With the 2040 target proposal, the EU is entering the next phase of the climate policy journey. The proposal introduces complex questions around its three flexibility mechanisms.
Breaking Down the EU’s 2040 Climate Target Proposal: What’s New and What’s Next? Read More »
The latest farmer protests in numerous European capitals, the (hopefully soon) adopted Nature Restoration Law, and the need to scale up carbon removal to meet climate targets have all contributed to bringing the land sector to the forefront of discussions.
Supercharging Carbon Removal from the EU’s Land Sector Read More »
The provisional agreement on the EU’s Carbon Removal Certification Framework (CRCF) has been hailed as the first of its kind, a milestone for scaling carbon removal and potentially a foundation of a gold standard for carbon removal certification globally.
Yet there are some doubts over its actual political utility, and questions remain over how it will be implemented, by whom, and for what purpose.
Will the Carbon Removal Certification Framework count in the race to climate neutrality? Read More »
The European Commission has published its vision for the EU’s 2040 climate target, including general recommendations for getting there. Let’s have a closer look at some of the elements regarding the recommended target, notably its context, scope, design, and relevant processes that follow.
The EU’s 2040 Climate Target — context, scope and design Read More »
This blog post explores the outcome of international climate negotiations at COP28 for carbon removal, carbon capture and carbon markets. When going into COP28, my eyes were on three agenda items that were most likely to provide further guidance on these topics — the first global stocktake, carbon markets under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, and the mitigation work programme.
COP28 — Mixed Results on Removals, Markets and Carbon Capture Read More »