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Climate Policy Analysis, Design and More

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Services

Helping you navigate the Climate Policy landscape

Carbon removal

Policy, technology and more

Carbon markets

Paris Agreement and more

Policy analysis

Policy options, content, dynamics

Policy advice

General strategic policy advice

Details

Types of assignments

Presentations and Q&A sessions on different climate policy aspects
Analysis of existing and planned climate policy and regulation
Evaluation of policy options to achieve specific goals
Analysis of policy context – how specific policy tools interact with others, how climate policy links to other policy fields and current or expected developments
Policy dynamics – how different policy elements interact or overlap, how the institutions and stakeholders involved in the policy-making process are evolving
Policy-making processes (European Union, UNFCCC)
– How does it work, and how to work with it
– How could it impact the viability of policy options: feasibility, relevant timelines, key institutions/ stakeholders and their positions
General strategic climate policy advice

Particular policy expertise

Carbon markets
– International carbon markets (including Article 6 of the Paris Agreement)
– The European Union Emissions Trading System (EU ETS)
– The intersection of compliance and voluntary carbon markets
Policy design around emission reductions and carbon removal in the EU and under the Paris Agreement
Carbon dioxide removal, especially Direct Air Capture with CCS (DACCS) and Bioenergy with CCS (BECCS)
European Green Deal – sectoral climate policies like the EU ETS, the upcoming Carbon Removal Certification
Carbon capture and storage
European Union legislative process and UNFCCC decision-making process

Recent work

REPORT: The role of carbon dioxide removal in contributing to the long-term goal of the Paris Agreement (2023)

BRIEF: Financing Engineered Carbon Removal with the Voluntary Carbon Markets. Synergies with Public Funding and a Look Beyond Double Claiming (2022)

Are you looking for advice on climate policy?

Or an insightful take on the latest policy developments?

About

Climate Principles is a Climate Policy Advisory. It works with private and public sector clients, providing strategic advice on European and international climate policy.

Climate Principles was established by Eve Tamme and draws on her broad experience in the field since 2004. Eve has led the Climate Department in a national administration, advised on climate policy in DG CLIMA in the European Commission, shaped international climate policy engagement in the non-profit sector, and consulted for private sector clients.

Climate Principles’ mission is to bring clarity to climate policy.