EU urged to enforce penalties on oil and gas firms over missed CO2 storage deadline
A coalition of NGOs, industry groups, and CCS stakeholders has urged EU governments to rapidly implement penalty regimes for oil and gas producers that fail to meet their CO2 storage obligations under the Net-Zero Industry Act (NZIA), after an end-June deadline has passed.
Read MoreSouth Dakota researchers experiment with CO2-consuming microbes to clean up coal emissions
Biologists in South Dakota are cataloguing microbes found deep underground that could hasten the removal of CO2 from direct emission sources, such as coal-fired power plants.
Read MoreClimate Litigation Roundup: Fossil fuel cases move from companies to the rules that enable growth
Climate litigation this month focused heavily on the rules and approvals that shape fossil fuel growth, as claimants challenged gas projects, clean air waivers, liability shields, carbon offsetting, and corporate transition claims, and new research found a persistent accountability gap for the companies most closely tied to historical emissions.
Read MoreHigh power costs, not ETS, are stalling EU industrial decarbonisation, researchers say
Europe should resist calls to weaken its carbon market because the main barriers to industrial decarbonisation are slow electrification and weak investment signals rather than climate policy, according to a report published on Tuesday.
Read MoreCarbon market association IETA calls for EU ETS overhaul centred on removals, global offsets, UK linkage
IETA has urged the European Commission to pursue a broad overhaul of the EU Emissions Trading System after 2030, arguing the bloc should integrate carbon removals, prepare to use international credits from 2031, reform the Market Stability Reserve (MSR), and prioritise linking the scheme with the UK carbon market.
Read MoreEU lawmakers agree position on Market Stability Reserve for ETS2
The European Parliament’s environment committee endorsed on Monday a provisional agreement to strengthen the Market Stability Reserve (MSR) for the EU’s new emissions trading system covering buildings and road transport (ETS2), paving the way for final approval in plenary.
Read MoreEU lawmakers vote to extend CBAM to more than 400 downstream products
Lawmakers in the European Parliament’s environment committee (ENVI) voted to extend the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) to more than 400 product codes on Monday, as well as for tougher anti-circumvention measures.
Read MoreEU lawmakers agree to widen carbon leakage fund to downstream sectors, restrict aid to exports
Lawmakers in the European Parliament’s environment committee (ENVI) voted on Monday to extend carbon leakage financial support to downstream sectors, cement, cereals, and more fertilisers, while they limited support to the exported share of production.
Read MoreVCM REPORT: CORSIA edges back to $10/t ahead of EU assessment, analysts revise down demand outlook
Benchmark ICE CORSIA futures bounced back towards $10/t last week, climbing from two-year lows, as the European Commission’s assessment of the international aviation offsetting scheme that will affect the participation of EU carriers inches closer.
Read MoreUK needs national cooling plan to avoid carbon lock-in, report says
The UK risks locking in higher emissions unless it develops a national cooling strategy that limits demand for air conditioning, a London-based non-profit warned on Monday.
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