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Message from our director

Dear reader,

COP27 produced one significant breakthrough – the agreement on a fund to compensate vulnerable and poorer countries for the loss and damage they experience due to the climate crisis. Beyond that, the results were meagre. Particularly disappointing is that the first ever commitment on fossil fuels made in Glasgow, namely “the phasedown of unabated coal”, disappointing as that was at the time, was not followed up, in Sharm el-Sheikh, with a commitment to exit all fossil fuels.

There was a diplomatic battle for it, but it didn’t succeed because of opposition from major fossil-fuel extracting countries and the absence of interest from some developing countries who won’t support an exit from fossil fuels unless they get enough financial support from rich countries. It didn’t help that the host Egypt – itself scrambling for gas deals, which European countries are more than happy to seal, and under the influence of Saudi Arabia (and other Gulf states), which had bailed out the country’s economy prior to the COP – engaged in ‘diplomacy by exhaustion’ of the negotiators and, in the end, nobody walked out for the sake of not also torpedoing the loss and damage fund. Prospects for the next COP, to be hosted by major oil and gas producer UAE, are no better.

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CMW NEWS AND VIEWS

Carbon removals are no magic climate or development bullet

The UN-backed ‘Carbon Removal Pioneers’ stoke the development dreams of African countries but crash against the reality of climate science.

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Carbon Market Watch at COP27

Follow our coverage of COP27 on our Twiiter feed and on our COP27 landing page.


Using EU's carbon market to navigate shipping's green transition

CALENDAR

8 December

Online
Carbon Pricing Hub

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12-16 December

International Maritime Organisation’s Marine Environment Protection Committee 79th Session

14 December

Carbon Removal Certification Framework: Q&A with the European Commission (Only open to NGOs)

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16 December

10:00-12:00 - ‘End €TS freebies’, an €TS carol, NGO stunt calling for an ambitious Emissions Trading System, Place Luxembourg in Brussels

16-17 December

‘Jumbo’ trilogue on EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS)

20 December

Environment Council focusing on ‘Fit for 55’

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CMW IN THE MEDIA

Le chantier est immense pour les supermarchés soucieux de moins polluer’, AFP, 6 November

Qatar’s promise of ‘carbon-neutral’ World Cup raises doubts’, AP, 7 November

World Cup 2022: The problem with Qatar’s ‘carbon neutral’ promise’, Yahoo Sport, 7 November

Qatar 2022: The World Cup's promise of 'carbon neutrality' lacks credibility’, Le Monde, 7 November

Coupe du monde au Qatar : à combien s'élève son empreinte carbone ?’, La Depeche, 8 November

Sempre più dubbi sulla Coppa del Mondo a zero emissioni ’, Libero Quotidiano, 8 November

L’empreinte carbone de la Coupe du monde au Qatar est « au moins le double de ce qui a été annoncé par le comité d’organisation »’, Futura, 8 November

Estos son los dudosos proyectos que “limpiaron” la imagen de Catar 2022’, El Espectador, 8 November

John Kerry's proposal at COP27 drew criticism for its focus on carbon offsets’, Business Insider, 9 November

Coupe du monde au Qatar : cinq affaires qui entachent la réputation du riche émirat’, L’Express, 9 November

Qatar’s carbon-neutral World Cup Is a fantasy’, Bloomberg, 10 November

COP27 : le plan des experts de l'ONU pour mettre fin au greenwashing des entreprises peut-il être efficace’, Franceinfo, 10 November

Las cifras de la vergüenza del Mundial de Qatar: de los 6.500 muertos a las 3,6 toneladas de CO2’, La Razón, 10 November

Coupe du monde au Qatar : un bilan carbone vraiment neutre ?’,TFI, 10 November

من شركات النفط إلى عمالقة التكنولوجيا.. لماذا تتهرب الشركات من مسؤوليتها عن التغير المناخي؟', Al Jazeera, 10 November

Katars Märchen von der grünen WM’, Zeit Online, 11 November

Los dudosos proyectos que “limpiaron” la imagen del Mundial Qatar 2022 ’, Pulzo, 11 November

Piala Dunia 2022: FIFA Diminta Hentikan Klaim Netralitas Karbon’, Kompas, 12 November

¿Por qué el Mundial Qatar 2022 pasará a la historia como uno de las más polémicos?’, Semana, 12 November

COP27: Talks on carbon market rules off to slow start’, Reuters, 14 November

Coupe du monde 2022 : climatisation, démontage, recyclage... Comment le Qatar tente de verdir ses stades’, Franceinfo, 14 November

No, Qatar’s World Cup can’t be classed as carbon-neutral’, Wired, 14 November

Activistas por el clima y organizaciones ecologistas denuncian el impacto medioambiental del Mundial de Qatar’, La Nueva España, 14 November

How climate success rests on a carbon market crackdown’, New Statesman, 16 November

UN carbon market talks to drag beyond COP27 as deals elusive’, Reuters, 17 November

How the 2022 FIFA World Cup rebuilt a market for dodgy carbon credits’, Bloomberg, 17 November

Wie klimaschädlich ist die WM?’, Die Welt, 17 November

Jak bardzo szkodliwy dla klimatu jest mundial? Naukowcy nie mają wątpliwości’, Onet, 17 November

Die Geschichte von der klimaneutralen Fußball-WM’, Süddeutsche Zeitung, 17 November

