Welcome to the Episode 6 of the Climate Money Podcast. 

In this episode, we look at:

• The European Commission’s new recommendation to cut emissions by 90% by 2040, and what Chinese labor has to do with it
• The EU’s upcoming Parliamentary elections and how they could effect European Climate Money 
• A revised look at Kenya’s carbon credits fee and how regulation can help markets, even if they impose costs 

Links and resources related to this week’s episode:

European Commission calls for 90% cut in EU emissions by 2040

https://www.carbonbrief.org/qa-european-commission-calls-for-90-cut-in-eu-emissions-by-2040/ 

EU rebuffs European solar industry’s plea for emergency help to fight cheap China imports https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3251047/eu-rebuffs-european-solar-industrys-plea-emergency-help-fight-cheap-china-imports 

A sharp right turn: A forecast for the 2024 European Parliament elections https://ecfr.eu/publication/a-sharp-right-turn-a-forecast-for-the-2024-european-parliament-elections/ 

European Union Greenhouse Gas Emissions 1990 - 2024 https://www.macrotrends.net/countries/EUU/european-union/ghg-greenhouse-gas-emissions 

A Dark Spot for the Solar Energy Industry: Forced Labor in Xinjiang https://www.csis.org/analysis/dark-spot-solar-energy-industry-forced-labor-xinjiang 

The Powering Past Coal Alliance https://poweringpastcoal.org/ 

‘They’re drowning us in regulations’: how Europe’s furious farmers took on Brussels and won https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/feb/10/theyre-drowning-us-in-regulations-how-europes-furious-farmers-took-on-brussels-and-won 

China’s Carbon Emissions Are Set to Decline Years Earlier Than Expected https://kanebridgenews.com/chinas-carbon-emissions-are-set-to-decline-years-earlier-than-expected/