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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CO2 deals important for Paris Accord
Switzerland and Peru agreed in October to work together on CO2 reductions; in November Switzerland signed an agreement with Ghana. And the oil company Total supplied climate neutral LNG to China. compensated with projects in China and Zimbabwe. The first is an example of the “mandatory CO2 market”: the country buys carbon credits to helps…
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
Hoge Raad laat in Arrest Klimaatzaak ruimte via carbon credits aan de vereiste reducties te voldoen
Wiebes hield optie carbon credits al op tafel in de Tweede Kamer (kamerzitting 28/11) Samenvattend: Nederland mag carbon credits van het Kyoto Protocol gebruiken en deze worden als eigen reducties gezien om de Nederlandse CO2-doelen te halen. Ook staat het toegestaan gebruik van carbon credits expliciet genoemd in de EU Effort Sharing Decision voor 2020….