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Carbon trading / pricing

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8/1/2025 Comment / Kavita Gandhi,Vinod Kesava

Why carbon taxes are the true catalyst for decarbonisation

In 2024, global CO₂ emissions from fossil fuel use were projected to increase by 0.8%, reaching a record 37.4 Gt. This trend highlights the need for more robust mechanisms to drive the transition to low-carbon technologies. The effectiveness of carbon credits in mitigating climate change has come under scrutiny in recent analyses by Science Based Targets Initiative, among others, suggesting they may not deliver the intended environmental benefits. Carbon taxes might be a better alternative, write Kavita Gandhi, Executive Director, Sustainable Energy Association of Singapore (SEAS) and Vinod Kesava, Chairman of Carbon Working Group, SEAS.

Carbon trading / pricing

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8/1/2025 Comment / Chris Hilson

Fossil fuel exporting countries – how to account for exported emissions

How are fossil fuel-exporting countries incentivised to cut emissions associated with their fuel exports? They are not, but they ought to be, argues Chris Hilson, Professor of Law at the University of Reading and Director of the Reading Centre for Climate and Justice, UK.

COP

John Kerry seated in row of delegates during COP27

16/11/2022 News

A wealth of announcements and deals at COP27

A plethora of announcements have been made since the ongoing COP27 Climate Summit opened on 6 November, including a new carbon trading scheme unveiled by the US government’s Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry.

Net zero / decarbonisation / energy transition

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24/7/2024 Comment / Nick Wayth

What if we imagined Planet Earth as one country?

In the second part of this three-part series on the energy transition, Energy Institute Chief Executive Nick Wayth CEng FEI considers the climate costs of the lack of unity in global energy policy, via a thought experiment.

Carbon capture, usage and storage

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30/10/2024 Comment / Antti Vihavainen

A critical crossroad: Carbon removal market and policy landscape

The key issue for finding a balance between carbon removal sources and sinks in the move towards net zero will be to establish an effective carbon removal market and policy landscape, explains Antti Vihavainen, CEO of carbon crediting platform Puro.earth.

Carbon trading / pricing

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EI Member only

21/2/2024 Feature / Jennifer Johnson

(Carbon) credits where credit is due

Are offsets a licence to pollute – or an effective economic incentive to cut carbon? Finance journalist Jennifer Johnson looks at the need for unambiguous certification schemes.

Carbon trading / pricing

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EI Member only

3/5/2023 Feature / Michelle Meineke

Carbon pricing in focus

With more options on the table for carbon pricing than ever, sustainability consultant Michelle Meineke asks if this choice will confuse or propel decarbonisation efforts later on.

Carbon trading / pricing

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EI Member only

6/7/2022 Feature / Piotr Konopka

Demystifying carbon pricing – how decarbonisation can help future-proof your business

The purpose of a business is to maximise profits and many corporations operating outside of carbon pricing mechanisms have neglected decarbonisation options due to their cost. However, over the long term, decarbonisation can save businesses money, as Piotr Konopka AMEI, Board Member of the EI Middle East and Senior Manager of Energy and Decarbonisation Programmes at a global shipping and logistics company, reports.

Carbon trading / pricing

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EI Member only

2/10/2024 Feature / Angela Hepworth

Advancing carbon removal: why BECCS methodology is having growing impact on CCUS globally

Earlier this year, leading bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) developers Drax and Stockholm Exergi released a methodology for BECCS-derived CO₂ removal (CDR) credits to ensure a high standard of integrity. Angela Hepworth, Commercial Director at Drax,* explores the methodology and how this development will positively impact the global CDR market.

Geopolitics

23/2/2022 News

Russia tensions risk Nord Stream 2 delay and Ukrainian transit cut

In the event of a potential military conflict in the Ukraine, Russian gas flows to Europe could be interrupted by a range of factors, according to the latest S&P Global Analytics spotlight report on year-ahead TTF (title transfer facility) prices.

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Search results:

Why carbon taxes are the true catalyst for decarbonisation

Fossil fuel exporting countries – how to account for exported emissions

A wealth of announcements and deals at COP27

What if we imagined Planet Earth as one country?

A critical crossroad: Carbon removal market and policy landscape

(Carbon) credits where credit is due

Carbon pricing in focus

Demystifying carbon pricing – how decarbonisation can help future-proof your business

Advancing carbon removal: why BECCS methodology is having growing impact on CCUS globally

Russia tensions risk Nord Stream 2 delay and Ukrainian transit cut