'Plucking carbon out of the air is no substitute for keeping it in the ground.'

This investigation reveals why investing in direct air capture technology does not give a fossil fuel company a free licence to boost production, sell 'net-zero' oil products and offset emissions.

Voluntary carbon markets are a cautionary tale for the emerging biodiversity markets.

CMW’s Inigo Wyburd explains why we can’t put a price on nature in this way.

🗞️carbonmarketwatch.org/2024/05/02/pri…

The #ParisAgreement 's carbon market mechanism [ #Article6o4 ] Supervisory Body is kicking off its 11th meeting today.

On the agenda:
⚖️ #GrievanceProcess , &
🔨 #SustainableDevelopmentTool .

Spoiler alert🤫: What’s on the table is inadequate & risks harming people & ecosystems!

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🌄 Have you wondered what's on the horizon for the EU Emissions Trading System and the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism?

⏳Do you want to prepare for the EU ETS's future policy and advocacy milestones?

Check out our #LifeETX timeline
#euets #cbam
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After four years of productive collaboration , the NEGEM project is coming to an end. CMW policy expert Fabiola De Simone presented the essential principles and requirements that must be integrated into future EU policy frameworks on carbon removals.

Les transports : 40% du bilan carbone des JO Paris 2024, selon l'ONG Carbon Market Watch

Elle recommande 'des jeux décentralisés, avec des épreuves réparties à travers le monde et un accès réservé aux populations locales'

via Guillaume Farriol franceinfo

francetvinfo.fr/replay-radio/l…

Le modèle actuel des Jeux olympiques est insoutenable. Chez éclaircies et Carbon Market Watch, nous avons analysé la stratégie climat et la communication de Paris 2024, et esquissons ce à quoi pourraient ressembler des futurs Jeux à l'épreuve du climat.
collectif-eclaircies.notion.site/Going-for-Gree…

Going for green

The 2024 Paris Olympics promises to be the most sustainable yet.

But does its climate strategy deserve a medal and do its planned actions live up to this haughty pledge?

Find out in our new report. 👇

Is the Paris Olympics winning the race against the climate clock?

'Going for green', our latest report, analyses the climate strategy and plans of the 2024 Olympics and sets out a blueprint for a more sustainable future for the games.

carbonmarketwatch.org/2024/04/15/goi…

This evening, the European Parliament (European Parliament) will vote on the faulty Carbon Removals Certification Framework.

We urge MEPs to reject this problematic instrument in its current form and send it back to the drawing board.

More info: carbonmarketwatch.org/2024/02/20/crc…

Carbon Market Watch strongly condemns the decision of the Science Based Targets initiative's Board of Trustees that SBTi would recognise carbon credits as a way to “abate” scope 3 emissions.

This unscientific decision must be reversed.

carbonmarketwatch.org/2024/04/10/sci…