Most nations’ emissions pledges fall short of ‘fair shares’ under Paris goals -analysis

Published 01:31 on June 17, 2025 / Last updated at 01:31 on June 17, 2025 / Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, China, Climate Talks, EMEA, International, Mexico, Middle East, Other APAC, South & Central, US

Most countries’ national climate targets are inconsistent with what would be considered their fair share of global emissions cuts needed to meet the Paris Agreement’s temperature goals, according to a new study.

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SB62: First day of Bonn talks derailed by fight over border carbon fees

Published 19:17 on June 16, 2025 / Last updated at 19:17 on June 16, 2025 / and / Asia Pacific, Carbon Taxes, CBAM, Climate Talks, EMEA, International

Climate negotiations have yet to formally begin in Bonn, after talks on the first day were held up by an agenda fight that hinged on unilateral border carbon fees, observers told Carbon Pulse on Monday evening.

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SB62: Countries urged to step up Article 6 implementation in new Paris commitments

Published 18:27 on June 16, 2025 / Last updated at 18:27 on June 16, 2025 / / Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Climate Talks, EMEA, International, Paris Article 6

Investment in UN-backed carbon markets is held up by current national climate targets, which often only go to 2030 and lack the detail needed to mobilise private sector participation, according to experts speaking at the international Bonn climate summit.

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UPDATE – SB62: Sweden strikes Article 6 deal with Kenya

Published 13:19 on June 16, 2025 / Last updated at 17:13 on June 16, 2025 / / Africa, Climate Talks, EMEA, International, Paris Article 6

Sweden struck its fourth Article 6 emissions trading agreement on Monday with Kenya, as the EU country says it is carefully scrutinising national Paris Agreement commitments from developing countries to ensure that such deals result in strong additional emission reductions.

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Report outlines path for govts to align climate, biodiversity plans

Published 12:28 on June 16, 2025 / Last updated at 12:28 on June 16, 2025 / / Americas, Asia Pacific, Biodiversity, Climate Talks, EMEA, Nature-based, Voluntary

Governments should ramp up efforts to strengthen coordination between climate and biodiversity plans, as failing to do so risks undermining the achievement of national environmental targets, a report has said.

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PREVIEW: Double-dipping, but getting less? Climate finance seeks alignment at SB62

Published 14:08 on June 15, 2025 / Last updated at 14:08 on June 15, 2025 / / Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Climate Talks, International, Middle East, Nature-based, Paris Article 6, South & Central, Voluntary

UN negotiators are expected to lock horns over climate finance as the meeting of the Subsidiary Bodies (SB62) kicks off on Monday, having historically struggled to summon new, substantial, and complementary funds from carbon markets and other sources.

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SB62: Five issues on the table as climate negotiators head to Bonn

Published 12:12 on June 13, 2025 / Last updated at 11:55 on June 15, 2025 / / Climate Talks, EMEA, International, Paris Article 6

Intersessional climate talks opening next Monday in Bonn are poised to be a tense waypoint on the road to COP30 in November, with progress clouded by a lack of commitment against a backdrop of diplomatic challenges.

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BRIEFING: To take Paris seriously, Article 6 must drive bigger, additional emission cuts, say new principles

Published 15:05 on June 12, 2025 / Last updated at 15:05 on June 12, 2025 / / Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Climate Talks, EMEA, International, Nature-based, Paris Article 6, Voluntary

The baseline for estimating the emissions that would have been released without a carbon project in place should decline by at least 2% per year to align with the Paris Agreement’s goals — rather than the current 1% floor, according to one of the authors of Oxford University’s new principles for trading through Article 6.

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Advisory group announces “world’s largest” carbon finance project in Burundi

Published 16:21 on June 11, 2025 / Last updated at 16:22 on June 11, 2025 / / Africa, Climate Talks, EMEA, International, Paris Article 6, Voluntary

A climate finance government consultancy is looking for a partner to develop a clean cooking project in Burundi in what could be the “world’s largest ever carbon finance project”, it announced on Wednesday.

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Higher ambition NDCs, reinvesting carbon revenues would boost GDP, finds OECD

Published 13:41 on June 11, 2025 / Last updated at 13:41 on June 11, 2025 / / Americas, Asia Pacific, Climate Talks, EMEA, International

A scenario whereby countries increase the ambition of their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement would increase global GDP up to 3% by 2050 due to avoiding significant economic losses, while reinvesting carbon revenues could bolster GDP further, the OECD has found.

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