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7 December 2017
International agencies and farm leaders have welcomed the decision to launch a work programme on climate and agriculture, which was endorsed by governments at the annual conference of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) three weeks ago in Bonn, Germany. Language in the preamble...
16 November 2017
European Union negotiators clinched a deal on Thursday 9 November on the reform of its Emissions Trading System (ETS) for the post-2020 period. The agreement outlines various measures aimed at strengthening the bloc’s flagship climate policy instrument, while supporting innovation and modernisation...
26 October 2017
The weeks ahead are set to see a flurry of activity in carbon markets, as EU negotiators attempt to finalise reforms to the bloc’s Emissions Trading System (ETS) for the post-2020 period, while new leadership in New Zealand has promised the prompt introduction of a “zero carbon act,” with...
29 May 2017
In this article, the authors argue that the pressing challenge in the ABPU region, comprising Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay, is neither the water nor carbon footprint generated by food exports. Rather, the main problem is how to tackle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions at the broad regional...
2 March 2017
Environment ministers from the European Union’s 28 member states met on Tuesday 28 February to discuss reforming the bloc’s flagship carbon market for the post-2020 period, agreeing on a “general approach” to upcoming negotiations just a few short weeks after the European Parliament approved its...
16 February 2017
The European Parliament voted on Wednesday 15 February in favour of reforming the bloc’s flagship carbon market, paving the way for negotiations with the other EU institutions on finalising those changes for the 2021-2030 period. Lawmakers signed off on the reform package with 379 votes in favour,...