In its judgement on appeal the Court, November 12, 2024, considered the question whether Shell has the obligation under Duch Law to reduce all its global CO2 emissions by 45% by 2030 relative to 2019 levels. Milieudefensie et al. have sought a court order to this effect on the basis that Shell acts unlawfully if…
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Zelf een oogje houden op hitte en fijnstof in de Utrechtse binnenstad
Een interview met Jos Cozijnsen (Milieucentrum Utrecht, 27 februari 2024) Meet je Stad Utrecht is een project van Milieucentrum Utrecht dat deelnemers zelf de temperatuur en andere factoren in hun omgeving laat meten door middel van hun eigen meetkastje. Ik ben langsgegaan bij een van deze deelnemers, Jos Cozijnsen, om te leren hoe hij het…
While EU prepares Carbon Removal Credits, Green Claim rules threat to block Companies from investing in them
EU Carbon Removal CertificationEnd of October, the EU Council and the EU Parliament adopted their positions on the European Carbon Removal Certificates Framework (CRCF). Trilogue negotiations will now begin. In my view the carbon removals should eventually be accepted under the EU Emissions Trading System and help the meet the negative emission target after 2040…
Outcome of CoP28 and difference between Art 6.2. country-to-country CO2 deals & Art 6.4. credit trade
The Global Stocktake Text gives a complete package to keep the 1,5 Degrees target within sight. It introduces a goodbye to fossil fuels use and countries promise to triple renewables power capacity, double energy efficiency, and reduce methane emissions. And it also asks to accelerate work on Article 6, including the carbon market and carbon removals….
European emissions system determines meeting agreed CO2 targets, fossil subsidies secondary
Abstract Many pleas for abolishing fossil subsidies fail to recognize the existence of the European Emissions Trading System: that system ensures that we meet agreed CO2 targets even before 2040. Fossil fuel subsidies do nothing to change that, while abolishing them could even lead to more overall greenhouse emissions and harm the competitive position of…
CO2 deals important for Paris Accord
Switzerland and Thailand in February 2023 further elaborated their initial deal and agreed that Switzerland will invest $100mln in Thailand in CO2 reduction projects. Thailand can transfer credits, such as 1,5 Mt of an E-Bus project, to Switzerland as #ITMOs if the cuts go beyond the Thai NDC target. Switzerland can then meet part of…
Tightening EU ETS leads to zero emissions before 2040
The tightened and expanded ETS CO2 trading system is part of the so-called ‘Fit for 55’ package and helps to achieve the total CO2 target of 55% reduction in 2030 (laid down in the European Climate Act). The new ETS is gratifying news: it leads to zero emissons already by 2039. With full implementation, the…
EU Outcomes on Climate #Fitfor55
High level outcome of various recent agreements by EU on #climate: ETS, ETS2, CBAM, removals, shipping, aviation, municipal waste, carbon removals, CCS, CCUSE etc #ambition #flexibility #FitFor55. Lacking is still making use of global carbon market to increase ambition further, while limiting cost. That potential is given in Art 6 of the Paris Agreement (International…