Matteo G.

Working on environment and transport policies in Europe @the_IRU. Alumnus @IEE_Bruxelles. Milanese e interista

[Inter ⭐⭐ @Inter]

The #UCL dream is still very much alive 🖤💙
See you in the semis 🔥

#ForzaInter #InterBayernMonaco

[Carbon Gap @CarbonGap]

🔁 The EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) is the current compliance framework for reducing emissions in the EU. Integrating carbon removal into the framework is increasingly discussed. But is this the best approach?

If the EU were to allow carbon removal in the ETS, the EU should ensure climate impact, create transparent demand, foster sustainability, and manage mitigation deterrence. We propose a few ways it can do so. ⤵️
https://t.co/kgITC0k05x

Should carbon removal be integrated into the ETS or should an alternative system be considered? Let us know.👇

#CDR #CarbonRemoval #ETS

[Carbon Gap @CarbonGap]

🚨 More #COP29 news | The European Parliament in Plenary just adopted a resolution, urging all parties present at COP29 to follow through with their Paris Agreement commitments, notably adopting “concrete targets and policies” to achieve these goals.

The MEPs:
🔸 Call on the European Commission to propose separate sub targets for gross emissions reductions, land-based removals, and technological removals as part of the #2040target.

🔸 Urge for the inclusion of these targets in the parties’ Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs).

🔸 Insist on strict separation of permanent and temporary removals under Article 6 rules.

Here is the Resolution.
👉 https://t.co/pIGB18lHv5

We strongly support the Parliament’s ambitious call. Separate targets would not only ensure #CarbonRemoval development does not hamper emissions reduction efforts, but also improve clarity and transparency of progress monitoring mechanisms.

[Robert Höglund @RobertHoglund]

💣 Warming won't stop at net zero if we cheat and count natural CO₂ uptake as target fulfilment, or if we neutralize fossil emissions with shortlived CO₂ storage.

A Very important paper in Nature by Myles Allen et al was just released together with a briefing note.

[Mepassistant (Quentin) @mepassistants]

Citizens: *Learn the intricacies of the US electoral system and swing states*
Also citizens: "Commissioner-what ?"

[Carbon Gap @CarbonGap]

📢 A call for supporting carbon removals in the next EU mandate

Carbon Gap is joined by 44 other organisations in writing to Climate Commissioner-designate Wopke Hoekstra ahead of his confirmation hearing in the European Parliament urging him to adopt a set of policies to support a sustainable scale-up of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) in the next EU mandate.

Here are our 4 key recommendations:
🎯 Set separate targets for emissions reductions and carbon removals in the revision of the Climate Law
📈 Boost CDR funding to scale up both early- and later-stage technologies
🔎 Provide clarity for buyers of CDR in the Green Claims Directive, strengthening the integrity of climate claims
📋 Create stable demand for carbon removals through a compliance market and long-term policy support

Carbon removals are vital for reaching net zero. With the new European Commission being formed, this is a pivotal moment to ensure carbon removals become a pillar in Europe’s fight against climate change.

Read the full letter here: https://t.co/azDji5t4sX

#carbonremoval #cdr #climatepolicy

[Carbon Gap @CarbonGap]

🤷‍♀️ Great, you have removed CO2 from the atmosphere. But now, how do you use it?

Beyond the conversation about improving the quality of carbon removal (#CDR) supply, aided by regulation, we often forget to ask: 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗖𝗗𝗥? 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿?

To ensure CDR benefits the climate and our ecosystem, we must not only look at how it is generated but also at how it is 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 once removed.

Check out our new #PolicyBrief and share your thoughts.
👉 https://t.co/Y1Fcw4cuVH

[Carbon Gap @CarbonGap]

We are at the European Parliament in Strasbourg this week acting as spokespersons for carbon removal.
We've anticipated some of the key questions we might get including:

🌬 What is carbon dioxide removal?
📉 Why should we care about it?
⚖ What should we do about it?
📈 What would an ideal scenario for boosting CDR deployment look like?

