The inclusion of flawed carbon credits in any compliance or voluntary market – particularly within the EU’s 2040 climate architecture – would pose a serious risk to environmental integrity. If the EU allows these credits to count towards its legally binding climate targets, it will effectively undermine real domestic mitigation by replacing it with credits that exist only on paper.
Carbon Market Watch and 550 civil society organisations from 40 countries are today joining forces to fight back against ongoing attacks against NGOs from centre-right and far-right political voices.
Signatories believe that to better prepare member states for the implementation of ETS2, early access must be granted to revenue before the system begins in 2027.
The European Commission’s Clean Industrial Deal and Omnibus package supports big polluters while the EU’s climate goals are missing in action
Despite its talk of making the World Cups climate friendly, FIFA is clearly following the money, whether it is from wealthy and polluting corporate sponsors or countries with questionable human rights and sustainability credentials.
The CO2ol Down coalition took its campaign to the heart of EU policymaking on Thursday to present its ready-to-go plans on the role of carbon removals in the EU climate framework towards 2040 and beyond.
From Massive Attack to Billie Eilish and Coldplay, musicians are banding together to address climate change, with varying degrees of success At Carbon Market Watch, we have investigated the climate impact of mega sporting events. Mega not only in their public appeal but in their climatic impact. Our reports analysing the carbon footprints of both …
Read more “Banding together: How your favourite musical artists are tuning into the climate crisis”
As Euro 2024 kicks off, the tournament has been caught offside with some of its climate claims. UEFA must do better to tackle its carbon footprint.
Our latest report discusses how carbon credits from renewable energy projects are in oversupply and fail to deliver additional climate benefits
In the race against accelerating global warming, the 2024 Paris Olympics will not get the games past the finish line, our analysis finds. The only solution is to rethink and reform the mega event
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