Cap-and-trade should take priority in California’s climate policy -industry
California should place more emphasis on its cap-and-trade system to guide the state’s climate policy and move away from complementary measures, industry representatives said Tuesday.
Read MoreOntario should bury the idea of ‘no-till’ farming offsets, experts warn
‘No-till’ farming has important environmental benefits but does not make sense as an offset protocol in the Ontario cap-and-trade programme, according to offset developers and registries.
Read MoreCalifornia’s second largest offset issuance pushes total over 100-million mark
California offsets issued by regulators surpassed the 100-million mark this week thanks to the scheme’s second largest issuance to date.
Read MoreTwo New York-based entities fail to meet RGGI compliance deadline
Two New York-based power plants failed to surrender enough allowances to cover their 2015-17 RGGI emissions, according to compliance data published late last week.
Read MoreIndigenous fund joins push to soften California’s stance on out-of-state offsets
A fund supporting Native American tribes has joined a coalition lobbying for all offsets from indigenous lands to be eligible under California’s carbon market, despite post-2020 rules limiting the number than can be generated outside the state.
Read MoreManitoba drops resistance to pan-Canadian carbon pricing plan
Manitoba on Friday ended its holdout against the federal pan-Canadian carbon pricing framework, agreeing to sign on to Ottawa’s plan just days before the opt-in deadline.
Read MoreQuebec’s amended Environment Quality Act scheduled to take effect
Quebec is making several minor rule changes to its cap-and-trade scheme as the province gets ready to put amendments to its Environment Quality Act into force a month from now.
Read MoreOntario releases two new draft offset protocols for public review
Ontario’s Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change (MOECC) released two new draft offset protocols on Wednesday, launching a 45-day public review and comment period on the pair.
Read MoreAnalysts expect WCI price lift-off regardless of result of bumper auction
WCI allowances are likely to lift from the market’s auction reserve price in the coming months but could surge more steeply if Wednesday’s record-breaking auction fails to sell out, according to analysts at ClearBlue Markets.
Read MoreNova Scotia halves emissions threshold for cap-and-trade participation as regulations enter into force
Detailed reporting requirements to support Nova Scotia’s upcoming cap-and-trade system were put into effect Thursday, requiring companies with annual emissions above 50,000 tonnes of CO2 to participate in the program.
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