The CoP27 climate talks in Sharm el Sheik ended in agreements, but the consensus rule made it extra hard this year, as many nations suffer climate disasters, war and energy crisis. I was not at the CoP this year, but was involved via the International Emissions Trading Association. Groundbreaking was, against the background described before,…
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Nations develop strategies for a smart use of the global carbon market to help meet Paris goals
The Paris Agreement Parties adopted at CoP-26 in Glasgow in 2021 Art 6.2 guidelines, to make use of international carbon trading to help meet the Paris goals and a new centralized carbon credit issuing mechanism (Art 6.4). Parties are now preparing to operationalize these guidelines and to setup the Supervisory Body for Art 6.4, to…
Glasgow Outcome: Ambitious Carbon Market Rules
Glasgow Outcome in bullets …. accelerating efforts towards the phase-down of unabated coal power and inefficient fossil fuel subsidies, recognizing the need for support towards a just transition; On general ambition: See cover Decision 1/CMA.3 ‘Glasgow Climate Pact’, New country and group pledges on targets for 2030 and net zero in 2050 and on forest…
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…