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UPDATE – ANALYSIS: International credits generally offer cheapest route to achieving EU’s 2040 climate goal

Published 14:52 on February 23, 2026 / Last updated at 12:17 on February 24, 2026 / / CO2 Management (Engineered Removals), EMEA (Europe), Insights (Analysis), International (Paris Article 6/PACM), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation, Power/Electrification, Transport & Heating Fuels)

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Using international credits to cover the final 5% of the European Union's 2040 emissions reduction goal would be cheaper than relying on domestic action, based on Carbon Pulse cost assumptions fed into a new online calculator developed by a non-profit.
Using international credits to cover the final 5% of the European Union's 2040 emissions reduction goal would be cheaper than relying on domestic action, based on Carbon Pulse cost assumptions fed into a new online calculator developed by a non-profit.


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