Frédéric Simon
@fredsimoneu.bsky.social
Journalist & editor @CarbonPulse | Former energy & environment editor @Euractiv | Ex-Brussels correspondent @France24 | Decoding EU affairs and climate policy for more than 20 years | 📧 fred@carbon-pulse.com
EU Commission is expected to put forward its legislative proposal for a 2040 climate target ahead of a meeting of EU27 environment ministers on June 17, EU sources said on Friday.
* 90% target confirmed
* "Flexibilities" all on the table, including Article 6 credits use for the 90% goal
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* 90% target confirmed
* "Flexibilities" all on the table, including Article 6 credits use for the 90% goal
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EU 2040 climate target due in early June, official says « Carbon Pulse
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May 23, 2025 at 3:07 PM
EU Commission is expected to put forward its legislative proposal for a 2040 climate target ahead of a meeting of EU27 environment ministers on June 17, EU sources said on Friday.
* 90% target confirmed
* "Flexibilities" all on the table, including Article 6 credits use for the 90% goal
More:
* 90% target confirmed
* "Flexibilities" all on the table, including Article 6 credits use for the 90% goal
More:
🚨Global shipping strikes historic deal on ambitious carbon pricing system
Deal at IMO today for two-tier tax
* 63 countries in favour: EU, China, India, Japan, Brazil
* 16 against: Saudi A., UAE, Russia, Venezuela
* 25 abstained: Pacific island states, Argentina
👉https://carbon-pulse.com/387008/
Deal at IMO today for two-tier tax
* 63 countries in favour: EU, China, India, Japan, Brazil
* 16 against: Saudi A., UAE, Russia, Venezuela
* 25 abstained: Pacific island states, Argentina
👉https://carbon-pulse.com/387008/
UPDATE – Global shipping strikes historic deal on ambitious carbon pricing system « Carbon Pulse
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April 11, 2025 at 12:17 PM
🚨Global shipping strikes historic deal on ambitious carbon pricing system
Deal at IMO today for two-tier tax
* 63 countries in favour: EU, China, India, Japan, Brazil
* 16 against: Saudi A., UAE, Russia, Venezuela
* 25 abstained: Pacific island states, Argentina
👉https://carbon-pulse.com/387008/
Deal at IMO today for two-tier tax
* 63 countries in favour: EU, China, India, Japan, Brazil
* 16 against: Saudi A., UAE, Russia, Venezuela
* 25 abstained: Pacific island states, Argentina
👉https://carbon-pulse.com/387008/
German coalition deal paves way for EU’s 2040 climate target plan
* Support for 90% target at EU level
* 3% points max for Article 6 credits
* High quality permanent CO2 removals included
👉 carbon-pulse.com/386319/
* Support for 90% target at EU level
* 3% points max for Article 6 credits
* High quality permanent CO2 removals included
👉 carbon-pulse.com/386319/
German coalition deal paves way for EU’s 2040 climate target plan « Carbon Pulse
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April 10, 2025 at 12:09 PM
German coalition deal paves way for EU’s 2040 climate target plan
* Support for 90% target at EU level
* 3% points max for Article 6 credits
* High quality permanent CO2 removals included
👉 carbon-pulse.com/386319/
* Support for 90% target at EU level
* 3% points max for Article 6 credits
* High quality permanent CO2 removals included
👉 carbon-pulse.com/386319/
Decision on Europe’s 2035 NDC unlikely before July, EU presidency says
* Talks at working group level, "but no big progress,” says Polish state sec. Krzysztof Bolesta
* No agenda points foreseen under EU Polish presidency due to stalemate on 2040 target
* Options open
👉 carbon-pulse.com/385706/
* Talks at working group level, "but no big progress,” says Polish state sec. Krzysztof Bolesta
* No agenda points foreseen under EU Polish presidency due to stalemate on 2040 target
* Options open
👉 carbon-pulse.com/385706/
Decision on Europe’s 2035 NDC unlikely before July, EU presidency says « Carbon Pulse
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April 8, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Decision on Europe’s 2035 NDC unlikely before July, EU presidency says
* Talks at working group level, "but no big progress,” says Polish state sec. Krzysztof Bolesta
* No agenda points foreseen under EU Polish presidency due to stalemate on 2040 target
* Options open
👉 carbon-pulse.com/385706/
* Talks at working group level, "but no big progress,” says Polish state sec. Krzysztof Bolesta
* No agenda points foreseen under EU Polish presidency due to stalemate on 2040 target
* Options open
👉 carbon-pulse.com/385706/
EU carbon market won’t survive if it causes factory closures, industrialists warn
"At one point, we might see U-turns in political decisions, with some countries or the European Parliament ... deciding to scrap the ETS completely,” said Pascal Siegwart from TotalEnergies
👉 carbon-pulse.com/384596/
"At one point, we might see U-turns in political decisions, with some countries or the European Parliament ... deciding to scrap the ETS completely,” said Pascal Siegwart from TotalEnergies
👉 carbon-pulse.com/384596/
ECS25: EU carbon market won’t survive if it causes factory closures, industrialists warn « Carbon Pulse
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April 4, 2025 at 2:37 PM
EU carbon market won’t survive if it causes factory closures, industrialists warn
"At one point, we might see U-turns in political decisions, with some countries or the European Parliament ... deciding to scrap the ETS completely,” said Pascal Siegwart from TotalEnergies
👉 carbon-pulse.com/384596/
"At one point, we might see U-turns in political decisions, with some countries or the European Parliament ... deciding to scrap the ETS completely,” said Pascal Siegwart from TotalEnergies
👉 carbon-pulse.com/384596/
EU’s 2040 climate target likely to be delayed, Commission admits carbon-pulse.com/381077/
EU’s 2040 climate target likely to be delayed, Commission admits « Carbon Pulse
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March 24, 2025 at 8:50 PM
EU’s 2040 climate target likely to be delayed, Commission admits carbon-pulse.com/381077/
EU’s 2040 target still due by end of March, followed by NDC in Q2
The EU Commission denied that its 2040 target plan could be delayed into Q2, rectifying statements from its Vice President Teresa Ribera who suggested in an interview that the initiative would be postponed.