We've tried to answer some basic questions - let's call it CDR 101:
https://t.co/WwyS1LaROS

#carbonremoval #cdr

[Akshat Rathi @AkshatRathi]

Google is no longer claiming to be carbon neutral.

It has all sorts of implications for how companies go about making climate claims, buying carbon credits, and, generally, contributing to the climate fight.

🧵

[Frédéric Says @FredericSays]

Ce soir, qui gagne et qui perd ?
(en nombre de députés par groupe politique, par rapport à 2022)

- RN : +58%

- Renaissance : -42%
- Modem : -27%
- Horizons : -13%

- LFI : stable
- PS : +109%
- EELV : +47%

LR : stable

(Source : Législatives 2022 / estimations IPSOS ce soir)

[Carbon Gap @CarbonGap]

A week ago, the Council reached an agreement on the 🇪🇺 Green Claims directive.

In our statement, we urge the EU to prioritise #CarbonRemovals as the only way to balance emissions while respecting the different timescales of carbon storage.

👉 https://t.co/6g3gZrp9Eg

[Tom Moylan @moylato]

Brussels should be managed by people who live in Brussels.

[Carbon Gap @CarbonGap]

Yesterday, EU Environment ministers recognised the growing role of carbon removal in Europe’s climate policy as they discussed the EU's climate ambition for 2040 and key rules for corporate climate claims.

Several ministers called for dedicated CDR targets in discussion of the 2040 climate target but the Council fell short of recognising the key role of removals in the Green Claims Directive, especially for compensating hard-to-abate fossil emissions.

Read our full reaction here: https://t.co/mSweyALY2a

#carbonremoval #2040target #greenclaims

[WWF EU @WWFEU]

Only 4 months into 2024, and we have already reached the EU's #OvershootDay 😱

317 civil society organisations are urging EU leaders to tackle the nature, climate and pollution crises following the upcoming EU elections: https://t.co/SF1B71FlvS

#VoteFutureEU #UseYourVote

[Carbon Gap @CarbonGap]

🌱 Welcome to the bi-weekly #CleanTechEU thread!

🌍 Removing CO2 from the atmosphere while rapidly reducing emissions is crucial for the EU's 2050 net zero goal.

The upcoming political cycle presents a unique chance for the EU to prioritise carbon removal (#CDR) by launching a dedicated EU CDR strategy.

Check out our vision paper!
👉 https://t.co/3f1EoViJF8

[Carbon Gap @CarbonGap]

🧭 #𝑪𝑹𝑪𝑭? 𝑬��𝑹𝑺? 𝑮𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝑪𝒍𝒂𝒊𝒎𝒔 𝑫𝒊𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆?

If these terms are confusing to you, take a look at our updated #ClimateClaims infographic.

In it, we give you a rundown of what each policy aims to tackle, how, and how they complete each other.

👉 https://t.co/nKY73O2HAD

[Carbon Gap @CarbonGap]

Our strategy is launched 🌠

Today, we called on the EU to develop a sound #CarbonRemoval strategy, supported by four key recommendations:

🔬 Support research development and innovation;
🪂 Introduce dedicated deployment incentives;
👷 Secure an enduring policy framework;
⚖️ Ensure just governance and deployment.

We thank everyone who joined our call in person and online, and contributed to the discussions. We hope they inspire you to appropriate this strategy and deploy it at your scale in a just and inclusive way.

📘 Stay tuned to watch the recordings, and in the meantime, read our strategy: https://t.co/3f1EoViJF8

[Matteo G. @guidimatt]

Read full paper here: https://t.co/Nh8XrFyJwd

[Matteo G. @guidimatt]

Here we go! We are launching our #CDRStrategy with an event in Brussels. Our key message: Europe needs to move faster and more decisively to scale up #carbonremoval, next to cutting emissions, to be able to meet its climate goals by 2050
@CarbonGap #NetZero

[Carbon Gap @CarbonGap]

It's happening now! 🚀

We are kicking off our call for a #CarbonRemoval strategy with an address from our Trustee Tim Kruger, followed by an address by DG Clima's Director Alexandre Paquot.

🎧Join the livestream here if you cannot meet us in person: https://t.co/oNCsr1DmIv