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…
Linking Carbon Removals to the EU ETS – with a future net negative emissions target
IPCC sees a need for CDR – nature-based AND direct air carbon capture and storage – of 7-9 Gt for the 1,5 Degrees target in 2050. The 2024 Emissions Gap Report writes that next NDCs “require a much faster progression through its formative phase to reach gigaton scale by mid-century“, mentioning 30-800 Mt of novel…
Updates and the future of carbon trading
Last week I joined for Anthesis the 24th annual GHG Trading Workshop by IEA-IETA-EPRI. I gave a presentation on the future of the carbon market, particularly EU #ETS after 2040. I highlighted how the EU ETS can get a #negative emissions target, gradually introducing carbon #removals from EU and global projects. Stephanie La Hoz Theuer of ICAP…
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…
Countries should take cooling targets
I believe that in addition to emission reduction targets, which only take effect after years, countries should also make temperature reduction commitments and start cooling their countries and cities. For example greening of about 1/3 of the EU’s urban areas would reduce urban summer temperatures by 2.5–6°C! In its latest report, the IPCC warned of…