No added value: Flaws of renewable energy carbon credits hidden in plain sight
Our latest report discusses how carbon credits from renewable energy projects are in oversupply and fail to deliver additional climate benefits
Hidden in plain sight: Flawed renewable energy projects in the voluntary carbon market
Whilst REDD+ credits have been the subject of intense media and civil society scrutiny, the same cannot be said of renewable energy projects, which are plagued by similar issues when used for offsetting, yet manage to hide in plain sight. Serious concerns exist regarding the use of renewable energy projects to generate carbon credits. Those …
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How current carbon removals policy frameworks fail to benefit the climate
A recent report by Carbon Market Watch of 20 global, EU, national and sub-national climate policy frameworks shows that not one governs carbon removals in an environmentally sound way.
January newsletter editorial: Europe’s sustainable energy quandary
Dear friends, Shortly before a dinner guest around our New Year’s Eve table asked me whether it will really be possible to satisfy all our future energy needs with electricity from renewable sources, the European Commission slipped through its controversial proposal for what constitutes green investment. In the Commission’s draft addition to the green taxonomy, …
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Member’s insight: A case of Coal Phase-In for India
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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