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EU leaders secure provisional deal on pioneering Carbon Removals Certification Framework
Brussels – Today, the EU Institutions reached a provisional political agreement on a regulation establishing a Union certification framework for carbon removals and soil emission reductions, one of the final pieces of this term’s European Green Deal agenda. This voluntary EU-wide initiative is designed to validate carbon removals, carbon farming…
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A first look at the EU Industrial Carbon Management Strategy
The European Commission recently launched the Industrial Carbon Management Strategy, reflecting Europe’s growing focus on carbon capture, removal, use, and storage. This follows a call from European NGOs for an EU carbon capture and storage strategy in 2022, and the report “A Vision for Carbon Capture, Utilisation, and Storage in…
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The road to COP29: Finance, geopolitical uncertainty, and the need for a new global paradigm
Ahead of COP29 in Azerbaijan, countries and regions will need to mobilize new planning processes and financing for climate action.
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A guide to monitoring and quantifying methane emissions from the waste sector
The waste sector is responsible for roughly 20% of anthropogenic methane emissions.
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Environmental Protection Agency finalizes important update to the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for particulate matter
EPA is required to review the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) periodically under the Clean Air Act.
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Net Zero Industry Act: A crucial step forward for industrial decarbonisation in Europe
Brussels – The EU institutions reached an agreement today on the Net Zero Industry Act, providing an important framework for an options-based strategy to support industrial decarbonisation in the European Union. The NZIA was proposed at an important time for option-based climate policy in Europe. The EU is not on track…
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EU pushes forward climate action in Europe with Industrial Carbon Management Strategy
Brussels — Clean Air Task Force (CATF) welcomes the European Commission’s Industrial Carbon Management Strategy (ICMS) to enable the development and scale-up of carbon capture, removal, use, and storage technologies across the European Union. “The Industrial Carbon Management Strategy is a huge step forward for EU climate action,” said Eadbhard…
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New 2040 EU Climate Targets provide a wish list, but no blueprint for action
Brussels – Today, the European Commission put forth a non-binding Communication on the EU’s climate targets for 2040. “The communication signals a strong reaffirmation of climate ambition, yet it lacks technology-inclusive and politically viable action plans that ensure these ambitions are attainable, securing economic and energy stability while achieving emissions…
