EU court rules companies received too many free allowances
The EU Court of Justice finds that the cap on free allowances might have been set too high by the Commission. Allowances will need to be recalculated in the next […]
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Financial Transaction Tax: a tool to fund our future
At the Paris Agreement signing ceremony last week, the French President François Hollande announced that France will use Financial Transaction Tax (FTT) to increase its support for climate action in […]
Turkey’s woefully inefficient INDC
Turkey submitted its Intended National Determined Contribution (INDC) in September 2015, just a couple of months before hosting the G20 Summit in Antalya.
Local coal testimonies and resistance from Turkey
Local communities who live in the regions where there are existing and planned new coal power plant projects face serious risks. These risks include chronic respiratory diseases, water and soil […]
Our assessment of the Paris Agreement
The Paris Agreement will not solve the climate crisis single-handedly, but it is so far the most important step the world has taken to tackle it. It signals an end […]
Vive le Ratchet!
Overheard in Paris: “I’m a bit caught up with a very complex ratchet mechanism. While this sounds unfortunately like an instrument of torture, the inclusion of an ‘ambition mechanism’ to […]
Climate finance at COP21: where world views collide
After six days of negotiations at the UN climate summit in Paris, the baton has been handed over to environment ministers who will begin high-level discussions this week. As anticipated, a […]
EU climate action after Paris: the Energy Union debate to pick up in 2016
In the climate policy world, all eyes go to the ongoing UN-led negotiations and the ucpoming COP21 in Paris. Nevertheless, 2016 will also be a crucial year for climate as […]
The G20 is fuelling climate injustice
A comparison between the G20’s fossil fuel subsidies and adaptation support for developing countries
Will the EU support real climate action in Ukraine?
Ukraine’s dependence on imported coal has dramatically increased since last year. It results from a steep decline in coal production in the Ukrainian city of Donbass, which followed extensive damage […]