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…
Tag: klimaatverdrag
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…
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…
Six tips to make the climate summit to a success
The annual climate summit, after a year of Corona postponement, is happening in Glasgow as CoP26, the first two weeks of November. I will attend the CoP for Climate Neutral Group. And I give hereby my six tips for the summit summarized in a few words: you get more ambition with more flexibility. My tips…
Quick Assessment EUs Fit for 55 Plan #FF55
See: EU Commission site
UN won’t make carbon markets ambitious & voluntary carbon markets spur ambition and transparency
During the on-line climate meeting the previous 2,5 weeks there was progress, the UNFCCC Executive Secretary said during the press briefing. However, that does not seem the case on the issue of guidance on the use of carbon markets to help increase ambition in the implementation of the Paris Agreement. “Talks on carbon markets and…
Vrijwillige CO2 markt helpt Nederland bij ‘Parijs’
Een belangrijke vraag in de media na de presentatie van het concept klimaatakkoord was ‘wie gaat dat betalen?’ Een eerste reactie zou moeten zijn: beperk de kosten en maak gebruik van de flexibiliteit die de EU biedt voor energie en industrie bij het halen van de CO2-doelen. En maak gebruik van de (mondiale) CO2-markt: dat…
Houd aan klimaattafels oog voor internationaal perspectief
Nadat kabinet Rutte III het ‘groenste regeerakkoord ooit’ had gepubliceerd, vroeg ik me af of het kabinet niet een blinde vlek had voor internationale ontwikkelingen. Mijn vrees dat de af te spreken maatregelen dan wel eens te duur en contraproductief zouden kunnen zijn, blijkt bewaarheid te gaan worden. Mijn pleidooi: houd bij de klimaattafels meer…