Minnesota regulators approve SCS CO2 pipeline
Minnesota’s Public Utilities Commission (PUC) on Thursday unanimously approved Summit Carbon Solutions’ (SCS) permit request to construct a segment of its proposed CO2 pipeline within the state.
Read MoreUS EPA earmarks $735 mln in grants for zero emission heavy-duty vehicles
The US EPA on Wednesday announced its allocation of more than $735 million in grant funding to support the purchase of zero emissions heavy-duty vehicles across 27 states.
Read MoreWashington’s Q4 carbon permit auction clears significantly below market expectations
Washington’s Q4 current vintage auction defied market expectations, clearing nearly 30% below the 2024 Allowance Price Containment Reserve (APCR) Tier 1 trigger price.
Read MoreBRIEFING: Policy review needed before Oregon updates diesel emissions strategy, say stakeholders
Refineries, trucking companies, and other industry stakeholders pushed for a fuller evaluation of existing programmes for reducing diesel-based pollution before Oregon revisits its statewide strategy.
Read MoreCalifornia scraps e-motorcycle sales target mandate
California regulator ARB last week shelved its plans to ramp up zero emission motorcycle (ZEM) use in the state by mandating sales targets and imposing stringent rules on internal combustion engine (ICE) counterparts.
Read MoreCFTC: Producers boost holdings across North American carbon markets, investors hone in on V25s
Emitters built their net holdings throughout the North American carbon markets, while financial players continued to shuffle their positions in California Carbon Allowances (CCAs) and RGGI Allowances (RGAs) in favour of V25s, data released Friday from the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) showed.
Read MoreRGGI Q4 auction clears more than $2 below secondary market, mild spec involvement
The last RGGI cap-and-trade auction of 2024 cleared at a $2.35 discount to RGGI Allowances (RGAs) in the secondary market the day before the sale, and at the low end of market expectations for a discounted settlement, with limited participation from financial entities, according to results published Friday.
Read MoreWCI Markets: CCAs sell-off ahead of option expiry, Q4 auction shapes WCA direction
California Carbon Allowance (CCA) future prices dropped over the past week as market participants positioned themselves ahead of option expiry, while Washington Carbon Allowances (WCAs) continued their decline heading into the final carbon permit auction of the year.
Read MoreStakeholders make final case for OCFP changes ahead of vote on approval
The final draft of Oregon’s Clean Fuels Program (OCFP) requires numerous refinements to better support businesses and drive investments for low carbon initiatives, industry voices told the state’s Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ).
Read MoreWashington finalises regulatory updates for imported power under carbon market
Washington state on Tuesday adopted amended regulations to establish obligations in future for emissions associated with imported power from centralised electricity markets (CEMs).
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