Articles about emissions trading
Category: Emissions Trading
What is a ‘mitigation outcome’?
The potential for carbon market development was included in the Paris Agreement, as Article 6, at the very last moment of the negotiations in December …
After San Francisco . . . .
In mid-September the climate change focused world turned its attention to San Francisco to attend, watch, listen and participate in the myriad of events surrounding …
The future is carbon trading
From time to time it is worth revisiting the rationale behind various initiatives, in part to better understand them but also to bring clarity to …
The Role of the EU Emissions Trading System
Over recent weeks, a number of media outlets have noted the launch of a new commission in Germany, officially known as the “Commission on Growth, …
After Bonn, is progress fast enough?
The Parties to the Paris Agreement spent the first two weeks of May in Bonn, discussing amongst other things, the so-called rule book of the …
Additionality and Article 6 of the Paris Agreement
As negotiators gather in Bonn for another round of discussions on implementation of the Paris Agreement, various detailed issues are surfacing. One, which pertains to …
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It’s all in the numbers
One of the noteworthy features of the 160+ nationally determined contributions (NDC) submitted to the UNFCCC following the adoption (and now ratification) of the Paris …
Carbon market developments in 2017
Looking back at my 2017 post on developments in 2016, it becomes clear that the past twelve months have been more consolidation than progress in terms …
Building a transition into Article 6
It would seem that transitions are all important at the moment and while many may be focussed on the latest ideas for Brexit, I am …
Putting the genie back
As I have posted in recent weeks, my complete book on climate change is now out, under the title ‘Putting the Genie Back: Solving the …
