#climatepolicy — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #climatepolicy, aggregated by home.social.
-
Is this PM going to do something real on #ClimatePolicy other than just taking an axe to it or are these just more pretty words? I have my doubts and #MarkCarney has more than earned those doubts. #cdnpoli #EnergyTransition #ClimateChange
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:kx375dszrbvqtu7o4xxxmojn/post/3mlr2hmlke226
Freeform Freeformtv -
Leakage
Measuring and fixing methane leaks isn't rocket science. The technology and standards are known. The EU methane law asked only for the obvious: measure, document, reduce.
Now penalties are to be quietly suspended via internal guidelines – no parliament, no vote – during "supply crises".
Under pressure from the US and the fossil fuel industry.
"Energy security" as a blank cheque for inaction.
https://whbl.com/2026/05/06/european-commission-weighs-suspending-methane-fines-during-energy-emergencies-ft-reports
#Methane #ClimatePolicy #FossilFuels #EUGreenDeal #EnergyPolicy -
Leakage
Measuring and fixing methane leaks isn't rocket science. The technology and standards are known. The EU methane law asked only for the obvious: measure, document, reduce.
Now penalties are to be quietly suspended via internal guidelines – no parliament, no vote – during "supply crises".
Under pressure from the US and the fossil fuel industry.
"Energy security" as a blank cheque for inaction.
https://whbl.com/2026/05/06/european-commission-weighs-suspending-methane-fines-during-energy-emergencies-ft-reports
#Methane #ClimatePolicy #FossilFuels #EUGreenDeal #EnergyPolicy -
Leakage
Measuring and fixing methane leaks isn't rocket science. The technology and standards are known. The EU methane law asked only for the obvious: measure, document, reduce.
Now penalties are to be quietly suspended via internal guidelines – no parliament, no vote – during "supply crises".
Under pressure from the US and the fossil fuel industry.
"Energy security" as a blank cheque for inaction.
https://whbl.com/2026/05/06/european-commission-weighs-suspending-methane-fines-during-energy-emergencies-ft-reports
#Methane #ClimatePolicy #FossilFuels #EUGreenDeal #EnergyPolicy -
Leakage
Measuring and fixing methane leaks isn't rocket science. The technology and standards are known. The EU methane law asked only for the obvious: measure, document, reduce.
Now penalties are to be quietly suspended via internal guidelines – no parliament, no vote – during "supply crises".
Under pressure from the US and the fossil fuel industry.
"Energy security" as a blank cheque for inaction.
https://whbl.com/2026/05/06/european-commission-weighs-suspending-methane-fines-during-energy-emergencies-ft-reports
#Methane #ClimatePolicy #FossilFuels #EUGreenDeal #EnergyPolicy -
The Promise and Peril of Ocean Carbon Removal
#ClimateChange #Ocean #CarbonRemoval #CDR #Science #Geoengineering #OceanHealth #GlobalWarming #NetZero #Sustainability #Environment #ClimatePolicy #Greenwashing #Emissions #Biodiversity #MarineEcosystems
https://the-14.com/the-promise-and-peril-of-ocean-carbon-removal/ -
The Promise and Peril of Ocean Carbon Removal
#ClimateChange #Ocean #CarbonRemoval #CDR #Science #Geoengineering #OceanHealth #GlobalWarming #NetZero #Sustainability #Environment #ClimatePolicy #Greenwashing #Emissions #Biodiversity #MarineEcosystems
https://the-14.com/the-promise-and-peril-of-ocean-carbon-removal/ -
The Promise and Peril of Ocean Carbon Removal
#ClimateChange #Ocean #CarbonRemoval #CDR #Science #Geoengineering #OceanHealth #GlobalWarming #NetZero #Sustainability #Environment #ClimatePolicy #Greenwashing #Emissions #Biodiversity #MarineEcosystems
https://the-14.com/the-promise-and-peril-of-ocean-carbon-removal/ -
The Promise and Peril of Ocean Carbon Removal
#ClimateChange #Ocean #CarbonRemoval #CDR #Science #Geoengineering #OceanHealth #GlobalWarming #NetZero #Sustainability #Environment #ClimatePolicy #Greenwashing #Emissions #Biodiversity #MarineEcosystems
