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The hot take on Europe's extreme heatwaves, why the ECB is worried but knows how to fix it, and why decarbonisation requires deeper Single Market integration
No such thing as a free allowance
Welcome to Carbon Risk — helping investors navigate 'The Currency of Decarbonisation'! 🏭. The European Commission is set to publish its EU ETS review on Friday (17th July). While there have been a few notable leaks to the media, the contents of the review remains speculation. Whatever emerges, it'
Putting a price on superpollutants
Welcome to Carbon Risk — helping investors navigate 'The Currency of Decarbonisation'! 🏭. In contrast to carbon dioxide, governments have been reluctant to enact policies to curb the release of methane into the atmosphere. Only 13% of global methane emissions are covered by any government policy, and even where they
The Polluter Pays (in) Principle
Or, one rule for me, another for thee
United states of net zero
Welcome to Carbon Risk — helping investors navigate 'The Currency of Decarbonisation'! 🏭. It is now almost 16 years since a proposal to limit America's greenhouse gas emissions using a nationwide cap-and-trade scheme was dealt a fatal blow. The legislation was supported by most Democrats and
How to survive CDR's "Death Valley"
Welcome to Carbon Risk — helping investors navigate 'The Currency of Decarbonisation'! 🏭. Read this article and more with a 30-day free trial Grab your free trial now On 17th June Frontier, the advanced market commitment (AMC) designed to accelerate CDR technological development, announced that it was pledging an
Britain's green credibility gap
Welcome to Carbon Risk — helping investors navigate 'The Currency of Decarbonisation'! 🏭. UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has announced his resignation. Although nominations for the next leader are due by 9th July, the absence of any meaningful competition means that former mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham, is
Losing steam
Europe's carbon capture and storage ambitions are starting to flag
Under-rated
Should we be pricing the compliance carbon risk curve?
Wall Street has not turned its back on climate change
Welcome to Carbon Risk — helping investors navigate 'The Currency of Decarbonisation'! 🏭. In January 2025 the Net Zero Asset Managers (NZAM) initiative, the flagship coalition setup in 2020 to align the asset management industry with global climate goals, announced that it was suspending its activities. Days earlier, the worlds
The decarbonisation bargain
Welcome to Carbon Risk — helping investors navigate 'The Currency of Decarbonisation'! 🏭. A broad spectrum of viewpoints has emerged as EU ETS reform discussions begin to heat up. While some carbon-intensive industries want to continue with the blocs ambitious emission reduction targets, others are pushing for carbon compliance
Repost: California's 'energy transition' will not be linear
Welcome to Carbon Risk — helping investors navigate 'The Currency of Decarbonisation'! 🏭. Gasoline prices in California have surged by around 30% since the start of the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, and now stand at more than $6 per gallon, almost 40% above the US national average. In recent