On Friday 17 July, the European Commission presented its proposal to revise the Emissions Trading System (ETS), the EU’s carbon market, which since 2005 has helped halve emissions from th...
This article is part of the thematic channel The Carbon Observer: subscribe to the newsletter Despite adverse political headwinds and a general global retraction from climate action and m...
When the World Resources Institute tasked American researcher Marx Trexler with overseeing the world’s first CO₂ offsetting project, carbon credits were seen as little more than a philanthro...
This article is part of the thematic channel The Carbon Observer: subscribe to the newsletter The question of whether transition credits constitute a viable tool for accelerating coal pha...
Phasing out fossil fuels is no longer just a political or economic choice—it is increasingly framed as a matter of survival. That was the central message emerging from the international confer...
Cities around the world emit far more methane than official inventories suggest. And rather than decreasing, emissions are rising. This is what emerges from a study published on 13 April in Pro...
“The central finding of this inaugural Scorecard is that none of the 18 companies assessed is currently ‘transition ready’, though two are emerging from the pack.” The new re...
The European Council was adjourned during the night of 19–20 March after a much broader debate than anticipated. What was supposed to be a summit on reviving competitiveness instead turned int...
The carbon market is experiencing a crisis of legitimacy. Years of inconsistency in standards, conflicts of interest between developers and certifiers, and inadequate MRV systems have eroded trust i...
On 4 and 5 March, Beijing has begun the Two Sessions, or Lianghui (两会), the key event in the Chinese political calendar, eagerly awaited this year for the official unveiling of the 15th Five-Yea...
From Brussels - As Europe revisits parts of its electrification transition for private cars, another segment risks slipping into the background: corporate fleets. Yet this is precisely whe...
This article is part of the thematic channel The Carbon Observer. Subscribe to the newsletter or update your preferences. Singapore has emerged as a leader in recent carbon diplomacy efforts under ...
This article is part of the thematic channel The Carbon Observer. Subscribe to the newsletter or update your preferences. The new GHG Protocol standard, Land Sector and Removals Standard, provides ...
"Today, the Trump administration repealed the endangerment finding: the ruling that served as the basis for limits on tailpipe emissions and power plant rules. Without it, we’ll be less safe, ...
This article is part of the thematic channel The Carbon Observer. Subscribe to the newsletter or update your preferences. Faced with the environmental, social and economic crises we are e...
Following months of delays and persistent political uncertainty, the European Commission is expected to present its proposal to revise the EU CO₂ standards for cars and vans on 16 December. The re...
For the first time, Europe will bury its carbon not beneath the sea, but under its own soil, heralding a new chapter in the continent’s fight against climate change. On 30 April 2025, the EU i...
Relatively little attention was paid in the Western media to the BRICS summit held in Kazan, Russia, in 2024. Within the course of that summit, the BRICS Partnership on Carbon Markets was launc...
The Net Zero Framework (NZF) is the International Maritime Organisation's (IMO) plan for decarbonising the maritime transport sector, aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 20-30% by 2020 and...
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano The cement industry is one of the most hard-to-abate industrial sectors in terms of decarbonisatio...