https://the-14.com/the-promise-and-peril-of-ocean-carbon-removal/ -
The Promise and Peril of Ocean Carbon Removal
#ClimateChange #Ocean #CarbonRemoval #CDR #Science #Geoengineering #OceanHealth #GlobalWarming #NetZero #Sustainability #Environment #ClimatePolicy #Greenwashing #Emissions #Biodiversity #MarineEcosystems
https://the-14.com/the-promise-and-peril-of-ocean-carbon-removal/ -
To enrich or not to enrich nuclear fuel: Canada’s dilemma
#Canada #Saskatchewan #Ontario #NuclearEnergy #SMR #Uranium #EnergySecurity #Geopolitics #Trade #ClimatePolicy #CleanEnergy #Mining #Tech #GlobalPolitics #Environment #Energy #Innovation #Science
https://the-14.com/to-enrich-or-not-to-enrich-nuclear-fuel-canadas-dilemma/ -
Something Is Brewing in the #Pacific That Nobody in Washington Wants to Talk About
A super #ElNiño is forming in the same week federal #climatepolicy is being dismantled. The atmosphere doesn't care about the politics.
https://open.substack.com/pub/chrisgloninger/p/something-is-brewing-in-the-pacific?
-
Why Sweden’s ban on fossil fuel production matters, despite not producing any itself – new research
#Sweden #ClimateChange #Environment #EnergyTransition #EU #FossilFuels #ClimatePolicy #Renewables #NetZero #Sustainability #GreenEnergy #Decarbonization
https://the-14.com/why-swedens-ban-on-fossil-fuel-production-matters-despite-not-producing-any-itself-new-research/ -
Accountancy is the distraction international climate institutions pursue. They err because reducing emissions would imply devaluing the fossil fuel assets of powerful actors. 🧵 #carbon #carbonPricing #fossilFuels #carbonCredits #offsets #industrialPolicy #climatePolicy #economy #policySky
-
Accountancy is the distraction international climate institutions pursue. They err because reducing emissions would imply devaluing the fossil fuel assets of powerful actors. 🧵
#assets #assetStranding #carbonPricing #fossilFuels #carbonCredits #offsets #industrialPolicy #climatePolicy #economy #windfallProfits #carbon
-
"The cause of climate change is the extraction and combustion of fossil fuels. But instead of focusing on the fundamental root cause, we’ve been focused on the interim product, emissions.
"But what I show in the book is that managing tons is an extremely narrow and technical understanding of the problem of climate change."Jessica Green: https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/03/the-big-flaw-in-climate-policy-were-trying-to-solve-the-wrong-problem/
#assets #carbonPricing #fossilFuels #carbonCredits #offsets #industrialPolicy #climatePolicy #economy #windfallProfits
-
Thursday, April 23, 2026
Wishful thinking: Ukraine rubbishes Russia's latest Luhansk Oblast claim -- Climate policy becomes new front in Ukraine-EU economic tensions -- Russia’s war won’t end soon, Dmytro Kuleba says -- Greatest threat as Russia arms for large-scale war, Germany unveils plan to build Europe's strongest army ... and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/04/thursday-april-23-2026/
-
EU CBAM faces WTO challenge: developing nations fear protectionism, trade hit
WTO Scrutiny Over EU’s CBAM The World Trade Organization’s recent Ministerial Conference in Yaoundé became a battleground for…
#Economy #Aluminiumexports #CarbonBorderAdjustmentMechanism #Chinatrade #ClimatePolicy #EconomyofEU #EconomyoftheEU #EUCBAM #EUeconomy #Europe #GATT #indiatrade #Non-discriminationprinciple #Protectionism #steelexports #tradedispute #WTO #WTOMC14
https://www.europesays.com/2903454/ -
https://www.europesays.com/africa/174178/ How Sovereign Markets Could Lead the World #ACMI #Africa #AfricanEconomies #CarbonCredits #CarbonMarkets #CarbonRemoval #ClimateFinance #ClimatePolicy #EnvironmentalInvestment #GreenJobs #NatureBasedSolutions #NetZero #reforestation #SovereignCarbonCredits #SustainableDevelopment
-
Can Carbon Credits Clean Up Big Tech’s AI-Fueled Emissions Surge?
