Time is Running Out
Carbon Markets Cannot Replace More Ambitious National Commitments — Particularly in Transport
By Marion Vieweg and Daniel Bongardt
At the UN Climate Conference (COP25) that just ended in Madrid, acting COP President Carolina Schmidt (see picture, Source UNFCCC Twitter) was disappointed. While UN Secretary-General António Guterres few days before warned of the impacts associated with accelerating climate change, and called on governments to demonstrate increased ambition and commitment in cutting emissions…