CWNYC24: BRIEFING – LATAM governments diverge on key negotiating topics as COP29 looms
Latin American and Caribbean governments differed on UN climate conference flashpoints on Sunday in New York, less than two months from COP29 in Baku this November.
Read More‘Breakthrough’ as taxation comes under watch of EU climate chief, CBAM still unclear
With the European Commission’s new lineup it will be the EU’s climate action commissioner who will handle taxation policy, a move hailed as a “breakthrough” by a top official, although it is still unclear who will be in charge of the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM).
Read MoreEU climate policy hasn’t caused carbon leakage, but risks remain -Bundesbank
EU climate policy, particularly the Emissions Trading System (ETS), has not yet triggered significant relocations of energy-intensive production abroad by German firms, according to a new report by the country’s monetary authority.
Read MoreFive takeaways for climate policy in the new European Commission
Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s choice of portfolios for the EU’s new executive team in Brussels makes one thing abundantly clear: climate policy will be everybody’s business in the next five years.
Read MoreFEATURE: CBAM costs threaten to further decimate Ukrainian exports
Ukraine’s war-torn economy stands to bear some of the greatest strain from the full arrival of the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), imposing a new carbon fee on goods that account for one-fifth of Kyiv’s exports to the bloc – and billions in revenue.
Read MoreMorocco to fulfil carbon tax, fossil fuel levy promises in 2025
The Moroccan finance ministry has presented a bill to launch a carbon tax in 2025 and lay the groundwork for an increase in value-added tax (VAT) on fossil fuels, following up on international promises to reform its system of environmental levies.
Read MoreEU announces research project to assess impact of CBAM on its neighbours
The European Commission has announced fresh funding for a research project that explores the impact of the EU’s Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) and Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) on neighbouring countries.
Read MoreDraghi report calls for more ‘coherent’ EU climate agenda, focus on energy prices
The EU needs to bring down energy prices for industry and ramp up investments to meet its climate goals, Mario Draghi recommended in a widely awaited report on the future of the Union’s competitiveness.
Read MoreHigher emissions and EU carbon prices if no CBAM solution is found for UK power exports to EU -analysts
EU emissions and carbon prices could rise as a result of the bloc’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), causing a reduction in power flows from the UK to the EU, according to scenarios modelled by an energy analytics firm.
Read MoreS&P sees global carbon markets picking up ‘in all scenarios’
While carbon markets are helping to stem global warming, even a “very strong” energy transformation scenario would only limit global temperature rise to 2.4C, analysts said at a webinar this week.
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