Public consultation: UK Emissions Trading Scheme Scope Expansion to maritime
CMW welcomes the proposed integration of the maritime sector into the UK Emissions Trading Scheme as of 2026.
Joint letter – Common ground: Credibly funding beyond value-chain climate action
This joint statement outlines a robust alternative to the “carbon neutrality” model of corporate climate finance.
Complaint: Verra’s non-compliance with Integrity Council for Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM) grievance mechanism rules
Carbon Market Watch filed this complaint with the Integrity Council for Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM) to flag that Verra’s “review” of Human Rights Watch’s grievance related to Cambodia’s Southern Cardamom REDD+ project does not comply with the ICVCM Assessment Framework provisions on grievance mechanisms.
Joint letter – EU ETS revenues from polluters to the people
During the course of the new European Commission mandate, Member States are expected to raise more than 200billion in EU ETS revenues. Industry groups and governments are claiming these revenues to cover for their own costs, fill financial gaps, with little consideration to system needs and the principles guiding the ETS Directive. These revenues need …
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Why carbon offsetting undermines climate targets – Joint NGO statement
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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European Commission’s consultation on the ‘Do No Significant Harm’ Principle in the Social Climate Fund
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.
Open letter on the use of carbon credits to meet scope 3 GHG targets
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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CMW inputs to the Article 6.4 Supervisory Body after its 8th meeting: Appeal and grievance processes
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.
Open letter on separate targets in 2040 climate framework
Letter sent to the European Commission by 121 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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Joint letter on the revision of the Free Allocation Regulation (FAR)
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.
