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Clean Shipping Coalition @cleanshipping.bsky.social · 9d

NGOs Slam UN Shipping Body @imohq.bsky.social Deferral of Plan to Cut Climate Pollution
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NGOs Slam UN Shipping Body Deferral of Plan to Cut Climate Pollution

As a special meeting of the International Maritime Organization’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (IMO, MEPC/ES.2) closes in London, the Clean Shipping Coalition (CSC) expressed its huge disap...

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Carbon Market Watch @carbonmarketwatch.bsky.social · 11d

🚢 The International Maritime Organisation is due to vote this week on its Net-Zero Framework. While the NZF is faulty, it is a necessary first port of call

🔎 Drawing on insights from our forthcoming study, we explain what is at stake and what needs to be done

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Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe @caneurope.org · 11d

🇪🇺 Ahead of next week’s #EUCO, the Coalition for Higher Ambition calls on EU leaders to back a science-based 2040 target of at least 90% net emission cuts.

🔥 The cost of inaction is skyrocketing, but ambition pays off!

📄 Read the full statement 👉 caneurope.org/hac-letter-o...

#COP30 #EU2040

Statement from the Coalition for Higher Ambition urging to support an ambitious EU 2040 domestic emission reduction target ahead of COP30 - CAN Europe

Members of the Coalition for Higher Ambition have written to EU Heads of State and Government to ask for support a domestic 2040 net emission reduction target of at least 90%.

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Carbon Market Watch @carbonmarketwatch.bsky.social · 20d

Diamonds and coal are both made of carbon but are not equivalent. Neither are carbon emissions and carbon removals.

That is why we need to move beyond the ‘like-for-like’ principle used to justify offsetting.

In this article, CMW's Daniel Orth explains why. carbonmarketwatch.org/2025/10/03/c...

Why carbon removal policies must go beyond unrefined like-for-like approaches - Carbon Market Watch

A false equivalence is too often made between carbon emissions and the removals that may balance them. Mistaken ‘like for like’ thinking undermines the integrity of climate policies.

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Carbon Market Watch @carbonmarketwatch.bsky.social · Sep 26

🚨 Join us next Monday to discover how carbon market projects affect the Maasai people❗

Join us to hear Maasai representatives share their experiences of the harmful impact of the soil carbon business in Tanzania and the positive alternatives offered by indigenous knowledge.

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Carbon Market Watch @carbonmarketwatch.bsky.social · Sep 22

🚨 SAVE YOUR PLACE to discover how carbon market projects affect the Maasai people❗

Join us to hear Maasai representatives share their experiences of the harmful impact of the soil carbon business in Tanzania and the positive alternatives offered by indigenous knowledge.

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Carbon Market Watch @carbonmarketwatch.bsky.social · Sep 18

How do carbon market projects affect the Maasai people?

Join us to hear Maasai representatives share their experiences of the harmful impact of the soil carbon business in Tanzania and the positive alternatives offered by indigenous knowledge.

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Carbon Market Watch @carbonmarketwatch.bsky.social · Sep 15

At today’s ETS Talk our panelists Viktoria Noka, Rebeka Hengalová and Michał Wojtyło discussed the findings of a new Oeko-Institut report examining a case study of the social impacts of the policy in Czechia, Bulgaria and Poland.

Check out the report here: life-effect.org/project/peop...

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WWF EU @wwf.eu · Sep 11

🚨Most of Europe’s steel is made with coal

😷The cost? Communities choking on pollution, people facing higher disease risks, and lives cut short.

🚗Carmakers rely on this steel. But they can also drive change by demanding green steel

Learn more 👇
leadthecharge.org/steel/?_orde...
#GreenSteel #IAA25

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Carbon Market Watch @carbonmarketwatch.bsky.social · Sep 3

Join us on 15 September 2025 at 2pm (CEST) for an ETS Talk event, examining the impact of the new EU Emissions Trading System for road transport and buildings (ETS2) on households in central and eastern Europe.

For further details, and to register: carbonmarketwatch.org/events/ets-t...

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Clean Energy Wire | CLEW @cleanenergywire.bsky.social · Aug 26

Apple Watch not a 'CO2-neutral product', German court finds

Claim unfounded and in violation of German competition law, according to statement from regional court in Frankfurt

Apple Watch not a 'CO2-neutral product', German court finds

Apple can no longer advertise its Apple Watch as a "CO2-neutral product" in Germany, following a court ruling on Tuesday that sided with environmentalists in finding that the U.S. tech company had misled consumers.

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Claire Dupont @cladupont.bsky.social · Aug 18

Please do repost this message to reach more people, for an ongoing project.

