EU Climate Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra at COP29 in Baku. Just prior, the UN Climate Conference had agreed on the framework for the use of Article 6 certificates. (IMAGO/ZUMA Press Wire)
The European Commission is planning to equip its 2040 climate target with certain flexibilities. The use of international certificates is meant to ease the burden of decarbonization. However, the draft of the new climate goal proposes significant limitations on their use.
