More research gives further credence to notion of carbon credit buyers as corporate climate leaders

Published 05:01 on October 10, 2023  /  Last updated at 23:31 on October 10, 2023  / /  Voluntary

Companies that are active buyers in the voluntary carbon market (VCM) reduce their emissions quicker and have more ambitious climate strategies than those that are not, according to a study published Tuesday that reinforces previous research with similar findings.

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Canadian nature-based carbon offset developer finalises share sale, raises over C$1 mln in total

Published 14:10 on October 9, 2023  /  Last updated at 14:18 on October 9, 2023  / /  Americas, Canada, Nature-based, Voluntary

A Vancouver-headquartered carbon credit developer announced Friday the close of the final tranche of its non-brokered private placement offering, with proceeds intended in part to help expand operations in West Africa and Latin America.

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Pair of insurance partnerships announced to provide security to carbon credit buyers

Published 17:28 on October 5, 2023  /  Last updated at 17:28 on October 5, 2023  / /  Nature-based, Voluntary

Two partnerships for providing insurance on carbon credits were announced Thursday, with both intended to help provide financial and reputational security on transactions and scale investment in the voluntary carbon market (VCM).

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Brazilian Senate committee passes ETS legislation following deal to exempt agriculture

Published 23:27 on October 4, 2023  /  Last updated at 23:27 on October 4, 2023  / /  Americas, South & Central, Voluntary

A Brazil Senate committee on Wednesday by a unanimous vote approved cap-and-trade legislation supported by President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, and in the process incorporated a number of amendments to secure agricultural sector support and enshrine a timeline for compliance obligations to begin.

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Alberta TIER market credit prices inch upwards in September, as vintage value differential grows

Published 21:32 on October 3, 2023  /  Last updated at 21:41 on November 1, 2023  / /  Americas, Canada

Spot credit prices under the Alberta Technology Innovation and Emission Reduction (TIER) programme in September edged marginally above August prices, while newer vintage units widened their premium to older-dated credits, said a report published Tuesday.

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US direct air capture company announces refusal to take oil and gas funds

Published 16:04 on October 2, 2023  /  Last updated at 16:07 on October 2, 2023  / /  Americas, US, Voluntary

A San Francisco-based direct air capture (DAC) company on Monday revealed its principles for “high-road” CO2 removal (CDR), which include barring the use of fossil fuel revenues and raising barriers for energy industry involvement.

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Emitters pick up CCAs, RGAs as speculators trim holdings in both markets

Published 23:14 on September 29, 2023  /  Last updated at 23:14 on September 29, 2023  / /  Americas, Canada, US

Regulated parties picked up holdings of California Carbon Allowances (CCAs) and RGGI Allowances (RGAs) over the week as financial players moved in the opposite direction, while the roles were reversed in the third week of Washington Carbon Allowance (WCA) holdings being reported in US Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) data published Friday.

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California compliance offset issuance retreats, though exceeds 2022 levels through Q3

Published 22:57 on September 27, 2023  /  Last updated at 19:23 on October 11, 2023  / /  Americas, Canada, US

California took a slower pace in the issuance of compliance offsets over the last two weeks, including of those tagged with direct environmental benefits (DEBs), although it continues to distribute credits faster than last year, data from state regulator ARB published Wednesday showed.

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RGGI Market: Programme review meeting propels RGAs to all-time high above Cost Containment Reserve trigger

Published 22:59 on September 26, 2023  /  Last updated at 23:12 on September 26, 2023  / /  Americas, US

RGGI Allowance (RGA) prices vaulted above the 2023 Cost Containment Reserve (CCR) trigger price on Tuesday afternoon and set a new all-time high in the process, following officials from the power sector cap-and-trade programme discussing the finer points of recent modelling to tighten the scheme.

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Canadian carbon credit investor enters second streaming agreement with reforestation developer

Published 20:01 on September 25, 2023  /  Last updated at 20:01 on September 25, 2023  / /  Americas, Nature-based, US, Voluntary

A Toronto-based carbon financier and a US reforestation company announced Monday a second streaming agreement that will generate credits from a post-wildfire forest restoration project in California.

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