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📝 They should. These three institutions are writing the rules for our sector, including what role removals play in the EU ETS, arguably the hottest file in Brussels right now. 🤓 If you know who to talk to and when, you get a say in those rules. 🔎 DECODE is my free six-day email course on EU CDR policy. Over 1,000 people have taken it. 📨 Lesson 1 goes out when you sign up: https://lnkd.in/e4ViTbMC

📣 Just one of the many bold statements European member of parliament Emma Wiesner made on today’s CDR Policy Scoop. 🇪🇺 As Renew Europe’s Shadow Rapporteur on the EU ETS revision, Wiesner’s voice carries a lot of weight in the upcoming negotiations. 🎙️ Just days before the release of her party’s position, she generously shared her insights with Eve Tamme and I. What stood out to me regarding the role of removals in the proposal: 🔹 Reduce the role of the EU Commission in

👀 As expected, the EU Parliament's Rapporteur on the Emission Trading System Revision Peter Liese is pushing for significant changes to the Commission's proposal. A Contexte leak of the [soon to be published] draft shows how far Liese wants to go: ➡️ Start date in 2029 instead of 2031 ➡️ Biochar added to the eligible pathways alongside DACCS and BioCCS with a 20% cap ➡️ [Uncapped] additional allowances to be auctioned to cover a potential price gap ✅ And much more. This is v

👀 This is a particularly important one to scrutinise, as excessively low BCR costs - €37/t anyone? - were explicitly highlighted by the EU Commission as a reason NOT to integrate BCR into the ETS, given it could potentially lead to distorting effects. 🇪🇺 Now I know the BCR industry well enough to immediately realise that the Commission’s numbers were off. So let’s dig in - here is how the numbers come together: 1️⃣ The entire lower bound (€66-€37/t) comes / is derived fro

🎙️ Mette Quinn heads up the team at the European Commission which has spent years thinking about the CDR integration into the EU ETS. Eve Tamme and I managed to get Mette on the CDR Policy Scoop to ask her all our hard, outstanding questions. 🎯 Sneak preview: yes, the 250Mt of CDR in the 2030s is a promise, not just an aspiration. 💡 There is much, much more. Mette was generous, clear, and insightful. I guarantee you will learn something you didn’t know. Make sure to check

🇪🇺 Just touched down in Brussels where I am joining my wonderful colleagues from the The Global South Carbon Dioxide Removal Coalition (GS CDR) to deliver this simple message to European policy makers. 🤝 Looking forward to two days packed with meetings across the EU Commission, Parliament, and Council to share our perspectives and experiences at this crucial moment in time. 🎯 By the end of the year, the Commission will deliver a proposal on the use of international credit