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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


๐ฐ Governments assume on-tap, large-scale CDR will save their net-zero plans
๐๏ธ This is my core takeaway from Harry Smith PhDโs (University of East Anglia) excellent doctoral thesis analysing 41 government Long-Term Low Emissions Development Strategies (LT-LEDS) submitted to the UNFCCC. ๐ As a reminder: LT-LEDS represent countriesโ highest-level long-term climate strategies and therefore provide a clear window into current and future national climate policy. ๐ So what did the thesis find? First, a huge over-reliance on nature based removals vis-a-v
Dec 8, 2025


๐ Is this the COP where CDR goes mainstream?
โณ The countdown is on: 14 days to COP30 in Belem, Brazil. This COP is shaping up to be a game changer for carbon removal. Under the umbrella of CDR30: The Global CDR Initiative at COP30, carbon removal will have its own Pavillion in the blue zone for the first time! ๐ค Now that Article 6 is operational since last yearโs COP29 in Baku, our focus is shifting from negotiations to deals and announcements. Will we see any major commitments by governments around the world? ๐๏ธ To g
Oct 23, 2025


๐ข Is climate multi-laterlism a sinking ship?
๐ฉ Like many of you, Iโve been really taken aback by the IMOโs decision last Friday to suspend the adoption of its planned maritime carbon price by a year. ๐ Details are starting to emerge on what happened, as shocked negotiators are taking stock of what this means for the IMO, and climate multilateralism in general. ๐บ๐ฒ The tactics employed - especially by the U.S. - were completely unprecedented and caught supporters of this particular regulation off-guard. ๐คท So where do
Oct 20, 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


๐ Want to know the story behind the worldโs first Article 6.2 durable CDR agreement?
๐ค On Tuesday, Switzerland and Norway made history by signing the first agreement to transfer durable removals under the Paris Agreement....
Jun 18, 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


๐ฎ What lies ahead for CDR policy in 2025 ๐ฎ
๐คฉ We made some pretty substantial gains in 2024, as I discussed yesterday. Can we take it to the next level this year? ๐๏ธ In some ways,...
Jan 6, 2025


๐ฅณ 2024 - what a year for CDR policy! ๐ฅณ
๐ After a wonderful two week holiday, I wanted to kick off the year looking back at some of the highlights in carbon dioxide removal...
Jan 5, 2025


๐ฃ Reaction from the carbon dioxide removal (#CDR) Community to #UNFCCC stance on removals ๐ฃ
The last week has seen unprecedented mobilisation in the CDR industry in reaction to the unfair and unhelpful description of...
May 25, 2023
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