Corrupción y abuso laboral; controversias de Qatar para el Mundial’, El Universal, 17 November

Carbon markets at COP27: What’s holding up negotiations on Article 6?’, Energy Monitor, 17 November

You could opt to pay extra on your next flight to help the planet. But is it a waste of money?’,USA Today, 18 November

Qatar World Cup: How pitches were prepared in the desert’, The Times, 18 November

Wie klimaneutral ist die WM in Katar wirklich?’, Der Spiegel, 18 November

Die krude Erzählung von der klimaneutralen WM’, ntv, 18 November

A carbon neutral World Cup: Can Qatar really make good on its promise?’, The Athletic, 18 November

Zweifel an Klimaversprechen der Fußball-WM’, ORF, 18 November

Die WM 2022 und die große Lüge der Klimaneutralität: Wie Katar diese galant umschifft’, Watson, 18 November

Malgré les stades climatisés, la Coupe du monde prétend à la neutralité carbone’, Blick, 18 November

Coupe du monde 2022 : la «neutralité carbone», promesse verte et pas mûre du Qatar’, Libération, 18 November

Gas och olja lade grunden till tidernas dyraste fotbolls-VM’, Dagens Nyheter, 18 November

COP27 may allow greenwashing in carbon offsets’, Business News, 18 November

Greenwash alert as Cop27 draft allows double claiming of carbon credits’, Climate Home, 18 November

World Cup 2022: The 'mirage' of carbon offsetting’,Le Monde, 19 November

Why is the Qatar World Cup so controversial? Here’s a list of issues overshadowing FIFA’s quadrennial showpiece’, Market Watch, 19 November

Die WM, die die FIFA verdient hat’, ZDF, 19 November

The many, many controversies surrounding the 2022 World Cup, explained’, Vox, 19 November

Qatar gastou mais do que o próprio PIB para erguer o Mundial e diversificar economia’, SAPO, 19 November

Comment la Fifa a sous-estimé le bilan carbone des stades de la Coupe du Monde de Football’, L’Obs, 19 November

A breakthrough on climate compensation and 7 other takeaways from COP27’, Bloomberg, 20 November

Anschauen oder Boykott: Warum ist die WM in Katar umstritten?’, Bayerischer Rundfunk, 20 November

Qatar lovede historisk grønt VM, men eksperter sår tvivl om regnestykket’, TV2, 20 November

Qatar makes World Cup debut in a controversial tournament of firsts’, CNN, 21 November

Qatar claims the 2022 FIFA World Cup is carbon neutral. It’s not’, Grist, 21 November

Ist die FIFA Fußball-Weltmeisterschaft in Katar wirklich klimaneutral?’, Deutsche Welle, 21 November

‘Is the Qatar FIFA World Cup really carbon neutral?’,Deutsche Welle, 21 November

Fact-check: How green is the football World Cup?’, Mint, 21 November

O lado obscuro da Copa do Mundo do Catar’, Estado de Minas, 21 November

에어컨 빵빵한 경기장 짓고 항공여행 쏟아지는데, ‘탄소중립 월드컵’? [지구, 뭐래?]’, Naver, 21 November

The science behind an air-conditioned World Cup: Dr Cool, Ford Mondeos and airplane wings’, The Athletic, 21 November

Inside the billion-dollar market for junk carbon offsets’, Financial Review, 21 November

‘A Copa do Mundo no Catar é realmente neutra em carbono?’,Terra, 22 November

World Cup 2022: inside the visitor accommodation in Qatar, from £4000-a-night hotels to luxury cruise liners’, London Evening Standard, 22 November

Екологія таки страждає. ФІФА та Катар звинуватили у заниженні заявлених викидів CO2’, Новое Время, 22 November

'Uhlíkovo neutrálny šampionát v púšti? Katar a FIFA čelia obvineniam z greenwashingu’, Aktuality, 22 November

COP27 is over. What did it achieve?’, Grist, 22 November

‘It all hinges on the herders’: world’s largest soil carbon removal project enlists Kenyan pastoralists’,The Guardian, 22 November

Qatar 2022, ¿mundial cero emisiones?’, ABC Antropia, 23 November

The World Cup In Qatar Is a Climate Catastrophe’, Scientific American, 23 November

NU+ Qatar belooft een klimaatneutraal WK, maar dat blijkt een sprookje’, Nu, 23 November

Qatar 2022, ¿mundial cero emisiones?’, El Correo, 23 November

Die nachhaltige WM, eine einzige Pflanzerei’, Der Standard, 23 November

La COP27 est terminée. Qu’est-ce qu’il a réalisé?’, Les Actualites, 23 November

The big picture: Greenwashing the 2022 World Cup’, CBC, 24 November

Il "muro dei desideri": il greenwashing del Qatar e l'illusione di mondiali ad impatto zero’, Rai News, 24 November

Adoption of global criteria for carbon removals delayed until COP28’, Euractiv, 24 November

卡塔尔世界杯碳中和疑云 ESG实践何以服众?’, CN, 25 November

La FIFA prometió que el Mundial será carbono neutral: organizaciones ambientales dicen que es solo marketing’, TN, 25 November

Ist die Fussball-WM in Katar wirklich klimaneutral?’, 20 Minuten, 25 November

Qatarstrofe ambientale: Fifa e Doha hanno già vinto la Coppa dell’inquinamento’,TPI, 25 November