Invalidation expires for nearly 3 mln CCOs along with robust ARB first offset outlay of 2025

Published 03:29 on January 18, 2025  /  Last updated at 03:29 on January 18, 2025  / /  Americas, Canada, US

The invalidation period of about 3 million credits expired during California regulator ARB’s first bi-weekly compliance-eligible offset issuance of 2025, agency data showed.

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WCI Markets: Aftershocks of ETS rulemaking delay keep CCA volatility high

Published 05:04 on January 17, 2025  /  Last updated at 05:15 on January 17, 2025  / , and /  Americas, Canada, US

Another delay to highly anticipated cap-and-trade rulemaking jolted California Carbon Allowances (CCA) prices in the secondary market briefly to near three-year lows on Tuesday, with volatility driving up option prices.

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Toyota’s US subsidiary settles falsified emissions testing lawsuit for $1.6 bln

Published 00:28 on January 17, 2025  /  Last updated at 00:28 on January 17, 2025  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Japan, US

A Toyota subsidiary agreed to plead guilty to charges of emissions fraud, resulting in a $1.6 billion settlement, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) said Wednesday.

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US CDR company delivers second tranche of ERW credits to buyers club

Published 22:46 on January 15, 2025  /  Last updated at 22:46 on January 15, 2025  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, US, Voluntary

A US CO2 removal (CDR) company announced delivery of 420 credits from enhanced rock weathering (ERW) projects to a carbon buyers club.

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Canada projected to reach 2030 emissions reductions five years late -report

Published 02:06 on January 15, 2025  /  Last updated at 02:06 on January 15, 2025  / /  Americas, Canada, Carbon Taxes, Voluntary

Led by CO2 abatement in the electricity sector, Canada achieved a 0.8% total reduction in emissions in 2023, which potentially put the country off-track from meeting its 2030 targets, a report said Tuesday.

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CDR funding faces potential uncertainty under Trump administration, expert says

Published 22:41 on January 14, 2025  /  Last updated at 22:41 on January 14, 2025  / /  Americas, US, Voluntary

CO2 removal (CDR)’s bipartisan nature and economic benefits are pitted against the potential repeal of climate policies and new departmental leadership, making its future in the US uncertain, a policy expert said on Monday.

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Wyoming senate bill profiles CO2 benefits, calls for net-zero repeal

Published 22:50 on January 13, 2025  /  Last updated at 22:50 on January 13, 2025  / /  Americas, US, Voluntary

Wyoming lawmakers introduced a bill in the state legislature on Friday, detailing plans to repeal low-carbon energy standard requirements.

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Preliminary 2024 US GHG emissions not on track to meet Paris target -report

Published 22:52 on January 10, 2025  /  Last updated at 22:52 on January 10, 2025  / /  Americas, US, Voluntary

Preliminary US data for 2024 is expected to show declines in the country’s oil, gas, and industrial sector emissions, while total emissions dipped slightly, according to a report published Thursday.

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Carbon sequestration potential of guava orchards increases with tree age -study

Published 01:03 on January 9, 2025  /  Last updated at 01:03 on January 9, 2025  / /  Asia Pacific, Nature-based, Voluntary

Guava orchards sequester more carbon as the trees age, a study published on Wednesday demonstrates, which is valuable to land-use change decisions that consider environmental impacts.

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Alberta TIER December credit prices continue to fall while supply increases

Published 00:22 on January 8, 2025  /  Last updated at 00:22 on January 8, 2025  / /  Americas, Canada, Voluntary

The Alberta Technology Innovation and Emission Reduction (TIER) programme’s spot price continued to fall during the last month of 2024, while supply kept on an upward trajectory, according to a report published Monday.

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