carbon-pulse.com/380741/
The EU Commission denied that its 2040 target plan could be delayed into Q2, rectifying statements from its Vice President Teresa Ribera who suggested in an interview that the initiative would be postponed.
carbon-pulse.com/380741/
EU’s 2040 target still due by end of March, followed by NDC in Q2 « Carbon Pulse
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March 22, 2025 at 4:35 PM
EU’s 2040 target still due by end of March, followed by NDC in Q2
The EU Commission denied that its 2040 target plan could be delayed into Q2, rectifying statements from its Vice President Teresa Ribera who suggested in an interview that the initiative would be postponed.
carbon-pulse.com/380741/
The EU Commission denied that its 2040 target plan could be delayed into Q2, rectifying statements from its Vice President Teresa Ribera who suggested in an interview that the initiative would be postponed.
carbon-pulse.com/380741/
Reposted by Frédéric Simon
About that €800bn EU defence fund just announced
€650bn of that - over 80% - is assuming Member States spend 1.5% of GDP more on defence over the next 4 years.*
This is based on the (already announced) relaxation of the EU rules on budget deficits.
But were fiscal rules ever the problem? (1/🧵)
€650bn of that - over 80% - is assuming Member States spend 1.5% of GDP more on defence over the next 4 years.*
This is based on the (already announced) relaxation of the EU rules on budget deficits.
But were fiscal rules ever the problem? (1/🧵)
March 4, 2025 at 9:34 AM
About that €800bn EU defence fund just announced
€650bn of that - over 80% - is assuming Member States spend 1.5% of GDP more on defence over the next 4 years.*
This is based on the (already announced) relaxation of the EU rules on budget deficits.
But were fiscal rules ever the problem? (1/🧵)
€650bn of that - over 80% - is assuming Member States spend 1.5% of GDP more on defence over the next 4 years.*
This is based on the (already announced) relaxation of the EU rules on budget deficits.
But were fiscal rules ever the problem? (1/🧵)
'We have to urgently rearm Europe,' EU's von der Leyen says
The Commission will propose a plan on this at the European Council on 6 March, as she says “we really have to step up massively".
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
The Commission will propose a plan on this at the European Council on 6 March, as she says “we really have to step up massively".
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
‘We have to urgently rearm Europe,’ EU’s Ursula von der Leyen says – live
Keir Starmer opened the summit by saying a good outcome for Ukraine is vital for the security of every nation represented here
www.theguardian.com
March 2, 2025 at 4:51 PM
'We have to urgently rearm Europe,' EU's von der Leyen says
The Commission will propose a plan on this at the European Council on 6 March, as she says “we really have to step up massively".
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
The Commission will propose a plan on this at the European Council on 6 March, as she says “we really have to step up massively".
