US EPA pushing for carbon-neutral biomass policy, despite lack of SAB consensus
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is working towards a controversial federal carbon-neutral policy for biomass, despite the fact that the agency’s own Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) has yet to reach consensus on the issue.
Read MoreOntario PC candidates reiterate carbon pricing opposition but lack clear climate policy alternatives
All four Ontario Progressive Conservative leadership candidates on Thursday reiterated their pledges to dismantle the province’s cap-and-trade scheme and reject the federal backstop programme, but not one was able to offer any semblance of a coherent climate change policy alternative.
Read MoreCarbon tax coverage is spreading worldwide, but at too low a rate -OECD
Carbon tax coverage increased worldwide over the four years to 2015 but the rates are still too low to reflect the costs of greenhouse gases, according to an OECD report published Wednesday.
Read MoreExchange operator CBL Markets sees trade volumes rise in 2017
Exchange operator CBL Markets said it experienced strong growth last year, in part due to an influx of new participants and the Australia-headquartered firm’s expansion into other environmental markets.
Read MoreOntario says proceeding with forestry offset protocols but keeps mum on conservation cropping
Ontario is moving forward with developing two forestry offset protocols against the recommendations of the province’s Environmental Commissioner (ECO), who had advised scrapping at least three proposed project types including conservation cropping over concerns about their environmental integrity.
Read MoreWhere the Ontario Progressive Conservative leadership candidates stand on carbon pricing
A hunt for a new leader for Ontario’s Progressive Conservative (PC) party has shed more uncertainty on a possible shift from the province’s cap-and-trade programme to the federal government’s carbon tax scheme.
Read MoreSeveral Ontario offset protocols under review, may not be approved -environment ministry
Several of Ontario’s proposed offset protocols, including two related to forestry, are being reviewed and may not be approved under the province’s cap-and-trade scheme, the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change (MOECC) said in response to environmental integrity concerns raised by Ontario’s Environmental Commissioner last week.
Read MoreNew Jersey senate committee passes bill to rejoin RGGI
A New Jersey senate committee on Monday advanced a bill to rejoin RGGI, taking the state a step closer to re-entering the northeastern US regional carbon market.
Read MoreACR floats updated voluntary refrigeration offset methodology
The American Carbon Registry (ACR) has proposed a new methodology for earning voluntary carbon offsets from transitioning to advanced refrigeration systems that use less potent or damaging gases instead of CFCs, HCFCs, or HFCs.
Read MoreWashington senate committee advances Governor Inslee’s carbon tax bill
Washington’s carbon pricing bill came one step closer to becoming law on Thursday after legislators voted to advance the measure out of the Senate’s Energy, Environment & Technology Committee.
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