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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...
9 March 2017
Greenhouse gas emissions are a market failure. How might international trade rules respond? Renewable energy has a key role to play in mitigating climate change and guaranteeing long-term energy supply. Climate change and energy security concerns may compel governments to provide incentives for...
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,...
9 February 2017
The EU’s executive arm has proposed that the bloc continue limiting its coverage of aviation under its flagship carbon market to only intra-EU flights, along with taking on other steps that will support the implementation of a new global deal to offset aviation emissions. Last October, the...
2 February 2017
The European Union is showing strong signs that it will meet its 2020 renewable energy target, according to a new report by the bloc’s executive arm released on Wednesday 1 February. The 28-nation bloc’s targets for the end of the decade include a binding commitment to use 20 percent of energy from...