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Designing a €100bn Industrial Decarbonisation Bank to Deliver Operating Projects
Key Recommendations The Industrial Decarbonisation Bank will be essential to enabling industrial decarbonisation at scale, but it must be designed to convert funding commitments into operating projects. CATF recommends that the IDB is designed as a coordinated system: competitive carbon contracts for difference (CCfDs), project development support, and targeted support…
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EU can reduce risk of international credit shortfalls through centralised purchasing and early planning, find CONCITO and CATF
Under the EU’s revised Climate Law, the bloc can meet up to 5% of its 2040 climate target from 2036 with international carbon credits purchased under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. A new joint analysis from CONCITO and Clean Air Task Force provides recommendations for the European Commission’s forthcoming legal framework, identifying strategies…
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More than a buyer: Key features for centralised purchasing of international credits in the EU
Executive Summary The revised European Climate Law sets a 2040 climate target of 90% net reduction in greenhouse gas emissions relative to 1990 levels, with up to 5% to be met through the limited use of high-quality international credits under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement from 2036 to 2040….
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Strengthening the EU Emissions Trading System
Executive Summary Beginning in mid-2026, the European Union (EU) will undertake a decisive review of its Emissions Trading System (ETS), the bloc’s flagship carbon pricing instrument and one of its most effective tools for delivering cost-efficient emissions reductions. As the EU moves toward its 2040 climate target, this review represents…
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Joint Letter: Organisations Urge European Commission to Implement Strong Article 23 Penalty Regimes Under the EU Net-Zero Industry Act
Clean Air Task Force joined 28 organisations in a joint letter to President Ursula von der Leyen, urging the European Commission to hold the line against attempts to weaken, reopen, or postpone Chapter V of the EU Methane Regulation at this week’s Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council.
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The next chapter for Europe’s electricity grids: What the Council’s general approach gets right – and what it still needs
A decisive moment for Europe’s electricity grids To deliver affordable, reliable, and clean electricity, enable electrification and reduce imported fuel dependency, Europe will need to strategically expand its transmission grids. This is the objective of the European Commission´s Grid Package, presented in December 2025, which consist of a proposal to…
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The EU ETS review must turn aviation ambition into deployment
One of the major climate and competitiveness debates of the year is the reform of the EU’s carbon pricing instrument, the Emissions Trading System (ETS). In aviation, much of the discussion has centred on a single question: should international flights be brought into the system. That debate matters, but it risks overshadowing another fundamental issue: Can the EU actually…
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Joint Letter: Organisations Urge European Commission to Hold the Line Against Attempts to Weaken the EU Methane Regulation
Clean Air Task Force joined 28 organisations in a joint letter to President Ursula von der Leyen, urging the European Commission to hold the line against attempts to weaken, reopen, or postpone Chapter V of the EU Methane Regulation at this week’s Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council.
