Full IRA repeal would drive up US household, industrial energy prices -report

Published 22:32 on March 21, 2025  /  Last updated at 22:32 on March 21, 2025  / /  Americas, US

A full repeal of clean energy tax credits by Congress combined with a reversal of regulations governing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions would increase energy prices for both households across the US and manufacturers, according to a new analysis.

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FEATURE: Trump casts US hydrogen hubs into uncertainty as funding clarity remains elusive

Published 23:50 on March 20, 2025  /  Last updated at 23:50 on March 20, 2025  / /  Americas, US, Voluntary

The seven US clean hydrogen hubs awarded billions of dollars under former President Joe Biden are now facing an uncertain future as the administration of President Donald Trump pauses clean hydrogen support, potentially impairing a nascent clean energy industry.

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Global shipping stakeholders not expecting major breakthroughs at IMO’s April meeting

Published 21:50 on March 19, 2025  /  Last updated at 21:50 on March 19, 2025  / and /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Carbon Taxes, Climate Talks, EMEA, International, Shipping

An upcoming meeting at the UN’s International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) is expected to yield small incremental gains rather than a finalised set of policies, said several industry stakeholders.

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US DOE’s DAC hubs advancing under Trump administration

Published 00:22 on March 18, 2025  /  Last updated at 00:22 on March 18, 2025  / /  Americas, US

The US DOE is advancing a direct air capture (DAC) programme written into the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) after its funding was previously paused by guidance from President Donald Trump’s administration, according to a programme manager at a conservative clean energy group.

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New York comptroller warns of IRA funding uncertainty for state energy, climate programmes

Published 20:58 on March 17, 2025  /  Last updated at 20:58 on March 17, 2025  / /  Americas, US, Voluntary

New York has received a total of nearly $2 billion in grants to date from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), although federal funding uncertainty could jeopardise the impact of those dollars, according to a new report published by the state.

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Renewable developer partners with carbon companies to build DAC park in Texas

Published 11:00 on March 17, 2025  /  Last updated at 15:06 on March 18, 2025  / /  Americas, US, Voluntary

A group of carbon and renewable developers are partnering to establish a direct air capture (DAC) park in Texas that is expected to have the capacity to capture 500,000 tonnes of CO2 per year, according to a Monday announcement.

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Environmental group gears up for fight against US EPA over regulatory rollback

Published 22:15 on March 14, 2025  /  Last updated at 22:15 on March 14, 2025  / and /  Americas, US

A US environmental group is gearing up for a legal fight against the US EPA’s rollback of a slate of regulations that reversed the core foundation of the nation’s environmental policy.

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CERAWeek: Engineered CDR projects more often relying on “financial muscle” of tech companies

Published 22:13 on March 13, 2025  /  Last updated at 22:13 on March 13, 2025  / /  Americas, US, Voluntary

Engineered carbon removal (CDR) projects are more often selling voluntary credits via direct bilateral agreements than exchanging them over the voluntary carbon market (VCM) through registries, S&P Global analysts said during the CERAWeek energy conference in Houston.

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CERAWeek: Global energy tech company advancing plans to develop commercial DAC system

Published 23:00 on March 12, 2025  /  Last updated at 23:00 on March 12, 2025  / /  Americas, US

A global energy technology company is edging closer to developing a fully-integrated, commercial-scale direct air capture (DAC) facility after fine-tuning its carbon capture technology, a company executive told Carbon Pulse.

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UPDATE – CERAWeek: Texas DAC developer shifts focus to EOR from geologic sequestration

Published 18:21 on March 12, 2025  /  Last updated at 14:52 on March 19, 2025  / /  Americas, US, Voluntary

A Texas-based oil and gas producer developing what is slated to be one of the largest direct air capture (DAC) facilities in the world signalled this week that it will be shifting the focus of its CO2 removals business to enhanced oil recovery (EOR) operations from geologic storage in an effort to produce “net zero oil”.

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