. In recent years the world has witnessed increased divestment from coal and …
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Today, Carbon Market Watch protested outside the venue of the International Coal Summit alongside CAN Europe and other organisations. A lot has been said about the outrageous decision to have an International Coal Summit at the same time as the COP19 climate talks here in Warsaw.
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