Advisory committee members oppose Oregon DEQ’s proposal to allow for-profits to serve as CCI entities

Published 03:24 on June 26, 2024  /  Last updated at 03:24 on June 26, 2024  / /  Americas, US

Advisory committee members opposed the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality’s (DEQ) plans to allow for-profit companies to implement projects supported by Community Climate Investment (CCI) under the Climate Protection Program (CPP), at a meeting Tuesday.

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Washington’s cap-and-invest participation picks up in Q2

Published 02:27 on June 25, 2024  /  Last updated at 02:27 on June 25, 2024  / /  Americas, US

The number of entities registered with active accounts in Washington’s cap-and-trade scheme increased in Q2 despite the looming possibility of a programme repeal.

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RGGI Market: RGAs hover below peaks in the absence of programme review news

Published 23:24 on June 24, 2024  /  Last updated at 23:24 on June 24, 2024  / /  Americas, US

RGGI Allowance (RGA) values edged up even as market activity tapered off, partly driven by higher temperature forecasts across the Northeast, amid ongoing silence from the scheme’s administrator regarding updates to the Third Program Review.

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California March gasoline sale lags 2023 levels, diesel picks up once again

Published 00:17 on June 21, 2024  /  Last updated at 00:17 on June 21, 2024  / /  Americas, RINs & LCFS, US

California gasoline consumption in March continued to trail levels during the same time last year despite reaching year-to-date (YTD) highs, while diesel surpassed 2023 figures for the month amid the ongoing rise in monthly sales, state data published this week showed.

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Biorefinery firm finalises CCS agreements for its Nebraska facilities

Published 00:40 on June 20, 2024  /  Last updated at 00:40 on June 20, 2024  / /  Americas, Aviation/CORSIA, RINs & LCFS, US, Voluntary

A US biorefinery firm on Tuesday announced it has finalised agreements and equipment orders to deploy carbon capture and storage (CCS) with a 1.2 million tonne capacity at its Nebraska plants.

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Petitioners request US federal appeals court to rescind SEC climate disclosure rules

Published 23:17 on June 19, 2024  /  Last updated at 23:17 on June 19, 2024  / /  Americas, US

Opponents of the US Securities Exchange Commission’s (SEC) climate disclosure rules have asked a federal appeals court to revoke the regulation altogether, just months after the agency issued a stay to resolve mounting legal challenges.

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Fuelled by California’s LCFS, US renewable diesel growth is shifting global feedstock market -report

Published 23:55 on June 18, 2024  /  Last updated at 23:55 on June 18, 2024  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Canada, EMEA, RINs & LCFS, US

California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS), followed by federal incentives for biomass-based fuels production, has spurred renewable diesel (RD) production in the US and consequently transformed the global feedstock trade landscape, according to the country’s Department of Agriculture (USDA).

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RGGI Market: Traders wary of a price plunge after RGAs set new highs

Published 23:43 on June 17, 2024  /  Last updated at 23:43 on June 17, 2024  / /  Americas, US

Market participants expressed trepidation over the possibility of a dive in RGGI Allowance (RGA) values after prices retreated from their peaks at the end of the week.

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WCI Q3 auction volume dips to lowest offered year-to-date

Published 20:55 on June 14, 2024  /  Last updated at 20:55 on June 14, 2024  / /  Americas, Canada, US

The California-Quebec joint WCI auction in August will offer the lowest volume of allowances so far this year, according to a notice from California regulator ARB published Friday. 

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WCI Markets: CCAs consolidate, WCAs upbeat post strong Q2 auction

Published 01:38 on June 14, 2024  /  Last updated at 01:38 on June 14, 2024  / /  Americas, Canada, US

California Carbon Allowance (CCA) prices stabilised after last week’s price rout, while trade in Washington Carbon Allowances (WCAs) in the secondary market picked up after a strong second quarterly auction result.

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