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
UPDATE – EU Commission unveils Clean Industrial Deal, doubles down on climate carbon-pulse.com/372671/
UPDATE – EU Commission unveils Clean Industrial Deal, doubles down on climate « Carbon Pulse
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February 26, 2025 at 7:57 PM
UPDATE – EU Commission unveils Clean Industrial Deal, doubles down on climate carbon-pulse.com/372671/
UPDATE – EU Commission proposes delaying corporate climate reporting rules by two years carbon-pulse.com/372763/
UPDATE – EU Commission proposes delaying corporate climate reporting rules by two years « Carbon Pulse
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February 26, 2025 at 7:56 PM
UPDATE – EU Commission proposes delaying corporate climate reporting rules by two years carbon-pulse.com/372763/
EU proposes to exempt small importers from CBAM, delay sale of certificates by one year carbon-pulse.com/372795/
EU proposes to exempt small importers from CBAM, delay sale of certificates by one year « Carbon Pulse
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February 26, 2025 at 7:55 PM
EU proposes to exempt small importers from CBAM, delay sale of certificates by one year carbon-pulse.com/372795/
UPDATE – Brussels announces ETS-backed ‘Industrial Decarbonisation Bank’ worth €100 bln carbon-pulse.com/372692/
UPDATE – Brussels announces ETS-backed ‘Industrial Decarbonisation Bank’ worth €100 bln « Carbon Pulse
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February 26, 2025 at 7:55 PM
UPDATE – Brussels announces ETS-backed ‘Industrial Decarbonisation Bank’ worth €100 bln carbon-pulse.com/372692/
« L’UE a été conçue pour emmerder les Etats-Unis. C’était l’objectif et ils y sont parvenus. Mais désormais je suis le président », a lancé M. Trump.
www.lemonde.fr/internationa...
www.lemonde.fr/internationa...
Donald Trump annonce des droits de douane de 25 % sur les produits européens
Le président américain a également répété ses griefs à l’encontre de l’Union européenne, estimant qu’elle « n’acceptait pas [les] voitures ou [les] produits agricoles » américains. « Ils profitent de ...
www.lemonde.fr
February 26, 2025 at 7:51 PM
« L’UE a été conçue pour emmerder les Etats-Unis. C’était l’objectif et ils y sont parvenus. Mais désormais je suis le président », a lancé M. Trump.
www.lemonde.fr/internationa...
www.lemonde.fr/internationa...
‘For the first time in 40 years, emissions are going down because we’re shutting factories’: EU chemicals industry sounds alarm carbon-pulse.com/372202/
‘For the first time in 40 years, emissions are going down because we’re shutting factories’: EU chemicals industry sounds alarm « Carbon Pulse
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February 25, 2025 at 6:17 PM
‘For the first time in 40 years, emissions are going down because we’re shutting factories’: EU chemicals industry sounds alarm carbon-pulse.com/372202/
UPDATE – LEAK: Brussels set to postpone CBAM fees and trim reporting rules carbon-pulse.com/371689/
UPDATE – LEAK: Brussels set to postpone CBAM fees and trim reporting rules « Carbon Pulse
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February 24, 2025 at 7:45 PM
UPDATE – LEAK: Brussels set to postpone CBAM fees and trim reporting rules carbon-pulse.com/371689/
⚠️The European Commission's Clean Industrial Deal initiative, due on Wednesday, lacks “game-changing” measures to reduce energy prices, such as a reform of the marginal pricing system for electricity, say EU steelmakers and trade unions.
👉 carbon-pulse.com/371862/
👉 carbon-pulse.com/371862/
BRIEFING: EU’s clean industry push lacks ‘game-changer’ on energy, critics say « Carbon Pulse
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February 24, 2025 at 7:44 PM
⚠️The European Commission's Clean Industrial Deal initiative, due on Wednesday, lacks “game-changing” measures to reduce energy prices, such as a reform of the marginal pricing system for electricity, say EU steelmakers and trade unions.
👉 carbon-pulse.com/371862/
👉 carbon-pulse.com/371862/
📍German election frontrunner Friedrich Merz will stick to the country's climate neutrality goal if he wins on Sunday.
But he also has his own approach to topics such as coal exit, nuclear, and ETS2 that could reverberate across Europe.
More here (€): carbon-pulse.com/371677/
But he also has his own approach to topics such as coal exit, nuclear, and ETS2 that could reverberate across Europe.
More here (€): carbon-pulse.com/371677/
Merz EU ally in Brussels speaks out on climate ahead of German election « Carbon Pulse
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February 22, 2025 at 8:35 PM
📍German election frontrunner Friedrich Merz will stick to the country's climate neutrality goal if he wins on Sunday.
But he also has his own approach to topics such as coal exit, nuclear, and ETS2 that could reverberate across Europe.
More here (€): carbon-pulse.com/371677/
But he also has his own approach to topics such as coal exit, nuclear, and ETS2 that could reverberate across Europe.
