California state senator withdraws carbon offset greenwashing bill for 2024 legislative session
The author of a California Senate bill intended to provide greater oversight on claims made from the sale of carbon credits has asked an Assembly committee to remove the bill from its agenda, and the proposal will not advance for the remainder of the legislative year, her office told Carbon Pulse on Monday.
Read MoreAlaska finalises regulations for state voluntary offsets programme
The Alaska Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has published final regulations set to take effect in July for the state’s forthcoming voluntary offsets programme.
Read MoreResearch group estimates over 200k California ARB-approved offsets lost in recent wildfires
Recent wildfires in New Mexico have eliminated almost 202,000 offsets eligible under California regulator ARB’s compliance carbon market, according to a non-profit research group.
Read MoreUS EPA power plant standards to reduce emissions by up to 240 Mt by 2035 -research group
A controversial suite of US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) standards on existing coal and new natural gas plants will reduce CO2 power emissions by 155-241 million tonnes by 2035 but fail to see carbon capture and storage (CCS) deployed at a wide scale, according to a note published Thursday by a New York-based research group.
Read MoreSCOTUS approves temporary block of EPA’s interstate air pollution plan
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) on Thursday approved a temporary halt of an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) scheme to reduce interstate air pollution, which legal experts say could set national precedent that eases the threshold for similar stay requests of federal environmental policies.
Read MoreARB issues lowest California offsets YTD, 2024 pace lags 2023
California regulator the ARB issued its lowest number of offsets since the winter holidays in its most recent two-week issuance period, with the year-to-date pace now lagging behind 2023 numbers, agency data released Wednesday showed.
Read MoreShell reaches final decision to invest in Alberta CCS projects
The Canadian subsidiary of Anglo-Dutch oil major Shell announced Wednesday it has reached a final investment decision (FID) to proceed on two carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects in Alberta, with one having an approximate annual capture capacity of 650,000 tonnes of CO2 annually.
Read MoreState judge rejects effort to toss out Colorado local governments’ lawsuit against oil majors
A Colorado state court judge denied on Friday requests to dismiss a lawsuit from a city and county seeking damages from fossil fuel firms for the impacts of climate change.
Read MoreUS DAC company announces $475 mln investment into two Louisiana facilities
A California-based direct air capture (DAC) company announced Monday a $475 million investment towards two DAC facilities in northwestern Louisiana with a combined expected annual capacity of nearly 320,000 tonnes of CO2.
Read MoreNational Audubon Society, US grassland projects developer team up for carbon crediting programme
A wildlife habitat initiative from the National Audubon Society (Audubon) and a Texas-based grasslands carbon project developer announced Tuesday a partnership to establish a carbon crediting programme for landowners who implement regenerative land management practices.
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