As multiple large-scale data centres are developed around the globe, Big Tech is investing heavily in a range…
#NewsBeep #News #Environment #AI #bigtech #carboncredits #climatepolicy #datacenters #Emissions #environment #greenwashing #Microsoft #netzero #renewableenergy #Science #UK #UnitedKingdom
https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/488579/ -
Can Carbon Credits Clean Up Big Tech’s AI-Fueled Emissions Surge?
As multiple large-scale data centres are developed around the globe, Big Tech is investing heavily in a range…
#NewsBeep #News #Environment #AI #AU #Australia #BigTech #carboncredits #climatepolicy #DataCenters #emissions #Greenwashing #Microsoft #netzero #RENEWABLEENERGY #Science
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/555982/ -
EU Carbon Border Tax and Chemical Rules Take Effect in 2026 https://www.byteseu.com/1682811/ #CarbonBorderAdjustmentMechanism #CBAM #ChemicalIndustry #Chemicals #ClimatePolicy #Europe #EuropeanUnion #GreenDeal #InternationalTrade #MexicoExports #RegulatoryCompliance
-
We analysed 73,000 articles and found the UK media is divorcing ‘climate change’ from net zero
#Environment #ClimateChange #NetZero #UK #Politics #MediaAnalysis #Journalism #ClimatePolicy #PublicOpinion #EnergyPolicy #ClimateCommunication #Research #The14
https://the-14.com/we-analysed-73000-articles-and-found-the-uk-media-is-divorcing-climate-change-from-net-zero/ -
Climate misinformation is becoming a national security threat. Canada isn’t ready for it
#Canada #ClimateCrisis #Misinformation #NationalSecurity #Wildfires #EmergencyManagement #PublicSafety #Wildfires #ClimateChange #ClimatePolicy #Disinformation #The14
https://the-14.com/climate-misinformation-is-becoming-a-national-security-threat-canada-isnt-ready-for-it/ -
(continued)
Even during the dying days of the 2009 Turnbull era, #Coalition #ClimatePolicy extended as far as tepid support for the deeply flawed Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme introduced by #KevinRudd and his #ALP government.
Rudd's #CPRS had a 2050 emissions target of a measly 60% reduction from 2005 levels, had no mechanism for increasing ambition, grandfathered in a generous gift of pollution certificates to the worst polluters, and did nothing about Australia's massive and rapidly growing #DirtyEnergy exports (Australia's worst climate crime, dwarfing domestic emissions—a grand atrocity yet to be addressed in earnest by either side of the duopoly).
But the CPRS was nonetheless a climate policy with mechanisms that might have actually reduced Australia's domestic emissions over time, something the Coalition have never embraced in the almost-sixteen years since then.
Dropping the #NetZero2050 fig leaf is on brand.
(NB Once Abbott rolled Turnbull, PM Rudd could have easily passed his signature legislation if he had been at all willing to negotiate with the Greens under #BobBrown, who would have voted for the CPRS as literally better-than-nothing, with just one or two small tweaks—tweaks later conceded by #JuliaGillard in minority government. But Rudd wouldn't even talk to Brown.)
-
(continued)
Even during the dying days of the 2009 Turnbull era, #Coalition #ClimatePolicy extended as far as tepid support for the deeply flawed Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme introduced by #KevinRudd and his #ALP government.
Rudd's #CPRS had a 2050 emissions target of a measly 60% reduction from 2005 levels, had no mechanism for increasing ambition, grandfathered in a generous gift of pollution certificates to the worst polluters, and did nothing about Australia's massive and rapidly growing #DirtyEnergy exports (Australia's worst climate crime, dwarfing domestic emissions—a grand atrocity yet to be addressed in earnest by either side of the duopoly).
