CP Daily: Friday October 4, 2024

Published 03:38 on October 5, 2024  /  Last updated at 03:38 on October 5, 2024  /  Newsletters

A daily summary of our news plus bite-sized updates from around the world.

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Oregon lays out proposed CFP rules in alignment with California’s LCFS

Published 03:36 on October 5, 2024  /  Last updated at 03:36 on October 5, 2024  / and /  Americas, RINs & LCFS, US

Oregon released draft rules to update their Clean Fuels Program (OCFP) after market close Friday, following in the footsteps of California’s near midnight Eastern publication earlier in the week of their Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) rulemaking changes.

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CFTC: Positive sentiment shift across North American carbon markets

Published 01:57 on October 5, 2024  /  Last updated at 01:57 on October 5, 2024  / and /  Americas, Canada, US

Traders increased net length across their holdings of California Carbon Allowances (CCAs), RGGI Allowances (RGAs), and Washington Carbon Allowances (WCAs), according to this week’s data released Friday from the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).

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US airline sustainability head calls for policy alignment to boost SAF

Published 01:31 on October 5, 2024  /  Last updated at 01:31 on October 5, 2024  / /  Americas, Aviation/CORSIA, RINs & LCFS, US, Voluntary

The sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) industry is unlikely to scale without cohesive policy measures across jurisdictions, the sustainability lead at a major US airline said Thursday.

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Washington offers largest current year volumes for 2024 at Q4 sale amidst binary risk 

Published 21:45 on October 4, 2024  /  Last updated at 21:45 on October 4, 2024  / and /  Americas, Canada, US

Washington state’s Department of Ecology (ECY) will offer the most number of current year permits of all the auctions held in 2024 at its final sale in December, along with future vintage allowances despite the looming risk of programme repeal in November, according to a notice published by the agency on Friday. 

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Dubai summit highlights plans for UAE carbon registry

Published 21:39 on October 4, 2024  /  Last updated at 21:39 on October 4, 2024  / /  EMEA, International, Middle East, Paris Article 6, Voluntary

An Emirati resolution to establish a national registry of carbon credits aligned with Article 6 of the Paris Agreement earned special mention at the World Green Economy Summit held in Dubai this week.

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SCOTUS rejects states’ efforts to halt US methane rules

Published 18:52 on October 4, 2024  /  Last updated at 18:52 on October 4, 2024  / /  Americas, US

The US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) has denied stay applications filed by Republican-backed states against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s rules to limit methane output from the oil and gas sector.

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Euro Markets: EUAs test key support early and late, shrugging off brief rally as bears remain in charge

Published 17:40 on October 4, 2024  /  Last updated at 19:33 on October 4, 2024  / /  EMEA, EU ETS, UK ETS

European carbon prices recorded their sixth five-day decline in the last seven weeks, with bears still firmly in charge as they ended the period just shy of a key support level and selling pressure pushing the market to new six-month lows, while UK Allowances resumed their decline.

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IMO talks to cut shipping emissions end with little progress

Published 17:18 on October 4, 2024  /  Last updated at 17:18 on October 4, 2024  / /  International, Shipping

Talks at the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) this week concluded with some promising signs for the introduction of a carbon levy but still no significant advances.

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EU nations greenlight tariffs on Chinese EVs to protect home industry

Published 16:39 on October 4, 2024  /  Last updated at 16:39 on October 4, 2024  / /  China, EMEA, EU ETS, International

A proposal to impose tariffs on China-made electric vehicles has received clearance from the EU’s 27 member states, in efforts to support the competitiveness of the bloc’s auto industry.

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