The UK is 'very open' to linking its ETS with other markets, including the EU's... but turning this 'beautiful economic theory' into reality requires complications to be resolved - UK govt official tells the IETA summit in Florence.

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Dubai Airport right now

'The #G20 , led by Brazil, is considering a global minimum tax on the world’s 3,000 billionaires, who currently pay a much lower effective tax rate than the rest of the population' - that could be a game-changer but who sets the rules of this game? Not the G20, I would argue...

I'm concerned by the energy secretary's reading comprehension.

The ECHR ruling did not tell the Swiss government 'how [to] tackle climate change'.

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'Climate change is not some abstract issue. Whether or not we address climate change goes to the heart of whether or not we have a functioning economy and whether or not people can live the lives that they deserve'
- Tessa Khan exec director & founder of
Uplift

The EU's methane law - up for vote in the Parliament tomorrow - would take important steps to plug methane from oil, gas, and coal (mostly Polish coal).

But some worry political pushback will let methane from abandoned coal mines slip through.

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From CBAM to IRA, climate change is a rising issue in WTO disputes.

“There’s a gap in governance – the Paris Agreement does not talk about trade, WTO does not talk about climate,” WTO Deputy Director-General Jean-Marie Paugam tells Rebecca Gualandi.

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My interview with Carbon Pulse's Sara Stefanini on the new global climate finance goal, new avenues for accelerating progress and expectations for COP29. carbon-pulse.com/273297/

That's my kiddo, an early e-bike lover😊

Letter from Brazil, Azerbaijan & UAE to fellow governments + UN says they will submit '1.5C aligned' #climate plans with 2035 emission targets.

Quite a commitment from 3 petro-states, when you think about it...

It’s not war in Brussels, it’s just the farmers

Leaders tout high hopes for nuclear power on road to net zero emissions

'To be very frank, in recent years, the track record of the nuclear industry has not been very bright,' said the IEA's Fatih Birol

By Sara Stefanini
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Nuclear energy should be addressed in #COP29 negotiations - Azerbaijan's foreign minister says at Brussels nuclear summit.

'Ensuring the inclusion of facilitated and affordable nuclear energy techs in the resource deliberations of the COP process is essential.'

Nuclear energy has long flown under the radar in EU policy (too divisive to tackle).

Today it takes centre stage in Brussels - with EU leaders arguing they can't decarbonise without it, but need stable finance to do it.

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Countries to talk about climate pledges, finance ahead of COP29

Around 40 climate ministers are meeting in Copenhagen tomorrow to talk about key issues in the run-up to this year's COP29 summit in Baku

By Sara Stefanini
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PREVIEW: France, US to push financing for new projects at world’s first nuclear energy summit

Joint byline with Sara Stefanini carbon-pulse.com/270379/

CO2 emissions from Europe’s cars and vans decline thanks to targets, EVs. By Sara Stefanini. carbon-pulse.com/269499/

Russia's hints of developing renewables and carbon pricing are a Potemkin village, experts say. The Ukraine war has actually eased pressure on Russia to decarbonise, including with little threat of CBAM fees.
Carbon Pulse

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