But the CPRS was nonetheless a climate policy with mechanisms that might have actually reduced Australia's domestic emissions over time, something the Coalition have never embraced in the almost-sixteen years since then.
Dropping the #NetZero2050 fig leaf is on brand.
(NB Once Abbott rolled Turnbull, PM Rudd could have easily passed his signature legislation if he had been at all willing to negotiate with the Greens under #BobBrown, who would have voted for the CPRS as literally better-than-nothing, with just one or two small tweaks—tweaks later conceded by #JuliaGillard in minority government. But Rudd wouldn't even talk to Brown.)
-
(continued)
Even during the dying days of the 2009 Turnbull era, #Coalition #ClimatePolicy extended as far as tepid support for the deeply flawed Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme introduced by #KevinRudd and his #ALP government.
Rudd's #CPRS had a 2050 emissions target of a measly 60% reduction from 2005 levels, had no mechanism for increasing ambition, grandfathered in a generous gift of pollution certificates to the worst polluters, and did nothing about Australia's massive and rapidly growing #DirtyEnergy exports (Australia's worst climate crime, dwarfing domestic emissions—a grand atrocity yet to be addressed in earnest by either side of the duopoly).
But the CPRS was nonetheless a climate policy with mechanisms that might have actually reduced Australia's domestic emissions over time, something the Coalition have never embraced in the almost-sixteen years since then.
Dropping the #NetZero2050 fig leaf is on brand.
(NB Once Abbott rolled Turnbull, PM Rudd could have easily passed his signature legislation if he had been at all willing to negotiate with the Greens under #BobBrown, who would have voted for the CPRS as literally better-than-nothing, with just one or two small tweaks—tweaks later conceded by #JuliaGillard in minority government. But Rudd wouldn't even talk to Brown.)
-
(continued)
Even during the dying days of the 2009 Turnbull era, #Coalition #ClimatePolicy extended as far as tepid support for the deeply flawed Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme introduced by #KevinRudd and his #ALP government.
Rudd's #CPRS had a 2050 emissions target of a measly 60% reduction from 2005 levels, had no mechanism for increasing ambition, grandfathered in a generous gift of pollution certificates to the worst polluters, and did nothing about Australia's massive and rapidly growing #DirtyEnergy exports (Australia's worst climate crime, dwarfing domestic emissions—a grand atrocity yet to be addressed in earnest by either side of the duopoly).
But the CPRS was nonetheless a climate policy with mechanisms that might have actually reduced Australia's domestic emissions over time, something the Coalition have never embraced in the almost-sixteen years since then.
Dropping the #NetZero2050 fig leaf is on brand.
(NB Once Abbott rolled Turnbull, PM Rudd could have easily passed his signature legislation if he had been at all willing to negotiate with the Greens under #BobBrown, who would have voted for the CPRS as literally better-than-nothing, with just one or two small tweaks—tweaks later conceded by #JuliaGillard in minority government. But Rudd wouldn't even talk to Brown.)
-
(continued)
Even during the dying days of the 2009 Turnbull era, #Coalition #ClimatePolicy extended as far as tepid support for the deeply flawed Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme introduced by #KevinRudd and his #ALP government.
Rudd's #CPRS had a 2050 emissions target of a measly 60% reduction from 2005 levels, had no mechanism for increasing ambition, grandfathered in a generous gift of pollution certificates to the worst polluters, and did nothing about Australia's massive and rapidly growing #DirtyEnergy exports (Australia's worst climate crime, dwarfing domestic emissions—a grand atrocity yet to be addressed in earnest by either side of the duopoly).
But the CPRS was nonetheless a climate policy with mechanisms that might have actually reduced Australia's domestic emissions over time, something the Coalition have never embraced in the almost-sixteen years since then.
Dropping the #NetZero2050 fig leaf is on brand.
(NB Once Abbott rolled Turnbull, PM Rudd could have easily passed his signature legislation if he had been at all willing to negotiate with the Greens under #BobBrown, who would have voted for the CPRS as literally better-than-nothing, with just one or two small tweaks—tweaks later conceded by #JuliaGillard in minority government. But Rudd wouldn't even talk to Brown.)
