EU carbon market expansion to raise diesel prices
Motorists set to pay an extra 50 cents a litre from 2031, estimates show
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French Greens risk extinction. That could benefit von der Leyen.
The environmental movement in France is bracing for an EU election debacle, according to the latest polls.
EU’s power sector emissions plummet as renewables surge
Brussels called the 15.5 percent reduction in 2023 a “record.”
Europe’s industrial decarbonisation at risk amid sharp drop in CO2 price
The sharp drop in the EU’s CO2 price, caused by high energy prices and political uncertainty, risks the carbon market’s credibility – and becomes an obstacle to the bloc’s industrial decarbonisation.
EU Commission wants captured CO2 to become ‘tradeable commodity’
A leaked European Commission paper on “industrial carbon management”, to be published on 6 February, lays the groundwork for captured carbon dioxide to be “recycled” in chemical processes or used as maritime and jet fuel, while accounting for non-emitt…
Europe is spending millions to trap carbon. Where will it go?
The EU is promising storage will eventually be available — but manufacturers in Europe’s poorer regions are worried it won’t be within reach.
Saving the world’s forests through carbon markets isn’t just ‘greenwashing’
The problems with forest carbon markets that have hit the front pages are very real. But they aren’t the full story.
Threat of higher fuel prices resurrects Yellow Vest fears
A recent analysis suggests that the EU’s carbon market for road transport and buildings (ETS 2) may see prices rise far above the €45 promised by the EU, provoking fears that protests against fuel price hikes will follow.
Why a European Central Carbon Bank would help stabilise EU climate policy
The establishment of a European Central Carbon Bank could prove especially beneficial to regulate prices on the EU carbon market. If placed in Central-Eastern Europe, it could be a strategically important factor in achieving Europe’s climate goals, arg…
How carbon pricing affects Europe’s decarbonisation
Reforms undertaken as part of the European Green Deal, including the recent update of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), are helping to accelerate the EU’s decarbonisation, write Gabriel Papeians and Stefan Feuchtinger.