On March 31st, EU Climate Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra floated various ideas for how Europe’s expected 90% emission reduction target for 2040 could be achieved. One of them: letting EU countries purchase United Nations Article 6 credits to meet EU's 2040 climate target. Similar suggestions are currently being proposed by the upcoming German government. This would require undoing a core principle of Europe’s Climate Law: only European reductions and removals shall count towards climate neutrality. The backlash has been significant, especially in civil society and environmental groups. But could this - with some modifications - actually provide a smart path for Europe? Links:<ul><li>Eve Tamme: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/evetamme/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a> and <a href="https://evetamme.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Website</a></li><li>Sebastian Manhart: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/sebastianmanhart/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a> and <a href="https://www.sebastianmanhart.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Website</a></li><li><a href="https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-exploring-weaker-2040-climate-goal-90-greenhouse-gas-cut-wopke-hoekstra/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Politico article on Commissioner Hoekstra’s comments</a></li></ul> <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.