Major US nature study cancelled via executive order to bolster the energy industry

Published 00:35 on February 8, 2025  /  Last updated at 01:13 on February 8, 2025  / /  Americas, Biodiversity, Nature-based, US

A major US-wide nature study has been cancelled amidst the deletion of multiple environmental government sites through a recent executive order (EO) by President Donald Trump aimed at boosting energy production.

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Forest Stewardship Council verifies biodiversity benefits of first US-based project

Published 12:01 on February 6, 2025  /  Last updated at 00:11 on February 6, 2025  / /  Americas, Biodiversity, US, Voluntary

A carbon removal developer with huge offtake support verified the first US-based afforestation (ARR) project through the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), it announced Thursday.

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North American Clean Fuels Markets: Federal policy uncertainty looms over programmes

Published 03:10 on February 6, 2025  /  Last updated at 03:10 on February 6, 2025  / , and /  Americas, Canada, RINs & LCFS, US

California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) credit prices moved higher even as the programme’s surplus bank hit a new high in Q3 2024, but market observers remained cautious about the impact of ongoing political turbulence in the US and Canada on clean fuel schemes.

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Alberta January TIER spot price continues year-long weakening trend despite no new supply

Published 00:45 on February 5, 2025  /  Last updated at 00:45 on February 5, 2025  / /  Americas, Canada

The Alberta Technology Innovation and Emission Reduction (TIER) programme’s spot price fell in the first month of 2025, with no new offsets or EPCs serialised, according to a report published Monday.

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RGGI Market: RGAs fluctuate amidst continued programme uncertainty, US-Canada tariff tangle

Published 01:31 on February 4, 2025  /  Last updated at 01:31 on February 4, 2025  / and /  Americas, US

RGGI allowances (RGAs) fluctuated over the last week as uncertainty continues from not only the stalled programme review, but also the potential of tariffs between the US and Canada, market participants said.

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ARB bi-weekly offset issuance cycle passes without new additions

Published 01:13 on January 30, 2025  /  Last updated at 17:10 on January 30, 2025  / and /  Americas, US

California issued no new compliance-grade offsets for the second bi-weekly distribution of the year, data published by the state regulator ARB Wednesday showed.

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Canadian government invests C$13.5 mln in seven Alberta CCUS projects

Published 21:21 on January 29, 2025  /  Last updated at 21:21 on January 29, 2025  / /  Americas, Canada

A federal funding announcement of $13.5 mln will be invested in seven carbon capture, utilisation, and storage (CCUS) projects across Calgary and Edmonton.

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RGGI Market: RGAs soften amidst continued market uncertainty, lack of liquidity

Published 23:54 on January 27, 2025  /  Last updated at 23:54 on January 27, 2025  / and /  Americas, US

RGGI allowance (RGA) prices began to soften last week amidst ongoing uncertainty around the Third Program Review and a lack of liquidity and demand, traders said.

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CFTC: Investors reroute to V26 CCAs on ARB rulemaking hiccups, derisk across US carbon markets

Published 00:51 on January 25, 2025  /  Last updated at 00:51 on January 25, 2025  / , , and /  Americas, Canada, RINs & LCFS, US

Financial entities moved focus to V26 California Carbon Allowances (CCA), while continuing to derisk across V25 CCAs, RGGI Allowances (RGA), Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LFS), and Washington Carbon Allowance (WCA) holdings as credit prices in the secondary market weakened, latest figures from the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) showed Friday.

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WCI Markets: CCAs still shaky over ARB’s ‘bungled’ rulemaking

Published 01:50 on January 24, 2025  /  Last updated at 01:50 on January 24, 2025  / , and /  Americas, Canada, US

Weakness and volatility extended for a second week in California Carbon Allowances (CCA) in the secondary market in the aftermath of ARB’s ‘bungled’ delay to rulemaking, while traders ratcheted up further dated Washington Carbon Allowance (WCA) purchases.

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