COP25: Minnesota LCFS programme in early stages -official
The US state of Minnesota is in the early stages of researching a low-carbon fuel standard (LCFS) to help reduce emissions from the transportation sector, a state official said Thursday at a UN COP25 side event.
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 MoreOptions exist for new US LCFS schemes, experts say
More clean fuel standard programmes could develop across the United States as jurisdictions look to reduce carbon emissions from the transportation sector and incentivise additional supply of less-carbon emitting fuels, a conference heard Thursday.
Read MoreCalifornia LCFS balance will tighten after 2020, but GHG target achievable -analyst
The credit balance under California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) is likely to tighten early in the next decade, but the accelerated adoption of electric vehicles will ensure the programme reaches its 2030 goal, an analyst said Thursday.
Read MoreCourt sides with BP over fired US carbon trader’s bonus dispute, pending termination ruling
A former US emissions trader for BP will be liable to repay a $200,000 signing bonus after being fired within the first two years of employment, the US District Court of the Northern District of Illinois decided Monday, provided it rules early next year that the oil major terminated her with cause.
Read MoreUS EPA not expected to finalise RFS supplementary proposal till this winter -report
The US EPA will likely not finalise its plan to introduce a supplementary proposal to next year’s biofuel quotas under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) until after the programme’s Nov. 30 deadline, as the agency reviews public comments on the strategy released this fall, according to a media report.
Read MoreOregon eyes January release for draft ETS proposal, as legislators still debating revisions
Oregon Democratic legislators are expected to unveil a draft cap-and-trade bill in mid-January, while lawmakers are still addressing possible revisions to build wider support for the measure, a state senator told Carbon Pulse.
Read MoreCalifornia unanimously approves LCFS price cap as part of amendment package
California regulator ARB’s board endorsed the installation of a Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) price ceiling and a borrowed credits mechanism drawn from utilities’ future electric vehicle budgets as part of a suite of programme amendments on Thursday.
Read MoreCalifornia LCFS stakeholders recommend amendment tweaks ahead of board vote
California Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) stakeholders are offering further changes to regulatory amendments that the state regulator ARB’s board will vote on this week, according to recent public comments.
Read MoreRFS Market: RINs lift from 3-mth low as buyers return
US Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) biofuel credits rose over the past few days from a recent low as buyers scooped them up at bargain prices.
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