Brazil’s Pantanal has more than strong potential for carbon projects -report

Published 17:21 on February 6, 2025  /  Last updated at 17:21 on February 6, 2025  / /  Americas, Nature-based, South & Central, Voluntary

Brazil’s Pantanal biome – which represents the world’s largest wetlands area – has the potential to host carbon credit projects on 1.2 million hectares, according to a report by a Brazilian think tank.

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US district court narrows scope of California climate disclosure laws challenge

Published 22:55 on February 5, 2025  /  Last updated at 22:55 on February 5, 2025  / /  Americas, US

A US district court on Monday dismissed two sets of claims made by business groups in their ongoing challenge against California climate disclosure rules.

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US transportation agency drops defense of Biden-era highway emissions rule

Published 17:48 on February 4, 2025  /  Last updated at 17:48 on February 4, 2025  / /  Americas, US

A US appeals court issued a ruling Monday dismissing a case on a highway emissions reductions rule from former President Joe Biden after the new Department of Transportation (DOT) dropped its legal defense of the mandate.

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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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CFTC: Investors continue CCA, LCFS pullback

Published 01:12 on February 1, 2025  /  Last updated at 01:21 on February 1, 2025  / , and /  Americas, Canada, RINs & LCFS, US

Financial entities continued to cool off from California Carbon Allowance (CCA) and Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LFS) futures and options holdings, while emitters increased longer-dated CCAs and LFS positions, latest figures from the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) showed Friday.

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Microsoft, US carbon project developer sign offtake deal for 7 mln ARR credits

Published 18:19 on January 30, 2025  /  Last updated at 18:19 on January 30, 2025  / /  Americas, Nature-based, US, Voluntary

A New York City-based carbon project developer has signed an offtake agreement to deliver 7 million afforestation, reforestation, and revegetation (ARR) credits to the tech giant over 25 years, according to a Thursday press release.

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Washington state lawmakers introduce livestock methane emissions reporting legislation

Published 16:45 on January 30, 2025  /  Last updated at 16:45 on January 30, 2025  / /  Americas, US

Democratic lawmakers in Washington’s House of Representatives introduced legislation earlier this month to require farmers to submit annual methane emission reports for livestock.

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US wholesale power prices to rise in 2025 –report

Published 00:11 on January 30, 2025  /  Last updated at 00:11 on January 30, 2025  / and /  Americas, US

A new forecast by a federal US energy agency projects an increase in wholesale power prices in 2025 across most of the regional grids, with affordability emerging as a central issue in North American carbon market states through ongoing rulemaking.

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US carbon firm, Estonian project developer ink deal for first EU-based afforestation credits

Published 19:35 on January 28, 2025  /  Last updated at 19:35 on January 28, 2025  / /  Americas, EMEA, Nature-based, US, Voluntary

A California-headquartered carbon solutions provider and an Estonian project developer announced Tuesday what they called the first-ever offtake agreement for afforestation credits from an EU-based project.

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Brazilian Amazon deforestation drops 7% in 2024, degradation jumps -report

Published 01:36 on January 28, 2025  /  Last updated at 01:36 on January 28, 2025  / /  Americas, Biodiversity, Nature-based, South & Central, US, Voluntary

The Brazilian Amazon witnessed a 7% annual drop in the amount of deforested land in 2024, even as the area affected by degradation increased multiple times over, according to a report published Friday by a scientific research nonprofit.

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