ARB bi-weekly offset issuance spikes with half DEBs-tagged

Published 02:18 on December 12, 2024  /  Last updated at 02:18 on December 12, 2024  / and /  Americas, US

The number of new compliance-eligible offsets issued by California regulator’s ARB increased by nearly 250% over the last two weeks in comparison to the prior period, agency data released Wednesday showed.

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California oil and gas company partners with startup to deploy clean gas power generation

Published 22:26 on December 10, 2024  /  Last updated at 22:40 on December 10, 2024  / /  Americas, US, Voluntary

A California oil and gas company is partnering with a clean energy technology company to design plans for emissions-free natural gas plants to Northern California, according to a Monday announcement.

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US appeals court sides with Kentucky in EPA case over ‘good neighbour’ rules

Published 23:22 on December 9, 2024  /  Last updated at 23:22 on December 9, 2024  / /  Americas, US

A US Circuit Court delivered a two-pronged win for Kentucky against the US EPA after ruling that the agency’s denial of the state’s pollution control plan violated federal law.

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BRIEFING: EPA defends power plant emissions rules before DC circuit

Published 01:01 on December 7, 2024  /  Last updated at 01:01 on December 7, 2024  / and /  Americas, US, Voluntary

The US EPA’s power plant emissions rules were tested Friday before a three-judge panel as attorneys representing Republican states argued that the rules didn’t properly consider the costs of carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology and that the EPA overstepped in its rulemaking authority.

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Watchdog chides EPA on lack of oversight on clean school bus funding

Published 23:09 on December 5, 2024  /  Last updated at 03:21 on December 6, 2024  / and /  Americas, US

The US EPA failed to monitor the deployment of $836 million that was spent on helping schools across the country replace existing school buses with zero-emission counterparts, according to a Wednesday report.

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After Article 6 agreement, still no clarity on when trades will start flowing -panel

Published 22:42 on December 5, 2024  /  Last updated at 22:42 on December 5, 2024  / /  Climate Talks, International, Paris Article 6

With Article 6 rules now in the books following consensus at COP29 in Baku, carbon market watchers said during a Thursday panel that there was still no clarity on when the international market would begin recording its first trades.

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State of Colima approves second-highest CO2 tax in Mexico

Published 23:31 on December 4, 2024  /  Last updated at 23:31 on December 4, 2024  / /  Americas, Carbon Taxes, Mexico

The Mexican state of Colima approved a new carbon tax Tuesday, making it the ninth state in the country to adopt such a policy.

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Climate finance firm to source 250k credits from US-based soil carbon project

Published 19:49 on December 4, 2024  /  Last updated at 19:49 on December 4, 2024  / /  Americas, Nature-based, US, Voluntary

A California-based climate finance firm inked an agreement Wednesday with a carbon farming programme in which the firm will gain access to 250,000 credits sourced from a US-based regenerative agriculture soil carbon project.

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North Dakota coal plant CCS project loses lead developer despite DOE support

Published 22:17 on December 3, 2024  /  Last updated at 22:17 on December 3, 2024  / /  Americas, US, Voluntary

A large-scale carbon capture and storage (CCS) project at a North Dakota coal plant is in limbo as a co-developer withdrew from the project months after receiving federal support from the US Department of Energy (DOE).

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Delays cause CO2 pipeline developer to withdraw permit application in Iowa

Published 20:19 on December 3, 2024  /  Last updated at 20:19 on December 3, 2024  / /  Americas, US, Voluntary

A midwestern carbon pipeline company has withdrawn its permit application to build a CO2 pipeline in Iowa after delays created uncertainty around the project’s timeline, the company said in state filings.

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