Verra publishes new cookstoves methodology

Published 03:49 on October 10, 2024  /  Last updated at 03:49 on October 10, 2024  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, EMEA, US, Voluntary

Verra replaced its prior cookstoves protocols on Wednesday, retaining the UN approach to calculate emissions reductions from its initial version, but eliminating opportunity for other devices such as ovens, heaters, and dryers, to generate voluntary carbon credits.

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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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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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Canadian cement manufacturer targets emissions reductions with $38 mln low-carbon fuel investment

Published 03:19 on October 4, 2024  /  Last updated at 03:19 on October 4, 2024  / /  Americas, Canada, EMEA, Voluntary

A major cement producer commissioned Thursday a $38 million low-carbon fuel facility at its Alberta cement plant, anticipated to replace up to 50% of the site’s gas usage and reduce 30,000 tonnes of CO2 annually.

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US DOE awards more than $71 mln to 16 regional DAC hub projects

Published 21:48 on October 3, 2024  /  Last updated at 21:48 on October 3, 2024  / /  Americas, US, Voluntary

A national laboratory of the US Department of Energy (DOE) announced Wednesday that it has awarded over $71 million to 16 regional direct air capture (DAC) hub projects across the US.

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Alberta TIER September spot prices fall to lowest in two years as illiquidity dampens market

Published 00:35 on October 2, 2024  /  Last updated at 00:35 on October 2, 2024  / /  Americas, Canada

The Alberta Technology Innovation and Emission Reduction (TIER) programme recorded its lowest spot prices in the past two years, attributed to policy uncertainty, according to a report published Tuesday, while worries of forthcoming credit oversupply also shroud the outlook, market observers said.

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CWNYC24: Canadian carbon markets brace for shifting political, investment landscape

Published 21:48 on September 27, 2024  /  Last updated at 17:48 on October 1, 2024  / /  Americas, Canada, Carbon Taxes, RINs & LCFS, US

Impending federal elections and investment enthusiasm for carbon capture, utilisation, and storage (CCUS) are weighing on Canadian emissions trading systems, experts discussed during Climate Week NYC.

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CWNYC24: Cautious optimism from carbon removal buyers as market hopes for “second wave” of purchases

Published 23:06 on September 26, 2024  /  Last updated at 17:38 on October 7, 2024  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, International, Nature-based, South & Central, US, Voluntary

Carbon removal credit suppliers’ increased ambition was met with tempered buying expectations at Climate Week NYC this week, as the market looks forward to a “second wave” of credit purchases.

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CWNYC24: New York state officials select WCI as platform for cap-and-invest programme

Published 23:35 on September 25, 2024  /  Last updated at 13:58 on September 27, 2024  / /  Americas, Canada, US

Market administrator WCI Inc. will serve as the registry, auction, and financial services platform for the upcoming New York cap-and-invest (NYCI) programme, regulators announced Wednesday during Climate Week NYC.

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CWNYC24: EU and US climate negotiators want Article 6 “in the bag” in Baku

Published 23:00 on September 25, 2024  /  Last updated at 16:47 on September 26, 2024  / and /  Americas, EMEA, International, Paris Article 6, US

The top EU and US climate negotiators both signalled their strong desire to finalise negotiations on Article 6 at the UN climate talks in Azerbaijan this year, they said at Climate Week NYC on Wednesday.

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