Digital platform tracking environmental footprint launches new era for fashion industry in Europe

Published 00:56 on May 13, 2025  /  Last updated at 00:56 on May 13, 2025  / /  Americas, CBAM, EMEA

A sustainability venture launched a digital platform on Thursday to help clothing brands meet EU environmental regulations.

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CF TURKIYE: NDCs must align more closely with domestic policies to drive real climate action, expert says

Published 14:45 on May 8, 2025  /  Last updated at 14:45 on May 8, 2025  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Carbon Taxes, CBAM, China, EMEA, EU ETS, US

National pledges to the Paris Agreement are often disconnected from national policy and investment plans because they are developed by consultants rather than integrated into government processes, a former EU minister told the Carbon Forward Turkiye conference on Thursday.

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More industry bodies call for UK-EU carbon market linking

Published 12:28 on May 8, 2025  /  Last updated at 12:28 on May 8, 2025  / /  Carbon Taxes, CBAM, EMEA, EU ETS, UK ETS

Calls continue to grow to link the UK and EU emissions trading schemes, with an influential energy body writing to the British government on Thursday to call for progress on the matter at talks during an upcoming summit between the two jurisdictions.

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CF TURKIYE: Turkiye likely to turn to free allocation before domestic CBAM, expert says

Published 09:52 on May 8, 2025  /  Last updated at 09:52 on May 8, 2025  / /  Carbon Taxes, CBAM, EMEA, EU ETS

Turkiye is more likely to rely on free allocation of carbon allowances to protect its industrial sectors under its planned emissions trading system (ETS) — despite its initial proposal for a domestic Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), experts told the Carbon Forward Turkiye conference in Izmir. 

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CBAM simplification to be approved by EU institutions before summer, says lawmaker

Published 17:45 on May 7, 2025  /  Last updated at 17:45 on May 7, 2025  / /  Carbon Taxes, CBAM, EMEA, EU ETS

The European Commission’s proposed simplification of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) will soon be approved by both the European Parliament and EU Council, thanks to widespread support, a lead member of the European Parliament said on Wednesday.

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CF TURKIYE: Most EU importers seem unaware of impending CBAM effects -steel exporter

Published 16:27 on May 7, 2025  /  Last updated at 16:27 on May 7, 2025  / /  Africa, Carbon Taxes, CBAM, EMEA

A mere 20% of EU steel importers appear to be aware of, let alone prepared for, the impending effects of the bloc’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), an official from a steel exporting company told the Carbon Forward Turkiye conference on Wednesday.

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CF TURKIYE: Ankara pressing ahead with ETS pilot in 2026, despite Climate Law delays

Published 15:11 on May 7, 2025  /  Last updated at 15:11 on May 7, 2025  / and /  Carbon Taxes, CBAM, EMEA, EU ETS

The Turkish government is waiting on parliament to approve the country’s long-awaited Climate Law, but is still planning to launch the pilot phase of its emissions trading system (ETS) in 2026, with offsets to be admitted after two years, the Carbon Forward Turkiye conference in Izmir heard on Wednesday.

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EU CBAM legislative proposal could come in Q4, confirms top climate official

Published 13:15 on May 7, 2025  /  Last updated at 13:15 on May 7, 2025  / /  Carbon Taxes, CBAM, EMEA, EU ETS, International

The EU’s most senior climate official said on Wednesday that a legislative proposal on the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) could come in the fourth quarter of this year, adding that if Article 6 credits were included in any EU compliance carbon mechanism, the bloc would adopt a cautious approach.

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Caribbean bloc highlights trade, forest programmes in green policy framework text

Published 22:10 on May 6, 2025  /  Last updated at 22:10 on May 6, 2025  / and /  Americas, Carbon Taxes, CBAM, Nature-based, South & Central, Voluntary

The 15-member Caribbean Community (CARICOM) bloc of countries last week launched a sustainability framework highlighting forest carbon and international trade restrictions as key policy considerations for an aligned front.

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India, UK reach trade deal despite CBAM tensions

Published 05:33 on May 6, 2025  /  Last updated at 17:06 on May 6, 2025  / and /  Asia Pacific, Carbon Taxes, CBAM, EMEA, Other APAC

India and the UK have reached a trade deal after three years of negotiations, with no current exemption in the agreement for the South Asian country from Britain’s planned carbon border adjustment mechanism, although talks on this are reportedly set to continue.

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