In this joint statement, 80 civil society organisations, including Carbon Market Watch, express their opposition to the use of carbon credits for offsetting purposes and the recent move towards relaxing rules surrounding indirect scope 3 emissions, such as the recent controversy at the Science-based Targets initiative (SBTi). Climate targets must focus primarily on the reduction …
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Carbon Market Watch provided feedback to the European Commission’s consultation on the ‘Do No Significant Harm’ Principle, a criteria for EU funds that aims to ensure that EU projects do not contribute to environmental degradation.
This joint letter urges the Voluntary Carbon Markets Integrity Initiative (VCMI), the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) and the Greenhouse Gas Protocol to refrain from granting companies the “flexibility” to offset a portion of their scope 3 (indirect value chain) emissions. “This approach is counterproductive, and largely backed by actors with direct financial interests in …
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For the Article 6.4 grievance process, where it is of utmost importance that it is designed by and with those who will be engaging with it, more input is essential to ensure it works for rather than against its users. Carbon Market Watch urges the Supervisory Body to reopen its Call for Input, as well as to actively seek input from IPLCs and other rightsholders as part of a structured consultation.
Letter sent to the European Commission by 116 academics, businesses, civil society organisations and research institutions urging the EU to separate emissions reductions, land-based sequestration and permanent carbon removals in the EU’s post-2030 climate framework. This separation should be at the heart of both the setting and the implementation of the 2040 target and associated …
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Steelmaking represents the most polluting industrial sector in the EU. Delaying the transition to net-zero steelmaking in anticipation of a fully effective carbon pricing mechanism will prove too late.
A letter sent from Carbon Market Watch detailing a formal complaint related to the registration of – and issuance to – REDD+ projects under the VCS.
On 6 July 2023, CMW signed a joint letter led by ClientEarth on enhancing compensation rights against illegal pollution within the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED). It demands the protection of victims suffering from health damage – such as cancer and heart disease – caused by illegal pollution produced by industries that do not stick to …
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This joint letter from Carbon Market Watch and allied NGOs raises a number of key concerns that the European Commission must take on board to ensure the transparent, representative and effective future functioning of the Expert Group on Carbon Removals and its meetings.
As the climate crisis intensifies, EU legislators are working on updating the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive (UCPD) and the Consumer Rights Directive (CRD) to better protect consumers against common greenwashing practices and equip them for a green economy. However, the current proposal – “Empowering Consumers for the Green Transition” – will not effectively end greenwashing. …
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