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Carbon Markets should weigh political exposure
The recent IMO pause on a maritime carbon price is a reminder of the importance of analyzing political exposure in the green transition.
Another recent and more specific example is in the Voluntary Carbon Market where recent government interventions highlight that that even something as complex as "permanence” should include an understanding of political exposure.
The EPA intervened and blocked a voluntary carbon project that included super pollutants*
The Department of Energy signaled the cancellation of funding for two major DAC facilities.
These are not technical failures or issues with scientific thoroughness. Instead they are reminders that even the most “durable” carbon storage (𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘴 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘥) also depends on political and institutional continuity.
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