Consulting firm inks deal with DAC developer to inform project design
A global consulting firm has partnered with a direct air capture (DAC) project developer to help inform the design of large-scale CO2 removal plants, the companies announced Tuesday.
Read MoreColorado adopts regulations to realise state’s geothermal energy potential
Colorado this month adopted a new set of regulations to facilitate geothermal energy development as part of the state’s ongoing effort to reduce its reliance on oil and gas energy sources.
Read MoreAdvocates overshadow industry’s cost concerns under Oregon CPP with calls for stricter rules
Industry complaints about compliance costs under Oregon’s proposed Climate Protection Program (CPP) rule were eclipsed by environmental advocates’ calls for immediate implementation of a more stringent scheme at Wednesday’s public hearing held by the programme’s regulator.
Read MoreUS DOE unveils $15 mln to support market entry of industrial decarbonisation technologies
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced $15 million in lab call funding to advance later-stage commercialisation and deployment of industrial decarbonisation technologies.
Read MoreCompliance frameworks using offsets and CDR may steer VCM evolution, but quality concerns persist
Compliance-focused schemes that allow the use of offsets could shape the future of the voluntary carbon market (VCM) along with an increase in the usage of CO2 removal (CDR) credits, but quality concerns must be addressed to ensure growth, panellists told a webinar Tuesday.
Read MoreCalifornia Senator proposes to delay climate disclosure law rollout
The bill sponsor of California’s emissions disclosure law proposed a six-month implementation delay to the regulation, among other changes this week.
Read MoreEight US states back Ohio’s SCOTUS appeal against California’s clean vehicle mandate authority
Eight states last week filed a joint brief at the Supreme Court of the US (SCOTUS) in support of Ohio’s ongoing battle against the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) authorisation of California’s regulations to mandate increasing sales of zero emission vehicles (ZEVs).
Read MoreOregon details final considerations for policy changes to its clean fuels programme
Oregon’s Clean Fuels Program (OCFP) revisions will include an insurance mechanism for carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) projects, validation mandates, and changes to third party verification provisions, in addition to carbon intensity (CI) model updates, the regulator confirmed Wednesday.
Read MoreWashington state court’s ruling against lawsuits blocking cap-and-invest repeal reaching November ballot raises transparency concerns
The Washington Supreme Court rejected challenges by non-profits against certification of recent initiatives, including one to repeal the state’s ETS, with the initiatives’ sponsor bewailing lack of transparency on complaints filed.
Read MoreSpeculators continue to bag V25 CCAs, while producers stack on RGGI length
Financial entities continued to add new length to their long-dated California Carbon Allowance (CCA) holdings while reducing net positions in other North American carbon markets over the week, while producers continued to stack on RGGI Allowance (RGA) length, according to weekly data from the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
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