Reactions to Trump’s decision to pull the US out of Paris
President Donald Trump has announced that the US will leave the Paris Agreement but is open to renegotiating a “fairer” deal. Below is a collection of reactions from lawmakers, experts and other stakeholders from around the world over the decision.
Read MorePresident Trump confirms US withdrawal from “unfair” Paris Agreement
President Donald Trump has announced that the US will leave the Paris Agreement but is open to renegotiating a “fairer” deal, setting off a major rift between the Republican-controlled government and the rest of the world on climate change.
Read MoreVoluntary carbon market data from CTX for May 26, 2017
A table of Verified Emission Reduction (VER) prices and offered volumes, based on voluntary market data provided by CTX.
Read MoreGreen Climate Fund invites private sector pitches for $500 mln in climate finance
The Green Climate Fund has launched a request for project proposals worldwide from private sector firms to cut carbon emissions or improve climate resilience in developing countries, offering a total $500 million in co-funding.
Read MoreLawyer up: More lawsuits being filed against governments for climate inaction
Lawsuits seeking to hold governments to account for their climate-related commitments are on the rise, with over 650 filed in the US alone – almost three times the number recorded in the rest of the world.
Read MoreValue of world’s carbon pricing schemes edges up year-on-year while govt revenues drop -report
The combined value of the world’s carbon markets and CO2 tax regimes rose by 7% in 2017, with eight new pricing initiatives helping to nearly double the total number over the past five years, but government revenues have dropped by some 15%, according to a new report published Tuesday.
Read MoreAfter the money dries up, CDM project discontinuation risks vary drastically -study
Some CDM project types face considerably higher risks than others of being discontinued due to the disappearance of carbon offset revenues, a new study shows, threatening to raise CO2 emissions by roughly a billion tonnes in the developing world if the facilities are dismantled.
Read MoreVoluntary carbon market data from CTX for May 19, 2017
Carbon Trade eXchange (CTX) is delighted to be a Gold Member at this year’s Innovate4Climate conference in Barcelona alongside parent company Global Environmental Markets (GEM). Read about CTX’s key appearances at the event.
Read MoreECOSYSTEM MARKETPLACE: China, India to beat climate pledges as Trump drags US backwards
When it signed the Paris Agreement in 2016, China pledged that its GHGs would peak no later than 2030 and would plunge after that, while the US set a lacklustre emission reduction target that it intended to dramatically improve over time, and India pledged to slow growth in emissions by ratcheting up its renewable sector. Writing from the intersessional UN climate talks in Bonn, Ecosystem Marketplace’s Steve Zwick looks at how the landscape have drastically changed in the past 18 months.
Read MoreVoluntary carbon market data from CTX for May 12, 2017
A table of Verified Emission Reduction (VER) prices and offered volumes, based on voluntary market data provided by Carbon Trade Exchange (CTX).
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