RGGI Market: RGAs soften amidst continued market uncertainty, lack of liquidity
RGGI allowance (RGA) prices began to soften last week amidst ongoing uncertainty around the Third Program Review and a lack of liquidity and demand, traders said.
Read MoreCO2 pipeline developer demands recusal of South Dakota commissioner from permit review
An Iowa-based CO2 pipeline project developer filed legal action Thursday against a commissioner on the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission (PUC), demanding she be recused from reviewing the company’s permit application due to an alleged conflict of interest.
Read MoreNew York awards $1.2 mln to four hydrogen R&D projects
New York awarded on Thursday $1.2 million to four R&D projects to demonstrate new designs for clean hydrogen electrolysers.
Read More“There is still hope” for a renewables revolution, despite Trump -experts
The goal of tripling global renewable energy capacity by the end of this decade is still within reach, despite the US likely backtracking on its energy transition in the next four years, renewable energy leaders and governments said on Thursday.
Read MoreBurned areas in Brazil increase 79% in 2024, majority in the Amazon biome -monitor
More than 30.8 million hectares burned in Brazil last year, a 79% increase year-on-year (YoY) and the largest such figure since 2019, with most of this fire damage taking place in the Amazon biome, a monitor group said Wednesday.
Read MoreVermont, oil and gas industry wrangle in fossil fuel compensation lawsuits
Vermont remains embroiled in a pair of lawsuits against the fossil fuel industry – a challenge to its climate superfund legislation and the other case involving the state’s pursuit of compensation from oil and gas companies.
Read MoreSeveral countries to use international carbon markets to achieve Paris goals, while others keep options open
A handful of mostly developing countries said they intend to use the Article 6 carbon markets to help finance their Paris Agreement climate plans by 2030 — or are keeping open the option to do so, according to the first round of transparency reports to be submitted to the UN every two years.
Read MoreRepublican states, oil major petition SCOTUS in fossil fuel lawsuits
A group of Republican-led states and a global oil major continued their fight against separate lawsuits looking to hold fossil fuel companies financially liable for the effects of climate change in briefs submitted in December to the US Supreme Court (SCOTUS).
Read MoreAppeals court rejects power producer’s Washington cap-and-trade challenge
An appeals court on Tuesday ruled against a power producer’s challenge to free allowance provisions under Washington’s cap-and-trade programme, rejecting the petitioner’s argument that no-cost allowance provisions under the scheme were discriminatory.
Read MoreResearchers propose framework for social considerations in urban NBS project selection, siting
Academics from universities across the globe outlined in a paper published earlier this month a methodological framework they said can guide the optimal selection and siting of nature-based solutions (NBS) projects in urban contexts by incorporating social and other considerations.
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