ACR resumes Canadian ODS project activity after affirming additionality
Carbon registry ACR said Monday that it has resumed project activities related to its Canadian ozone-depleting substances (ODS) methodology after its investigation found the framework remains additional in light of a recent federal offset protocol and other regulations.
Read MoreAlberta signs province’s first carbon sequestration agreement with oil major, energy firm
The government of Alberta signed Monday a carbon sequestration agreement with the Canadian subsidiary of oil major Shell and a global energy firm, as the province continues its efforts to expand carbon capture, utilisation, and storage (CCUS).
Read MoreWCI compliance instrument surplus grows faster in Q2
The WCI compliance instrument surplus continued to build in Q2 as the market marches forward towards the November deadline for true up obligations in the California-Quebec joint carbon market, government data published Friday showed.
Read MoreBiden administration targetting December for draft US EPA rules on existing natural gas facilities
US President Joe Biden’s administration is targeting the end of the year for the issuance of highly anticipated draft emissions standards for existing natural gas-fired power plants, according to a biannual regulatory agenda published late Friday that also provided expected timelines on a litany of other planned environmental regulations.
Read MoreCanadian CDR firm, academics to soon initiate new ocean alkalinity enhancement field trial
A Canada-based CO2 removal (CDR) company and researchers from a Nova Scotian university are set to initiate a field experiment this month in Halifax Harbour to test ocean alkalinity enhancement (OAE) as a means of marine CDR.
Read MoreAmerican Airlines looks to SAF first for CORSIA compliance, British Airways to raise prices to cover CO2 costs
American Airlines will prioritise sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to fulfill its obligations under UN’s Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) but also expects to use carbon offsets, according to its 2023 sustainability report, while the Financial Times (FT) reported Wednesday that British Airways will raise its prices to cover the cost of reducing its CO2 emissions.
Read MoreVoluntary carbon trading platform pushes back auction of 1.5 mln Article 6 credits from Malawi cookstoves
A voluntary carbon trading platform has delayed its sale to July 16 of 1.5 million Internationally Transferred Mitigation Outcomes (ITMOs) at a minimum of $10 each generated by clean cooking projects in Malawi, according to a Wednesday press release.
Read MoreOregon releases draft CI model updates for state Clean Fuels Program
Oregon’s Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) released Wednesday a series of draft updates to the state’s Greenhouse Gases, Regulated Emissions, and Energy Use in Technologies (OR-GREET) model used to assess carbon intensity (CI) for the Oregon Clean Fuels Program (OCFP), ahead of a workshop next week to discuss proposed programme changes.
Read MoreRising temperatures, increased wildfires signal shifting US climate -report
Rising temperatures and a higher rate of wildfires are among the litany of symptoms of evolving climate patterns in the US, according to the fifth edition of a report published by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on climate change indicators.
Read MoreACR unveils updates to US IFM carbon offset protocol aimed at baseline precision
International registry ACR unveiled Tuesday a series of updates in Version 2.1 of its Improved Forest Management (IFM) on Non-Federal US Forestlands methodology that it said increased the precision of its requirements for developing and evaluating conservative baseline scenarios.
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