Bluesource Canada partners with Ontario forest certifier to generate offsets

Published 18:32 on January 22, 2018  /  Last updated at 00:04 on July 26, 2018  / /  Americas, Canada, US, Voluntary

Project developer Bluesource has partnered with an Ontario forest certification organisation to aggregate community forests into larger offset projects ahead of the release of the province’s offset protocols.

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Utilities urge Massachusetts’ highest court to scrap state cap-and-trade scheme

Published 23:36 on January 18, 2018  /  Last updated at 00:05 on July 26, 2018  / /  Americas, US

New England utilities are pushing Massachusetts’ highest court to scrap the state’s new cap-and-trade system, arguing that regulators have overstepped their authority in introducing the rules.

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Canadian government planning for post-2022 carbon price increase above C$50/t -reports

Published 17:20 on January 18, 2018  /  Last updated at 00:05 on July 26, 2018  / /  Americas, Canada, Carbon Taxes

The Canadian government is making plans to raise its national minimum carbon price above C$50/tonne after 2022, local media reported late Wednesday, citing leaked federal documents.

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ANALYSIS: Colombian emitters face offset supply crunch as door closes on foreign units

Published 00:15 on January 18, 2018  /  Last updated at 00:05 on July 26, 2018  / /  Americas, Carbon Taxes, Kyoto Mechanisms, Nature-based, South & Central, US, Voluntary

As Colombia stops allowing emitters to use international offsets to cover their national carbon tax obligations, its companies are struggling to find enough domestic credits to meet demand.

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First RGGI auction of 2018 set for Mar. 14 as analysts predict higher prices

Published 18:06 on January 16, 2018  /  Last updated at 00:05 on July 26, 2018  / /  Americas, US

RGGI will hold its first allowance auction of the year on Mar. 14, with analysts forecasting that prices will rise from the previous sale.

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Quebec starts handing out free allowances for 2018

Published 16:36 on January 16, 2018  /  Last updated at 00:04 on July 26, 2018  / /  Americas, Canada, US

Quebec’s environment ministry on Monday handed out 13.506 million free allowances to big emitters against their 2018 output, marking a 1.3% year-on-year decline. 

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Canadian government unveils draft legislation for federal carbon pricing plan

Published 23:02 on January 15, 2018  /  Last updated at 00:04 on July 26, 2018  / /  Americas, Canada, Carbon Taxes

The Canadian federal government on Monday released draft legislation supporting its nationwide carbon pricing system, revealing more details surrounding the proposal and opening it up for public consultation.

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California issues record 14.5 million batch of offset credits

Published 23:23 on September 27, 2017  /  Last updated at 00:05 on July 26, 2018  / /  Americas, Canada, US

California’s Air Resources Board has handed out its largest ever batch of offset credits this week, with a new forestry project from Finite Carbon taking almost 14.2 million credits.

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Quebec hands out first batch of offsets in 10 months

Published 23:45 on May 10, 2017  /  Last updated at 00:04 on July 26, 2018  / /  Americas, Canada, US

Quebec has issued its first offsets in 10 months, doling out around nearly 21,800 credits to two projects.

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