Veteran carbon analyst joins ClearBlue Markets

Published 16:12 on December 2, 2024  /  Last updated at 16:13 on December 2, 2024  / /  Americas, Bavardage, EMEA, EU ETS

A veteran carbon analyst has joined carbon analytics and consulting firm ClearBlue Markets after leaving London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) earlier this year.

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Industry groups want CBAM registry to be as transparent as EU ETS

Published 15:13 on December 2, 2024  /  Last updated at 15:13 on December 2, 2024  / /  Carbon Taxes, CBAM, EMEA, EU ETS

The new registry containing information about importers of goods covered by the EU’s new carbon border fee should be as transparent as its ETS registry, a group of European business association have told the European Commission.

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INTERVIEW: ‘Don’t fix what ain’t broke’ on EU climate policy, French lawmaker warns Brussels

Published 15:03 on November 29, 2024  /  Last updated at 15:03 on November 29, 2024  / /  EMEA, EU ETS

The incoming European Commission should refrain from re-opening existing climate legislation in the next five years, a French Member of the European Parliament told Carbon Pulse in an interview, warning this risks sowing political chaos and uncertainty.

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Container ships have not become more energy efficient in years, NGO data reveals

Published 16:11 on November 28, 2024  /  Last updated at 16:11 on November 28, 2024  / /  EMEA, International, Shipping

Europe’s container ships have not improved their energy efficiency in six years, despite it being one of the easier options to reduce emissions in the sector, according to NGO analysis published on Thursday.

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EU timeframe for approval of applications to import CBAM goods is too long, industry groups say

Published 17:19 on November 27, 2024  /  Last updated at 17:19 on November 27, 2024  / /  Carbon Taxes, CBAM, EMEA, International, Japan, South Korea

The EU is proposing too long a timeframe for the approval of applications from companies looking to import goods subject to the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), according to feedback from industry associations and governments.

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European carbon prices to remain stable this winter, pick up in 2025 -analysts

Published 14:51 on November 27, 2024  /  Last updated at 14:51 on November 27, 2024  / /  Carbon Taxes, CBAM, EMEA, EU ETS

European carbon prices are likely to experience a relatively stable winter, with downside potential in the case of above-average temperatures, according to analysts at a bank.

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ANALYSIS: International carbon markets now “open for business” but patience needed before scale hits

Published 19:24 on November 26, 2024  /  Last updated at 19:24 on November 26, 2024  / , and /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Aviation/CORSIA, Climate Talks, EMEA, International, Kyoto Mechanisms, Nature-based, Paris Article 6, Voluntary

UN-approved international carbon markets are now ready to fully operationalise, following the landmark decision to finalise Article 6 in Baku, but questions over demand, and a robust methodological work programme scheduled for 2025, means it may take years until the planned implementation produces credit transactions at scale.

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COP29: Baku closes with frustration over new $300 bln climate finance goal, omission of fossil fuels

Published 23:15 on November 23, 2024  /  Last updated at 10:06 on November 24, 2024  / , , , , , , , and /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Climate Talks, EMEA, International

Wealthy countries will aim to shore up $300 billion per year of climate finance by 2035, as the core part of a global annual economy-wide target of $1.3 trillion, under a contentious agreement struck early Sunday morning at the close of COP29.

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COP29: New climate finance goal proposal offers $250 bln by 2035

Published 14:21 on November 22, 2024  /  Last updated at 18:09 on November 22, 2024  / , and /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Carbon Taxes, CBAM, Climate Talks, EMEA, International, Voluntary

A new climate finance goal of $250 billion by 2035 was proposed in a draft presidency text published on Friday at COP29, falling well below the $1.3 trillion figure requested by developing nations, while provisions that would encourage carbon markets were deleted.

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COP29: ‘Empty place-holder’ – Countries under pressure to set climate finance goal, amid worry and dismay

Published 16:10 on November 21, 2024  /  Last updated at 16:10 on November 21, 2024  / , , and /  Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Climate Talks, EMEA, International, Nature-based, Voluntary

The COP29 global climate summit enters its last day on Friday amid widespread frustration surrounding negotiations over a new global climate finance target, as a headline sum is yet to emerge.

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