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Frédéric Simon @FredSimonEU

Head of EMEA @CarbonPulse. Ex Energy & Environment editor @EURACTIV and Brussels correspondent @FRANCE24. Views my own. Send me tips: fred@carbon-pulse.com

Joined June 2015
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Ryszard Pawlik@Ryszard_Pawlik
Apr 8
Curious about @PKEE_Brussels view on the #EC latest proposal on the #MarketStabilityReserve - and why it’s a step in the right direction,yet still insufficient to tackle market challenges effectively?🤔 Read more in @FredSimonEU article for @CarbonPulse👇 carbon-pulse.com/500368/
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🚩The Commission's long-term EU budget proposal, released yesterday, plans to set aside 30% of ETS revenues to fund "own resources" i.e.: money that goes straight in the EU budget Today, the vast majority (~76%) currently flows directly to EU member states. Will they agree?
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BREAKING: Article 6 credits kept out of EU ETS as Brussels puts forward 90% climate target for 2040 carbon-pulse.com/413791/

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BREAKING: EU Commission announces withdrawal of Green Claims Directive. By @RebeccaGualandi. carbon-pulse.com/410022/
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EU Commission expected to put forward 2040 climate target proposal 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 More: carbon-pulse.com/401124/
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🚨Global shipping strikes historic deal on ambitious carbon pricing system Deal at IMO today for two-tier tax * 63 in favour: EU, China, India, Japan, Brazil * 16 against: Saudi A., UAE, Russia, Venezuela * 25 abstained: Pacific states, Argentina 👉carbon-pulse.com/387008/

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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/
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Decision on Europe’s 2035 NDC unlikely before July: EU presidency * Talks ongoing 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/
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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 EP ... deciding to scrap the ETS completely,” said Pascal Siegwart from TotalEnergies 👉 carbon-pulse.com/384596/

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Frédéric Simon retweeted
Damien Genicot (@genicotd.bsky.social)@GenicotD
31 Mar 2025
Still no sign of the legislative proposal on the EU 2040 #climate target in the latest indicative agenda of the @EU_Commission
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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 the opposite in a recent interview 👉 carbon-pulse.com/380741/
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'We have to urgently rearm Europe,' EU's von der Leyen says theguardian.com/world/live/2…

Eight injured after drone strikes apartment block in Kharkiv – as it happened

This blog has now closed. In the meantime you can read our full report on Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s visit to the UK here, all our Ukraine coverage here

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« 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. lemonde.fr/international/art…

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’accept[ait] pas [les] voitures ou [les] produits agricoles » américains. « L’UE a été...

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‘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/
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⚠️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/

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UPDATE – LEAK: Brussels set to postpone CBAM fees and trim reporting rules By @EmiBarbiroglio carbon-pulse.com/371689/

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LEAK: Clean Industrial Deal looks to support energy-intensives in decarbonisation By @RebeccaGualandi carbon-pulse.com/370121/
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Anna Hubert 🇪🇺@AnnaHbrt
17 Feb 2025
‼️On Friday, @Contexte publised a draft of the new state aid framework aiming at simplifing the access to state aid. At least for certain sectors that “contribute to the objectives defined in the Clean Industry Deal” : renewables, green H2 and even CCSU. . . NOT nuclear. 1/12
Anna Hubert 🇪🇺@AnnaHbrt
14 Feb 2025
🚨 🇪🇺 Commission's plan to simplify the state aid framework 🚨 @Contexte publishes a draft text accompanying the Clean Industrial deal, which sets out simplified compatibility rules compared with the guidelines on state aid for climate, envi. & energy contexte.com/article/energie…
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✅ 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/
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EU centre-right divide deepens amid “violent” talks on ETS2 and CBAM @EPP also heavily divided on EU's upcoming 2040 climate target, report @EmiBarbiroglio and @RebeccaGualandi. More:👉 carbon-pulse.com/362687/
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