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COP28 — Mixed Results on Removals, Markets and Carbon Capture

Eve Tamme / COP, Article 6, Carbon Markets, Carbon Removal, Climate Policy, Net Zero

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.

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The Convergence of the Voluntary and Compliance Carbon Markets

Eve Tamme / Carbon Markets, Article 6, Carbon Removal, Climate Policy, Net Zero

There is a constant flux of carbon market size calculations and projections. This gets a lot of attention in the voluntary carbon markets, currently valued at around $2 billion and growing. Every now and then, the size of compliance carbon markets…

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Challenges for Carbon Removal under the UN Standard

Eve Tamme / Carbon Removal, Article 6, Carbon Markets

The UN standard-setters are continuing their deliberations on removals under the Paris Agreement. The upcoming 5th meeting of the Article 6.4 Supervisory Body has a busy agenda and one particular document has captured the interest of stakeholders due to its unbalanced perspective on carbon removal. In response to numerous requests for calls, meetings, and submission input, this blog post aims to shed light on the process, the pertinent considerations, and

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EU and UN Kickstart Their Work on Carbon Removal for 2023

Eve Tamme / Carbon Removal, Article 6, Carbon Markets, Climate Policy, European Union

March 2023 laid the groundwork for developing carbon removal methodologies under the EU Carbon Removal Certification and the Paris Agreement. The European Commission’s Carbon Removals Expert Group had its inaugural meeting, and the Article 6.4 Supervisory Body convened for its first session of the year. Whilst both groups were largely in the planning mode with their carbon removal-related activities, there are a few noteworthy developments to highlight. This post shares

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Financing Engineered Carbon Removal — Combining Public Funding with Voluntary Carbon Markets

Eve Tamme / Carbon Removal, Article 6, Carbon Markets

The first engineered carbon removal projects that have received substantial public funding have emerged. Some of these projects are looking to stack this support with the proceeds from selling removal credits on the Voluntary Carbon Markets (VCM)..

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