California EJAC demands ‘no’ vote on LCFS changes
California’s Environmental Justice Advisory Committee (EJAC) has urged state regulator ARB to vote no on the proposed Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) revisions, citing concerns that the agency has completely disregarded their recommendations.
Read MoreCalifornia’s LCFS to likely push retail fuel prices higher over the years, intensify environmental concerns -research
California regulator ARB has yet to acknowledge the likelihood that the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) would raise retail gas prices in the upcoming years or consider the environmental implications of its support for biofuels, an analysis released this month said.
Read MoreANALYSIS: Washington’s cap-and-trade observers discuss electricity imports, offsets for linkage considerations
Washington state’s considerations for changes to the Climate Commitment Act (CCA) to facilitate linkage with WCI partners California and Quebec must resolve ambiguity surrounding electricity imports and address varying offset protocols, comments to the draft amendments showed.
Read MoreUS oil and gas industry continues to eye EOR for captured CO2 utilisation
US oil and gas industry members maintained their support for enhanced oil recovery (EOR) as a beneficial carbon capture, utilisation, and storage (CCUS) solution, even as market forecasts indicate a shift towards dedicated geological storage, a conference heard this week.
Read MoreIndustry members call for strengthened 45Q incentives to support CCS
The US carbon capture and storage (CCS) sector needs higher credit values and certainty beyond the current crediting timeline to catalyse growth, conference attendees heard this week.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: US SAF deployment slowed by regulatory inefficiencies
Current US policy incentives fall short of supporting sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) rollout, prompting producers to target markets with mandates in the near-term, industry members told Carbon Pulse.
Read MoreUS ELECTIONS PREVIEW: Next US administration to determine future path of domestic, international environmental policy focus
With under a month to US elections, Carbon Pulse’s North American team has sourced insights from a wide network of policy analysts and industry stakeholders on some of the key environmental issues potentially at stake depending on which candidate occupies the White House next year.
Read MorePermit delays among the biggest bottlenecks for US CCS projects
Uncertainty surrounding permit approval timelines for US carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects has become a major “pain point” for operators in the country and stifled much-needed progress in the industry, conference participants heard Wednesday.
Read MoreRGGI Market: RGAs slip further towards 2025 CCR
RGGI Allowances (RGA) in the secondary market continued their descent over the week as prices adjusted in response to programme updates from the administrator, with traders largely projecting the 2025 Cost Containment Reserve (CCR) value as the near-term level of support.
Read MoreOregon lays out proposed CFP rules in alignment with California’s LCFS
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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