I hope to speak to/hear from #climate and #democracy #researchers who are willing to discuss/reflect on how they navigate their research topics in times of climate breakdown and democratic #backsliding. Please reach out!

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Carbon Market Watch @carbonmarketwatch.bsky.social · Jul 22

Will you be the next colleague to join our team?

We are looking for two new members to join Carbon Market Watch:

- Policy Officer on aviation & shipping (until 15Aug)
- Operations Support Assistant (until 22Aug)

✍ Find out full information and the application forms at carbonmarketwatch.org/jobs/

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Carbon Market Watch @carbonmarketwatch.bsky.social · Jul 11

🚗💨 Curious how the automotive industry is addressing its climate impact?

If so, we’ve got you covered.

CMW’s Benja Faecks takes you through the latest edition of the Corporate Climate Responsibility Monitor in the video 👇

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The climate strategies of the automotive industry

YouTube video by Carbon Market Watch

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Carbon Market Watch @carbonmarketwatch.bsky.social · Jul 10

More about the #CCRM methodology▶️ youtu.be/iypUTC390-U @newclimate.bsky.social

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Sam Van den plas @samvdp.bsky.social · Jul 4

Thanks for that reminder and "much pain, little gain" still applies today. I fear soon we'll need to start debating export rebates for downstream products... ;-/

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Carbon Market Watch @carbonmarketwatch.bsky.social · Jul 2

EU Climate Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra outlined the EU's 2040 climate target plans.

The announced flexiblities run contrary to the science outlined by the EU's own scientific advisory body and civil society.

Our reaction: carbonmarketwatch.org/2025/07/02/w...

#ClimateAction

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Sam Van den plas @samvdp.bsky.social · Jul 2

Response to the announced EU 2040 climate target by @carbonmarketwatch.bsky.social

#EU2040 #climate

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Carbon Market Watch @carbonmarketwatch.bsky.social · Jul 1

🚨 €86bn at risk. Most EU countries missed the deadline to submit their Social Climate Plans - roadmaps that are key to protecting low-income households from the EU’s carbon price in 2027

Check out our full response here: carbonmarketwatch.org/2025/07/01/e...

€86 billion in limbo: EU countries miss key deadline to protect their most vulnerable - Carbon Market Watch

NGOs are concerned that measures outlined in NSCPs will be insufficient to protect those most vulnerable to ETS2 prices. National governments must prioritise completing their plans as soon as possible...

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ECOS @ecos.ngo · Jun 23

📣 Don’t scrap Green Claims Directive, NGOs ECOS, @carbonmarketwatch.bsky.social, @clienteartheur.bsky.social & @eeb.org say.

EU consumers need a strong Directive to deter false claims, but concerning reports suggest the proposal is in jeopardy.

Joint press release 👇
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Don’t scrap Green Claims Directive, NGOs say - ECOS

European consumers need a strong Green Claims Directive to deter false claims, say environmental groups.

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Carbon Market Watch @carbonmarketwatch.bsky.social · Jun 18

The EU Emissions Trading System is vital for the European Union’s 2040 climate target. Watering the EU ETS down with international carbon credits or carbon removals will prove fatal.

This is the conclusion of our latest study with
@oekoinstitut.bsky.social

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Carbon Market Watch @carbonmarketwatch.bsky.social · Jun 18

Watering down the EU Emissions Trading System with international carbon credits or carbon removals will prove fatal, as revealed at today's Carbon Pricing Hub, which showcased the findings of the study 'The EU ETS and the 2040 Climate Target'.

💻 Stay tuned to watch the recording at life-effect.org

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Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe @caneurope.org · Jun 13

📉 International offsets are not a substitute for real climate action!

📚 Scientists say AT LEAST 90–95% DOMESTIC cuts needed and beneficial

⏳ It's time to act with urgency and integrity!

Read more: caneurope.org/dont-outsour...

#EU2040 #ClimateScience

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Öko-Institut @oekoinstitut.bsky.social · Jun 12

Join the #CarbonPricingHub on 18 June @ 14:30 CET! We’ll dive into how ETS1 & ETS2 can support the EU’s 2040 climate goal – with a fresh report by Oeko-Institut & @carbonmarketwatch.bsky.social. Panel includes @euclimateaction.bsky.social, Stegra Steel & more. Register: zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe @caneurope.org · Jun 11

🌍 We've joined a broad coalition of to call on EU leaders to not outsource climate action in the #2040Target

🛑 International offsets = weaker ambition, slower transition & loss of credibility

✅ The EU must lead with real, domestic reductions!

Read more: caneurope.org/dont-outsour...

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