-
Belize aims to implement carbon markets and climate change regulations to combat environmental challenges. #climatechange #climatesolutions #climate #CarbonMarkets #ClimatePolicy #ClimateAction #Sustainability #ClimateAdaptation
https://carbon-pulse.com/439565/ -
EU advisors propose turning CO2 into a tradeable commodity in new blueprint. #climatechange #climatesolutions #climate #CarbonMarkets #CarbonDioxide #ClimatePolicy #ClimateFinance #Decarbonization
https://carbon-pulse.com/439302/ -
South Korea to overhaul its Ministry of Environment, establishing the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment to strengthen climate policy and energy transition efforts.
#YonhapInfomax #MinistryOfEnvironment #ClimatePolicy #EnergyTransition #SouthKorea #GovernmentReform #Economics #FinancialMarkets #Banking #Securities #Bonds #StockMarket
https://en.infomaxai.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=80526 -
South Korea to overhaul its Ministry of Environment, establishing the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment to strengthen climate policy and energy transition efforts.
#YonhapInfomax #MinistryOfEnvironment #ClimatePolicy #EnergyTransition #SouthKorea #GovernmentReform #Economics #FinancialMarkets #Banking #Securities #Bonds #StockMarket
https://en.infomaxai.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=80526 -
South Korea to overhaul its Ministry of Environment, establishing the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment to strengthen climate policy and energy transition efforts.
#YonhapInfomax #MinistryOfEnvironment #ClimatePolicy #EnergyTransition #SouthKorea #GovernmentReform #Economics #FinancialMarkets #Banking #Securities #Bonds #StockMarket
https://en.infomaxai.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=80526 -
South Korea to overhaul its Ministry of Environment, establishing the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment to strengthen climate policy and energy transition efforts.
#YonhapInfomax #MinistryOfEnvironment #ClimatePolicy #EnergyTransition #SouthKorea #GovernmentReform #Economics #FinancialMarkets #Banking #Securities #Bonds #StockMarket
https://en.infomaxai.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=80526 -
🚀 Upcoming online event: Carbon Pricing Hub - 18 June, 14:30 CET. Let’s talk about aligning the EU ETS with the EU’s 2040 climate target. With experts from Oeko-Institut, Carbon Market Watch, DG CLIMA, Stegra Steel & more.
📅 Featuring insights from a new report on policy recommendations for ETS1 & ETS2.
📅 Sign up here: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/RY6KCJ9tSbmfIC7UQkNaSQ#/registration -
“A tidal farm featuring the world’s most powerful underwater turbines is being built off the coast of Normandy after winning EU funding.
The NH1 tidal project from Normandie Hydroliennes will use four turbines to turn the Raz Blanchard tidal flow - Europe’s strongest tidal stream - into a source of renewable energy.”
#Climate #Energy #Renewables #Innovation #EU #France #Europe #EUETS #ClimatePolicy #EnergyPolicy #Normandie #Climat #Energie #ClimateSolutions
-
Keir Starmer wants to link UK and EU Emissions Trading Systems (and avoid the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism), says FT.
The FT says most EU countries are open to this, but would require dynamic alignment with EU Law and financial contributions.
Disclaimer: I work on the EU ETS, have zero influence or further insight on the highly political negotiations, and couldn’t comment if I had.
https://www.ft.com/content/f03d0e82-4527-4a2e-8df8-e744f6238952
-
ECB report on investment needs for climate policy.
Political message seems to be that EU needs a financing solution once RRF(*) runs out and needs to be repaid.
(*) post Covid recovery and resilience facility
The report is for specialists, I don’t have a hot take, will take some time to digest.
https://www.ecb.europa.eu/pub/pdf/scpops/ecb.op367~16f0cba571.en.pdf
#ECB #Finance #Climate #ClimatePolicy #Energy #EnergyPolicy #investment #EU #Europe #RRF
-
“It seems clear that the end is in sight for coal power in the OECD”
-
Renewable Electricity is the great news. By 1H 2024 it was providing over half of EU electricity needs!
