COP25: Roundup for Thursday, Dec. 12
Negotiations on the rulebook with International emission trade plodded along in Madrid on Thursday, as slow progress on other elements of operationalising the Paris Agreement solicited fears the UN Climate Summit would once again run well into the weekend.
Read MoreNA Markets: CCAs remain flat amid spread activity, RGGI prices drop after auction
California Carbon Allowance (CCA) prices rose slightly on the secondary market as participants looked to push positions further out on the curve, while RGGI Allowance (RGA) prices dipped following the release of the Q4 auction results.
Read MoreOttawa approves New Brunswick CO2 levy proposal for spring 2020
The Canadian federal government on Wednesday gave the green light for New Brunswick’s proposed carbon tax on fossil fuels beginning in April, a move that will allow the province to avoid coverage under Ottawa’s ‘backstop’ CO2 levy.
Read MoreCalifornia offsets issuance hits four-month high on burst of forestry credits
California regulator ARB granted nearly 2.4 million new California Carbon Offsets (CCOs) across two protocols this week, with the vast majority stemming from a large forestry project, according to data released Wednesday.
Read MoreCOP25: Roundup for Wednesday, Dec. 11
The nearly 200 parties to the Paris Agreement on Wednesday dove headfirst into forging an agreement on the market-based Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, while dozens of attendees from environmental and indigenous groups were kicked out by UN security for protesting the slow pace of the talks.
Read MoreANALYSIS: California-owned carbon auction volume to dip in 2020, as Quebec allocation edges up
WCI carbon auction volume owned by California will dip nearly a quarter next year, while Quebec’s free permit allocation to industrial entities will increase compared to 2019, according to Carbon Pulse analysis.
Read MoreCOP25: Washington governor targets renewed LCFS push in 2020, neutral on ETS
Washington Governor Jay Inslee (D) intends to once again back a low-carbon fuel standard (LCFS) during the 2020 legislative session, but his administration will not endorse a state senator’s WCI-modelled cap-and-trade bill, an advisor told Carbon Pulse on the sidelines of the UN climate summit Tuesday.
Read MoreCOP25: Roundup for Tuesday, Dec. 10
The high-level segment of the UN climate summit kicked off Tuesday as national ministers descended on the Spanish capital, with the Paris Agreement’s market-based Article 6 text still requiring a substantial amount of work. Below is a running summary of those efforts, as well as other happenings at the summit.
Read MoreCOP25: Quebec aiming to finish forestry protocol, post-2023 allocation methodology next year
Quebec intends to finalise its forestry offset protocol and post-2023 allowance allocation levels for its WCI-linked cap-and-trade programme next year after completing consultations on both topics, the Canadian province’s environmental minister said at a UN climate conference side event on Monday.
Read MoreCOP25: Roundup for Monday, Dec. 9
UN climate negotiations in Madrid shift into high gear this week with the arrival of ministers from most of the nearly 200 countries attending the COP25 talks tasked with finalising work on emissions trading rules under the Paris Agreement’s Article 6. Below is a running summary of those efforts, as well as other happenings at the summit.
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