CERAWeek: Alberta disfavours retaliatory tariffs against US, hints at CER challenge
Alberta’s energy minister disavowed retaliatory responses to US tariffs Tuesday at CERAWeek in Houston, while also hinting that the province may challenge the federal Clean Electricity Regulations (CER).
Read MoreCERAWeek: COPs due to enter ‘another phase’ in Belem, Article 6 awaits -experts
The function of COPs in the coming decade will evolve away from focusing on energy transition and towards adaptation and loss and damage financing, while Article 6 trading is expected to play a bigger role following last year’s historic deal, experts said Monday during CERAWeek.
Read MoreCDM panel approves “marginal”, more granular approach to clean cooking projects
A methodological panel for the UN’s Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) has endorsed a “marginal” approach for the fraction of non-renewable biomass (fNRB) for application in clean cooking projects, according to a meeting report published online this week.
Read MoreBRIEFING: ‘Directionality’ of VCM integrity efforts is positive, experts say
Efforts to improve quality in the voluntary carbon market (VCM) are showing positive “directionality” even as they remain a work in progress, experts said at a webinar Thursday.
Read MoreBRIEFING: Repeal of US EPA’s endangerment finding could shift CO2 enforcement to courts, NGO says
The 2009 rule that allowed greenhouse gases (GHG) to be regulated under the Clean Air Act (CAA) may soon be nixed by the Trump administration, a move that climate groups say would expose industry to federal litigation.
Read MoreNew York to release NYCI reporting protocol this month
The new acting head of New York’s environmental conservation commission announced Thursday that the agency will release protocols this month for reporting GHG emissions as it prioritises advancing the state’s future cap-and-invest programme, known as NYCI.
Read MoreRGGI Market: RGAs fluctuate on year-high volumes ahead of Q1 auction
RGGI Allowance (RGA) prices fell over the beginning of last week before later rising, as volumes reached their highest levels of the year and the market continued to position itself based on the upcoming auction and programme review wait, traders said.
Read MoreCFTC: CCA, WCA, LFS driven by legislative certainty amidst regulatory uncertainty
A mixture of legislative certainty and regulatory uncertainty drove investor sentiment across California Carbon Allowance (CCA), Washington Carbon Allowance (WCA), and Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LFS) futures and options holdings, latest figures from the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) showed Friday.
Read MoreANALYSIS: Trump’s tariffs threaten US-Canada energy ties
Impending tariffs by President Donald Trump threaten to clamp the nation’s arterial energy relationship with Canada, potentially plunging the US’s closely tied Northeast energy markets into uncertainty and leaving the northern neighbour to calibrate its response.
Read MoreUS airline fund invests in, buys 500k CDR credits from DAC firm
A fund from a US airline has invested in and purchased 500,000 CO2 removal (CDR) credits from a California-based direct air capture (DAC) firm.
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