Many people call themselves #EU policy experts.

Here is a simple way of testing if they are - do they understand the difference between the European Council, the Council of the EU, and the Council of Europe?

Yes, all three are different institutions with distinct roles and

The government coalition in the German Bundestag backs the mechanism to set targets for 'technical sinks' for 2035, 2040, and 2045 in the Climate Law.
What's new compared to the BMWK proposal?
- Emphasis on LULUCF-based removals (in §3a/b)
- Provision for parliamentary approval

I'm on the train home after attending the latest meeting of the Expert Group on  #carbonremovals .

A quick reflection on where things stand.

The meeting offered many new insights and ample time for discussion. But plenty of unanswered questions remain.

It was great to hear that

.ECHR CEDH ruling in #KlimaSeniorinnen v #Switzerland case contains common misunderstanding that carbon neutrality (e.g. net-zero CO2 by 2050 in IPCC 1.5C pathways) equals climate neutrality (e.g. net-zero GHG by 2050 in national targets). But net-zero GHG is way more ambitious

The legislative proposal for the EU's 2040 climate target is expected only in 2026 (!)

That is considerably later than the stakeholders have been hoping for.

The Commission shared this timeline at the latest IETA event:
ieta.org/events/ieta-li…

And Carbon Pulse picked it up

More and more governments worldwide are choosing to develop an #EmissionsTrading System.

And the revenues raised by these systems keep increasing, highlights the ICAP Secretariat in their new flagship report.

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝘀

What I found interesting is the emergence of

Setting the record straight 👇

I'm looking forward to discussing the global #DirectAirCapture deployment at the webinar on 22 April.

We will dig into the challenges together with:

• Chris Sherwood from Negative Emissions Platform
• Jason Hochman from DAC Coalition
• Dr. Julius Wesche from NTNU
• Rodica Avornic from

Are corporate #Scope3 emissions really far greater than Scope 1 and Scope 2?

Excellent myth-busting by Michael Gillenwater from GHG Mgmt Institute.

I keep seeing the ‘Scope 3 is bigger’ claim used widely. Only yesterday, I read it in two different news articles.

As Michael points

'Given that the Net Zero Industry Act #NZIA and the STEP have fallen short of the expectations initially raised by the Commission, flanking #climatepolicy with #industrialpolicy is likely to be a key area of action for the next Commission.'

Check out the recent article on the EU’s #CarbonRemoval Certification Framework by Paul Zakkour and me in illuminem.

We explore the challenge of nesting #CDR activities in climate targets, and why this should be tackled sooner rather than later.

According to the

The issue with the EU’s #CarbonRemoval Certification Framework everyone has missed – the nesting challenge.

Paul Zakkour and I analyse the situation and clarify the problem in our new blog post.

According to the provisional agreement, all carbon removals generated under the

The issue with the EU’s #CarbonRemoval Certification Framework everyone has missed – the nesting challenge.

Paul Zakkour and I analyse the situation and clarify the problem in our new blog post.

According to the provisional agreement, all carbon removals generated under the

Until recently, the 'trilogue' negotiations were the main hurdle for EU climate legislation. The recent trend of stopping files at the last minute by rejecting ‘provisional agreements’ makes EU policymaking even less predictable - and the EP less relevant. #EUGreenDeal

If you have missed out on a heated discussion on the EU's #CarbonRemoval Certification Framework #CRCF , check out Paul Zakkour's post and the long list of comments it sparked.

linkedin.com/posts/paulzakk…

More on this topic from us very soon.

Stay tuned!

Much awaited news for the #CarbonRemoval and #CarbonCapture communities on carbon accounting.

The IPCC Chair Jim Skea confirmed:

'By the end of 2027, we should have a methodology report on carbon dioxide removal technologies and carbon capture utilization and storage