NA Markets: California carbon eclipses all-time high on heels of more speculative buying

Published 20:34 on June 11, 2021  /  Last updated at 21:28 on June 11, 2021  / /  Americas, Canada, US

California Carbon Allowance (CCA) prices soared to a new all-time high on Friday morning, with traders attributing the gains to additional speculative demand coupled with few sellers on the secondary market.

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NA Market: CCAs extend spring bull run with more speculative buying, as RGGI prices gain after auction

Published 22:46 on June 10, 2021  /  Last updated at 22:46 on June 10, 2021  / /  Americas, Canada, US

California Carbon Allowance (CCA) prices continued their months-long bullish trend on the secondary market amid further financial inflows, as RGGI Allowance (RGA) values also rose throughout the week after the Q2 auction settled close to the $8.00 mark.

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Argus set to bring back in-person US environmental markets conference, as others make plans

Published 20:09 on June 10, 2021  /  Last updated at 22:38 on November 23, 2022  / /  Americas, Canada, Nature-based, Paris Article 6, RINs & LCFS, US, Voluntary

Price reporting agency Argus Media announced Thursday it will hold its Biofuels and LCFS Markets Summit in California this autumn, marking the first in-person environmental markets conference in the US since the COVID-19 crisis began last year.

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California’s 2022 carbon floor price expectations rise further as US inflation hits 5%

Published 13:57 on June 10, 2021  /  Last updated at 14:03 on June 10, 2021  / /  Americas, Canada, US

Surging US inflation has pushed California’s WCI-linked cap-and-trade floor price expectations further above $19, with the secondary market trading significantly above the estimated reserve level, according to federal data released Thursday.

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New York ISO seeing increased power demand, higher generation from carbon-emitting sources

Published 22:09 on June 9, 2021  /  Last updated at 22:09 on June 9, 2021  / /  Americas, US

New York is seeing rising generation from carbon-emitting sources amid an uptick in electricity demand, with the trend coming as RGGI emitters ramped up allowance purchases at last week’s quarterly auction, data shows.

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California will not include state audit’s cost analysis recommendations in Scoping Plan process

Published 22:48 on June 8, 2021  /  Last updated at 22:48 on June 8, 2021  / /  Americas, Canada, RINs & LCFS, US

California regulator ARB will not incorporate climate programme cost analysis recommendations from a recent state audit in its Scoping Plan update, with officials on Tuesday instead saying long-term GHG reduction goals and emissions trends would inform this process.

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California’s April power emissions rise to 2016 levels as hydro continues to lag

Published 16:36 on June 8, 2021  /  Last updated at 16:36 on June 8, 2021  / /  Americas, Canada, US

California power sector emissions rose for the fourth consecutive month in April amid an uptick in electricity demand as consumer behaviour shifts back to pre-pandemic levels, according to California Independent System Operator (CAISO) data released this week.

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ANALYSIS: California offset prices lift, though discount to allowances widens further

Published 22:53 on June 7, 2021  /  Last updated at 22:53 on June 7, 2021  / /  Americas, Canada, US

California Carbon Offset (CCO) prices have risen recently amid an uptick of buying interest, but continue to lag behind significant price increases in the California Carbon Allowance (CCA) market.

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Connecticut abandons TCI carbon market after legislature omits programme from budget

Published 15:07 on June 7, 2021  /  Last updated at 00:38 on June 8, 2021  / /  Americas, US

Connecticut will not participate in the Transportation and Climate Initiative Programme (TCI-P) after the legislature failed to authorise the proposed fuel sector cap-and-trade scheme, leaving the initiative with three jurisdictions.

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WCI speculative holdings hit new all-time high after Q2 auction

Published 21:46 on June 4, 2021  /  Last updated at 11:50 on June 29, 2021  / /  Americas, Canada, US

Speculators’ California Carbon Allowance (CCA) positions surged for the third consecutive week as the group took out a larger position on the current vintage contract, while compliance entities’ short position grew over the period, according to US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) data published Friday.

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