US DOE funds $6.5 mln towards New Mexico coal CCS project
A New Mexico coal-fired power plant has received $6.5 million from the US Department of Energy (DOE) to study the feasibility of carbon capture and storage (CCS) on-site, the agency announced Monday, even though the region has recently struggled with CCS viability.
Read MoreUS DOE announces $15 mln to reduce oil and gas methane emissions
The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced Friday up to $15 million in funding to support research and development of projects that reduce methane emissions from undocumented, orphaned oil and gas wells.
Read MoreUS appeals court gives EPA go-ahead to justify interstate air pollution regulation
A US federal appeals court on Thursday instructed the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to respond to the concerns of the Supreme Court (SCOTUS) and petitioners who effectively halted the regulator’s scheme to reduce interstate air pollution.
Read MoreCalifornia state Republicans propose bills to reform LCFS, cap-and-trade
California Republicans have introduced legislation to exempt gas from the state’s cap-and-trade scheme, as well as freeze impending amendments to the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS), with the overall aim to reduce retail gasoline prices.
Read MoreCalifornia LCFS takes the spotlight during contentious environmental justice meeting
Discussions surrounding California’s cap-and-trade programme took a backseat as a joint meeting Thursday between regulator ARB and the Environmental Justice Advisory Committee (EJAC) focused largely on shortfalls in proposed changes to the state’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS).
Read MoreWashington state prioritises additionality, regionality in upcoming CFS amendments
Staff at Washington state’s Department of Ecology (ECY) reviewed forthcoming Clean Fuel Standard (CFS) updates that will incentivise new decarbonisation projects over older ones, showing preference for those that impact the Pacific Northwest (PNW), during a pair of public rulemaking webinars over the past week.
Read MoreARB tempers offset issuance, continues to lag behind 2023 totals
California regulator ARB reduced its compliance-eligible offset issuances over the latest two-week period, reversing course from the trend of growing distributions seen in past periods.
Read MoreAlberta flags CCS offset protocol for update
A carbon capture and storage (CCS) Alberta emission offset protocol was flagged Monday by the provincial environment ministry, effectively pausing project development.
Read MoreCanadian economy will fall behind if climate policy uncertainty persists, experts say
Despite Canada’s portfolio of climate regulations, the ongoing lack of climate finance policy is a risk to the Canadian economy, particularly as other jurisdictions advance on their efforts, experts said on a webinar Tuesday.
Read MoreSignificant role for government to scale CDR supply and demand -report
Monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV) practices to effectively scale the carbon removal (CDR) market will require collaborative efforts, underpinned by government guidelines, according to a paper featuring perspectives from voluntary CDR buyers, policymakers, and academics.
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