Wind and solar electricity are now bigger than fossil!
Nuclear and hydro were also up.
Fossil electricity down nearly 20% from 2022-2023.
Total electricity generation only down 2%
#Climate #EU #Emissions #Europe #EUETS #ClimatePolicy #Renewables #Energy
-
Renewable Electricity is the great news. By 1H 2024 it was providing over half of EU electricity needs!
Wind and solar electricity are now bigger than fossil!
Nuclear and hydro were also up.
Fossil electricity down nearly 20% from 2022-2023.
Total electricity generation only down 2%
#Climate #EU #Emissions #Europe #EUETS #ClimatePolicy #Renewables #Energy
-
Emissions under the EU Emissions Trading System drop by an incredible 16.7% from 2022 and 2023;
Most of it is good news, due to good things, but not quite all
Disclaimer: colleagues
#Climate #EU #Emissions #Europe #EUETS #ClimatePolicy #Renewables #Energy
-
Emissions under the EU Emissions Trading System drop by an incredible 16.7% from 2022 and 2023;
Most of it is good news, due to good things, but not quite all
Disclaimer: colleagues
#Climate #EU #Emissions #Europe #EUETS #ClimatePolicy #Renewables #Energy
-
Australia is ready to capitalise on Donald Trump’s plans to cut green energy funding in the US, aiming to attract billions in private investment. PM Anthony Albanese is in South America, pitching Australia as a safe, reliable destination for climate-conscious investors amid uncertainty in the US.
#climateaction #greenenergy #sustainableinvestment #australiainvestment #anthonyalbanese #climatepolicy #renewableenergy #globalinvestment #australia
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-15/apec-climate-donald-trump-albanese/104603996 -
Australia is ready to capitalise on Donald Trump’s plans to cut green energy funding in the US, aiming to attract billions in private investment. PM Anthony Albanese is in South America, pitching Australia as a safe, reliable destination for climate-conscious investors amid uncertainty in the US.
#climateaction #greenenergy #sustainableinvestment #australiainvestment #anthonyalbanese #climatepolicy #renewableenergy #globalinvestment #australia
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-15/apec-climate-donald-trump-albanese/104603996 -
Australia is ready to capitalise on Donald Trump’s plans to cut green energy funding in the US, aiming to attract billions in private investment. PM Anthony Albanese is in South America, pitching Australia as a safe, reliable destination for climate-conscious investors amid uncertainty in the US.
#climateaction #greenenergy #sustainableinvestment #australiainvestment #anthonyalbanese #climatepolicy #renewableenergy #globalinvestment #australia
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-15/apec-climate-donald-trump-albanese/104603996 -
Australia is ready to capitalise on Donald Trump’s plans to cut green energy funding in the US, aiming to attract billions in private investment. PM Anthony Albanese is in South America, pitching Australia as a safe, reliable destination for climate-conscious investors amid uncertainty in the US.
#climateaction #greenenergy #sustainableinvestment #australiainvestment #anthonyalbanese #climatepolicy #renewableenergy #globalinvestment #australia
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-15/apec-climate-donald-trump-albanese/104603996 -
Australia is ready to capitalise on Donald Trump’s plans to cut green energy funding in the US, aiming to attract billions in private investment. PM Anthony Albanese is in South America, pitching Australia as a safe, reliable destination for climate-conscious investors amid uncertainty in the US.
#climateaction #greenenergy #sustainableinvestment #australiainvestment #anthonyalbanese #climatepolicy #renewableenergy #globalinvestment #australia
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-15/apec-climate-donald-trump-albanese/104603996 -
Heads up, Calgarians, there's an event on Sept 21st you may want to be aware of:
"Rufo, the keynote speaker, is advertised as being “a prominent figure in the fight against critical race theory in American institutions.” "
#Koch #Meta #chrisrufo #abpoli #UCalgary #BarryCooper #ClimateChange #climatePolicy #CanadaStrongandFreeNetwork