The Paris Agreement: Main Components

The Paris Agreement is not yet sufficient to address the threat of climate change, and global greenhouse gas emissions continue to increase, threatening more severe and disruptive weather including storms, flooding, heatwaves and droughts. However, the strength of the treaty lies in its inclusiveness, its repeating cycle of increasing ambition, its ability to channel finance to sustainable development and its flexible mechanisms that encourage innovation that will help to power the global clean energy transition.

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In order to ensure the global reduction in GHG emissions, carbon reductions need to be permanent. Permanence is considered when approving a carbon offset project
On 17th July, the European Commission unveiled its much-anticipated legislative proposal to overhaul the EU’s compliance carbon market, the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS).

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Know Your Client is a security procedure used in the financial sector when contracting to do business with a new counterparty.

27 August 2026

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Permanence

In order to ensure the global reduction in GHG emissions, carbon reductions need to be permanent. Permanence is considered when approving a carbon offset project such as avoided deforestation.

27 July 2026

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EC seeks to overhaul EU’s compliance carbon market with proposed new laws

On 17th July, the European Commission unveiled its much-anticipated legislative proposal to overhaul the EU’s compliance carbon market, the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS).

23 July 2026

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Know Your Client is a security procedure used in the financial sector when contracting to do business with a new counterparty.

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