More here (€): carbon-pulse.com/371677/
LEAK: Clean Industrial Deal looks to support energy-intensives in decarbonisation
By Rebecca Gualandi. carbon-pulse.com/370121/
By Rebecca Gualandi. carbon-pulse.com/370121/
LEAK: Clean Industrial Deal looks to support energy-intensives in decarbonisation « Carbon Pulse
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February 18, 2025 at 5:42 PM
LEAK: Clean Industrial Deal looks to support energy-intensives in decarbonisation
By Rebecca Gualandi. carbon-pulse.com/370121/
By Rebecca Gualandi. carbon-pulse.com/370121/
✅ EU’s 2040 climate target plan back on the agenda for Q1
After facing an extended delay until the summer due to political headwinds, the Commission's proposal for a 2040 climate target is finally back on the agenda for publication in Q1
More: carbon-pulse.com/368221/
After facing an extended delay until the summer due to political headwinds, the Commission's proposal for a 2040 climate target is finally back on the agenda for publication in Q1
More: carbon-pulse.com/368221/
EU’s 2040 climate target plan back on the agenda for Q1 « Carbon Pulse
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February 12, 2025 at 3:41 PM
✅ EU’s 2040 climate target plan back on the agenda for Q1
After facing an extended delay until the summer due to political headwinds, the Commission's proposal for a 2040 climate target is finally back on the agenda for publication in Q1
More: carbon-pulse.com/368221/
After facing an extended delay until the summer due to political headwinds, the Commission's proposal for a 2040 climate target is finally back on the agenda for publication in Q1
More: carbon-pulse.com/368221/
EU centre-right divide deepens amid “violent” talks on ETS2 and CBAM
EPP also heavily divided on EU's upcoming 2040 climate target, report Emmanuela Barbiroglio and Rebecca Gualandi.
More: 👉 carbon-pulse.com/362687/
EPP also heavily divided on EU's upcoming 2040 climate target, report Emmanuela Barbiroglio and Rebecca Gualandi.
More: 👉 carbon-pulse.com/362687/
EU centre-right divide deepens amid “violent” talks on ETS2 and CBAM « Carbon Pulse
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January 29, 2025 at 6:59 AM
EU centre-right divide deepens amid “violent” talks on ETS2 and CBAM
EPP also heavily divided on EU's upcoming 2040 climate target, report Emmanuela Barbiroglio and Rebecca Gualandi.
More: 👉 carbon-pulse.com/362687/
EPP also heavily divided on EU's upcoming 2040 climate target, report Emmanuela Barbiroglio and Rebecca Gualandi.
More: 👉 carbon-pulse.com/362687/
That is also good news for climate
Energy and infrastructure companies — whose share prices had soared in the past year on the promise of powering a massive artificial intelligence buildout — have also seen their stock prices fall early Monday, writes @zeitlin.bsky.social.
China’s DeepSeek Ends the Party for U.S. Energy Stocks
It’s not just AI companies taking a beating today.
heatmap.news
January 27, 2025 at 6:20 PM
That is also good news for climate
Europe's largest political party, the EPP, is pushing for a two-year suspension of several EU Green Deal laws, which it says "are proving to be excessive and burdensome" on EU businesses.
But will it get its way?
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But will it get its way?
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January 21, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Europe's largest political party, the EPP, is pushing for a two-year suspension of several EU Green Deal laws, which it says "are proving to be excessive and burdensome" on EU businesses.
But will it get its way?
Quick thread🧵:
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But will it get its way?
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UPDATE – US President Trump declares “national energy emergency”, exits Paris Agreement
The US will rejoin Iran, Yemen, and Libya as the only countries that are not part of the Paris Agreement 😍
👉 carbon-pulse.com/359872/
The US will rejoin Iran, Yemen, and Libya as the only countries that are not part of the Paris Agreement 😍
👉 carbon-pulse.com/359872/
UPDATE – US President Trump declares “national energy emergency”, exits Paris Agreement « Carbon Pulse
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January 21, 2025 at 6:49 AM
UPDATE – US President Trump declares “national energy emergency”, exits Paris Agreement
The US will rejoin Iran, Yemen, and Libya as the only countries that are not part of the Paris Agreement 😍
👉 carbon-pulse.com/359872/
The US will rejoin Iran, Yemen, and Libya as the only countries that are not part of the Paris Agreement 😍
👉 carbon-pulse.com/359872/
❗ETS2 UPDATE
France had Czechia both support a reform of the Market Stability Reserve to prevent price spikes on the EU’s upcoming Emissions Trading System for road transport and heating fuels as concerns mount about the scheme's social acceptance.
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France had Czechia both support a reform of the Market Stability Reserve to prevent price spikes on the EU’s upcoming Emissions Trading System for road transport and heating fuels as concerns mount about the scheme's social acceptance.
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January 20, 2025 at 4:02 PM
❗ETS2 UPDATE
France had Czechia both support a reform of the Market Stability Reserve to prevent price spikes on the EU’s upcoming Emissions Trading System for road transport and heating fuels as concerns mount about the scheme's social acceptance.
Quick thread 🧵:
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France had Czechia both support a reform of the Market Stability Reserve to prevent price spikes on the EU’s upcoming Emissions Trading System for road transport and heating fuels as concerns mount about the scheme's social acceptance.
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