About some examples of international transactions related to the environment and the role of credit agencies in this context: https://www.drdanielcash.com/blog/are-debt-for-nature-swaps-a-viable-alternative-the-credit-rating-agency-issue
Daniel Cash
Are Debt-for-Nature Swaps a Viable Alternative — Daniel Cash
Are debt-for-nature swaps a viable alternative to traditional debt sources for developing countries? The credit rating agencies are not consistent on whether a swap will result in a default rating, setting a country back years in its quest to obtain affordable…
A study giving helpful technical detail to how CORSIA and Art. 6 Paris Agreement work together with the expectation that US-air carriers are likely to continue to take part in CORSIA despite the US withdrawing: https://cace.gord.qa/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/CACE-HFW_CORSIA-and-Article-6-white-paper.pdf
The interrelation of requirements internal to countries and NDCs summarized in https://www.wemeanbusinesscoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/CEBDS-WMBC-How-Brazils-new-NDC-can-drive-private-sector-investment.pdf
Consequences of climate change: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2463397-melting-ice-reveals-millennia-old-forest-buried-in-the-rocky-mountains/
New Scientist
Melting ice reveals millennia-old forest buried in the Rocky mountains
Trees dating back almost 6000 years have come to scientists' attention due to ice melting in the Rocky mountains, offering a "time capsule" into the past
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About the benefits of science in relation to national disasters: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/apr/20/deepwater-horizon-trump-administration-attacks-on-science?CMP=share_btn_url
the Guardian
Fifteen years after Deepwater Horizon, Trump is setting the stage for disaster | Terry Garcia
Cuts to science, environmental and safety agencies are a rejection of hard-won knowledge gained from studying the disaster that occurred 15 years ago
Carney is known as advocate for policies to combat climate change, and also is quite likely to understand international markets, so his win (see https://theconversation.com/what-liberal-mark-carneys-election-win-in-canada-means-for-europe-254775https://theconversation.com/what-liberal-mark-carneys-election-win-in-canada-means-for-europe-254775) is big news for climate indeed.
ETS 2 going to a start: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7325556659764752384/
Linkedin
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Always exciting to see a new market come to life.
The first trades in the EU ETS 2 are in. Five thousand tonnes were traded at the start of the session, and price discovery is underway.
Looking at the bid (green) and ask prices (blue) during the day, it…
The first trades in the EU ETS 2 are in. Five thousand tonnes were traded at the start of the session, and price discovery is underway.
Looking at the bid (green) and ask prices (blue) during the day, it…
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I have no idea about the company that is being promoted here, but found the general arguments aboiut solar energy interesting: https://katusaresearch.com/solarbank-suun/?utm_source=X&twclid=2-6nvhcigq9ra5mr94p81oci4i4
Katusa Research
SolarBank
Meet the Fastest Growing Energy Technology in North America - and the Company Right Smack in the Middle. SOLARBANK (SUUN.NASDAQ)
Discussion about linking the EU and GB-ETSs: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7328011433483358208/
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🇪🇺 🇬🇧 As the EU–UK Summit gears up on 19 May 2025, all eyes are on defense and security. But in the world of carbon markets, we keenly watch for signals on a potential linking…
🇪🇺 🇬🇧 As the EU–UK Summit gears up on 19 May 2025, all eyes are on defense and security. But in the world of carbon markets, we keenly watch for signals on a potential linking…
The real consequences of the changes in the European proposals on sustainibility reporting are as difficult to assess as the very consequences of this regulation, a summary is in https://www.sustainableviews.com/omnibus-a-last-chance-saloon-for-the-eu-taxonomy-31d55f31/.
Sustainableviews
Omnibus: a last chance saloon for the EU taxonomy?
Eva-Maria Ségur-Cabanac and Adam Farlow are partners at Baker McKenzie Proposed changes to the taxonomy signal a welcome shift from rigid compliance to a system that rewards transparency
Whilst, in https://europeannewsroom.com/eu-commission-eu-closing-in-on-2030-climate-target/#:~:text=Brussels%20(dpa)%20–%20European%20Union,European%20Commission%20said%20on%20Wednesday, the Comission remains positive, rethorics in the EU-countries seem to have changed: At least in Germany, getting the engergy price down seems to get into focus more and more.
European Newsroom
EU Commission: EU closing in on 2030 climate target
Although the EU appears to be on track to meet its 2030 climate targets, delays in several countries and recent attempts to undermine the Green Deal are making this more challenging.
“Today, the Alps are warming about twice as fast as the global average, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. In 2022 and 2023, Swiss glaciers lost 10 percent of their water volume — as much as melted in the three decades from 1960 to 1990.” in https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/28/world/europe/glacier-swiss-alps-landslide.html?unlocked_article_code=1.LE8.BPMc.3vlELtXO2khb&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
scnat.ch
Two catastrophic years obliterate 10% of Swiss glacier volume
One extreme year follows another. Glaciers in Switzerland lost 6% of their volume in 2022. However, 2023 saw 4% destroyed, representing the second largest decline since measurements began. The Swiss Commission for Cryosphere Observation of the Swiss Academy…
Whilst climate activists claim they have achieved a substantial victory with https://www.germanwatch.org/en/93166, to my mind the burden of proof that activists have to bear makes claims very unlikely to lead to victory.
www.germanwatch.org
Groundbreaking climate ruling against RWE: Major emitters can be held liable for climate risks
The Higher Regional Court of Hamm made legal history today. In a ruling on the civil case brought by Peruvian mountain guide Saúl Luciano Lliuya against German energy giant RWE, the judges confirmed that major emitters can be held liable under German civil…
About the importance of agricultural equipment: https://www.carbonbrief.org/rising-emissions-from-farm-equipment-could-hinder-chinas-net-zero-goals/?utm_content=buffercf7f4&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer
Carbon Brief
Rising emissions from farm equipment could ‘hinder’ China’s net-zero goals
Rapidly rising emissions from China’s agricultural machinery could “hinder” the country’s push to net-zero, according to new research.
More movement in associations: https://www.responsible-investor.com/munich-re-pulls-out-of-four-climate-and-net-zero-initiatives/
Responsible Investor
Munich Re pulls out of four climate and net zero initiatives
German insurer exits NZAM, IIGCC, NZAOA and CA100+ citing legal ambiguity and disproportionate reporting requirements.
A balanced approach to carbon removal proposed in https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14693062.2025.2501267.
Taylor & Francis
Considering durability in carbon dioxide removal strategies for climate change mitigation
This Perspective describes the various dimensions of Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) durability and interprets them in the context of current policy making. Durability – together with scalability and ...