Tropical deforestation still contributes some 17% to global greenhouse gas emissions and the problem is on the radar of the EU and against EU driven deforestation. However, the focus is limited to negative incentives: on import restrictions and penalties. But forest nations ask for support, for example for sustainable farming without clearing forests. Making use…
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EU CO2 target requires flexibility. Switzerland signs a CO2 deal with Peru. Sweden prepares deals.
The European Commission’s “Impact Assessment”, presented with the climate proposals for 2030, describes various scenarios for achieving the CO2 targets. What is striking is that there is still a gap in the emissions budget. The Commission wants to promote CO2 storage in nature and soils through additional market incentives. That is indeed an important, but…
CO2-compensatie van vliegen blijft rol spelen bij halen klimaatdoelen
De ICAO Council (de VN-organisatie voor de burgerluchtvaart) heeft op 30 juni besloten de verplichte compensatie voor de groei van CO2 voor de pilotfase 2021-2023 af te zwakken, omdat de sector door COVID-19 zwaar getroffen is. Om de luchtvaart toch aan het Parijs Akkoord bij te laten dragen, zullen landen en de EU een tandje…
Making an EU Carbon Border Tax easier with a Carbon Club
My six tips for a European Carbon Border Tax. The President of the new European Commission Ursula von der Leyen has asked Commissioner for Trade Phil Hogan to levy a CO2 tax on imports to the EU: “to contribute to the design and introduction of the Carbon Border Tax, working closely with the Commissioner for…
Changing the CORSIA offset baseline breaks trust and is a blow to carbon markets
Changing the CORSIA *) baseline by the June ICAO Council for CO2 offset purchases into 2019 – instead of the agreed average of 2019 and 2020 – would be big mistake. It would break the trust of investors and the public in the aviation offsetting system before it has even begun. And it can mean…
Emissiehandel als Mechanism Design: het belang van informatie en prikkels
Vooraf: Deze column schreef ik in maart 2012 nadat ik met Arnold Heertje had gesproken over de wereld in overlevingscrisis en noodzakelijke omslag naar een duurzame economie. Volgens Heertje stond “optimaal organiseren van prikkels” centraal; hoe zorg je dat ongewenste effecten minder gaan optreden? CO2-handel als “mechanism design”. Ik pleitte in de column voor een…
COVID-19 and Climate Change Each Require Targeted Treatment and Improved Behavior
We’ll meet the COVID challenge by improving our current treatments and practices, not by either jettisoning them or letting the disease run its course. Here’s how that same logic applies to climate change. “Let’s be more pragmatic: the antidote is here!” My contribution on EcosystemMarketplace