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๐ค How much is 5% international credits really? ๐ค
๐ฏ I am seeing a lot of confusion regarding the amount of international credits to be used by the European Union to achieve its 2040 target. ๐ Yesterday, I was finally able to look at the compromise text which came out of the successful trilogue negotiations last week. Here is what it comes down to: ๐ The 5% take a 1990 baseline. In that year, emissions were 4.736Gt, meaning we are looking at 237Mt. Beyond this, the text is still surprisingly vague, which leaves room for in
Dec 17, 2025


๐ช๐บ Europe will procure huge amounts of international credits - but what credits exactly?
๐ฏ A final agreement has been reached: 5% international credits (1990 levels) plus a potential additional 5% (2005 levels) at member state level. ๐ Starting as early as 2031, we are talking 100s of megatons, potentially more than a gigaton worth of credits (we are still thin on details). ๐ But what credits exactly? So far, all we have is reference to โhigh-qualityโ and a reference to the Paris Agreement. It will be up to the EU Commission to prepare an impact assessment and
Dec 16, 2025


๐ COP30โs outcome is beyond disappointing - but not all is lostโฆ
๐ Letโs start with the bad news: Multilateral climate policy is failing us. ๐ชต Yet again, a COP has been unable to deliver what we need most: a clear commitment to phase out of fossil fuels. To add insult to injury, a COP hosted in the Amazon also failed to propose a deforestation roadmap. โ ๏ธ This is inexcusable. Itโs not aligned with science. And the world deserves better. ๐ Yesterday, as I went on my angry post-COP run, I listened to (the very appropriately titled) Outrag
Nov 24, 2025


๐ Whatโs happening with Article 6.4?
๐ The big news out of last yearโs COP29 in Baku was the unanimous approval of a crediting methodology for Article 6.4 (AKA The Paris...
Jul 27, 2025


๐ฅ Breaking: the worldโs first Article 6.2 agreement for durable CDR ๐ฅ
๐จ๐ญ ๐ณ๐ด Hot off the press: Switzerland and Norway just signed a first of its kind agreement, looking to transfer durable carbon removal...
Jun 17, 2025
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