ARB bi-weekly offset issuance cycle passes without new additions

Published 01:13 on January 30, 2025  /  Last updated at 17:10 on January 30, 2025  / and /  Americas, US

California issued no new compliance-grade offsets for the second bi-weekly distribution of the year, data published by the state regulator ARB Wednesday showed.

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US budget office reverts memo on federal funding freeze

Published 21:37 on January 29, 2025  /  Last updated at 21:37 on January 29, 2025  / /  Americas, US

The White House budget office on Wednesday withdrew its memo on the federal funding pause after a judge issued a stay on the order the previous day, but clarified that President Donald Trump’s executive orders (EOs) on spending freeze have not been scrapped.

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South Dakota lawmakers advance bill to ban eminent domain for CO2 pipelines

Published 23:33 on January 27, 2025  /  Last updated at 01:21 on January 28, 2025  / /  Americas, US, Voluntary

A South Dakota state legislative committee advanced a bill Friday to prohibit the use of eminent domain for CO2 pipeline construction in the state.

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California diesel sales decrease in October, while gasoline consumption rises

Published 01:13 on January 25, 2025  /  Last updated at 01:13 on January 25, 2025  / /  Americas, Canada, RINs & LCFS, US

California diesel consumption in October declined month-on-month (MoM) following two months of gains, while gasoline volumes rose from September levels as retail gas prices decreased, state data published this week showed.

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North American Clean Fuels Markets: Price stability erodes in LCFS

Published 04:27 on January 24, 2025  /  Last updated at 04:27 on January 24, 2025  / /  Americas, Canada, RINs & LCFS, US

California’s Low Carbon Fuels Standard (LCFS), which started the year on a stable footing, faltered after regulator ARB detailed potential headwinds to the approval of programme updates last week, while the new US administration’s executive action on year-round E15 use also raised questions about impacts on the scheme.

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WCI Markets: CCAs still shaky over ARB’s ‘bungled’ rulemaking

Published 01:50 on January 24, 2025  /  Last updated at 01:50 on January 24, 2025  / , and /  Americas, Canada, US

Weakness and volatility extended for a second week in California Carbon Allowances (CCA) in the secondary market in the aftermath of ARB’s ‘bungled’ delay to rulemaking, while traders ratcheted up further dated Washington Carbon Allowance (WCA) purchases.

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BRIEFING: Political turmoil, US tax incentives threaten Canada’s CFR

Published 00:10 on January 17, 2025  /  Last updated at 00:10 on January 17, 2025  / /  Americas, Canada, Carbon Taxes, RINs & LCFS, US

The ongoing political transition in Canada and federal biofuels tax credits in the US could jeopardise Canadian clean fuel programmes, panellists at a conference said Thursday.

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BRIEFING: Changing policy landscape could cloud California’s LCFS outlook

Published 04:54 on January 16, 2025  /  Last updated at 04:54 on January 16, 2025  / /  Americas, RINs & LCFS, US

Potential shifts in emissions policies anticipated in part under the new incoming US federal administration, could impact longer term results of California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) scheme, market observers said at a conference Wednesday, while near-term litigation looms large.

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BRIEFING: California’s LCFS credit values could near $100 this year -panellists

Published 00:03 on January 16, 2025  /  Last updated at 00:03 on January 16, 2025  / /  Americas, RINs & LCFS, US

Credit prices under California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) could approach $100 by the end of 2025, panellists said at a conference Wednesday.

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California regulator anticipates LCFS changes effective April barring lawsuit injunctions

Published 21:45 on January 15, 2025  /  Last updated at 21:45 on January 15, 2025  / and /  Americas, RINs & LCFS, US

Recently approved amendments to California’s Low Clean Fuel Standard (LCFS) could be finalised by April, ARB staff told a conference Wednesday, barring potential complications from three ongoing lawsuits.

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