Have you wondered why the voluntary carbon market is so impenetrable? Have you got questions about its transparency? ‘Questioning the integrity of the voluntary carbon market’ is a new series of Carbon Market Watch video explainers on this neglected topic, as our Inigo Wyburd explains in this video. In order to make this series useful to you, we want to hear from you. You can post your question in the comments below or using the form on our website. https://lnkd.in/eD5ZWnnX
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With the Science Based Targets initiative and the Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHG Protocol)'s revisions in full swing, many actors are trying to inform and influence these processes, and renewable electricity accounting appears to be one of the most relevant and most contested issues. In our latest Q&A briefing – with ECOS, Beyond Fossil Fuels, Carbon Market Watch, Stand.earth and Action Speaks Louder - we shed light on why 24/7 renewable electricity matching is a far more credible approach for the GHG Protocol and the SBTi than the Emissions First Partnership proposal. ⚡ 24/7 matching is a credible solution to support the electricity transition: Hourly matching provides an important demand signal for additional and novel renewable energy generation and storage technologies, required to completely decarbonise power systems. ⚠ The Emissions First Partnership is a repackaging of the offsetting model: Our briefing explains why the EFP proposals to loosen current accounting rules would legitimise loopholes and let major companies off the hook for tackling challenging yet key emission sources, distracting and delaying from real climate action. ☁ The trivialised notion that this is a choice between focusing on clean or dirty grids is not an accurate reflection of the situation or the challenges of the energy transition: the largest electricity consumers need to take responsibility to cooperate and overcome the significant challenges to decarbonising the grids that they use Read the full Q&A 🔗 https://lnkd.in/exkRdvWz #REC #Scope2 #Scope3 #Decarbonisation #HourlyMatching
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Four new talents have just joined the CMW fold. Federica Dossi and Edoardo Pavia join the policy team. Niklas Kaapke and Morgan Blamey join the operations and development team. Join us in welcoming them. Find out more about the CMW team: https://lnkd.in/epYYnYmQ
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European footballs UEFA has kicked off its climate fund to help tackle the climate crisis. While this is a shot in the right direction, it does miss some critical climate-related goals. Lindsay Otis Nilles explains why. https://lnkd.in/eKy9aPaF
UEFA ups its climate game while FIFA continues to miss the target - Carbon Market Watch
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In the October edition of the CMW newsletter, we ask the tough questions and give you the best answers: ⚫ How did the International Maritime Organisation's proposed decarbonisation plans fare? ⚫Did the lofty pledges and announcements made at COP28 result in action? ⚫Is Mario Draghi's vision for EU competitiveness fit for the climate? ⚫Is there room for carbon removals and land-based carbon sequestration in climate policy? ⚫What questions have you got about transparency in the voluntary carbon market?
October 2024 │ Choppy seas ahead: Scoring the maritime sector’s decarbonisation plans
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"Society can no longer afford to give polluters a free pass for no return." Responding to Mario Draghi's blueprint for making the European Union more competitive, Lidia Tamellini, our expert on industrial decarbonisation, urges the EU to stop using the Emissions Trading System as a cash cow for big polluters and, instead, utilise it to grow the Innovation Fund and reward those who decarbonise the most. https://lnkd.in/eANt85ZJ
Competitive, but at what cost? - Carbon Market Watch
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🌍#NewEnergyWorld Comment - ”No place for carbon removals in emissions reduction policies.” Cutting CO2 #emissions must remain the top priority for policymakers – #carbonremovals should only complement, not replace, #decarbonisation efforts. Carbon Market Watch’s Fabiola De Simone highlights the risks of relying on temporary or unproven carbon removal technologies: 🔗Read more: https://ow.ly/tmZL50TAWja ❗During October, exclusive member content is available to all. Join as an #EnergyInstitute member now to receive 3 months FREE membership and year-round access to #NewEnergyWorld: https://ow.ly/SeYb50TAWj9
No place for carbon removals in emissions reduction policies
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"Scientific evidence goes against the idea of a market-based certification system for enhancing natural carbon sinks... Conserving Europe’s nature and protecting its biodiversity requires a reform of agricultural policy and a reorganisation of subsidies. This requires a bold reinvention of the EU budget." Sabine B Frank presents the evidence for why certifying and trading nature-based carbon sequestration will not benefit the climate. https://lnkd.in/ebsdx8KU
Trading in hot air: Why a market in temporary carbon removals is a bad idea - Carbon Market Watch
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The debate around carbon removals must not distract policymakers from their top priority: reducing emissions robustly and rapidly. CMW's Fabiola De Simone explains why. https://lnkd.in/ekgTH28D
No place for carbon removals in emissions reduction policies - Carbon Market Watch
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