Canada publishes new proposed environmental claims guidelines
The Canadian government published Monday new proposed guidelines intended to help businesses determine whether their environmental claims are compliant with national law.
Read MoreRGGI Market: RGAs hold above $23 ahead as holiday lull starts to set in
RGGI allowances (RGAs) continued to hold above the $23 threshold as market activity dampened heading into the holiday season.
Read MoreCalifornia power emissions drop in November as renewables and natural gas recede, imports climb
California electricity sector emissions fell year-on-year (YoY) in November as the share of generation from renewables and natural gas decreased while imports increased, data published Thursday by the state’s grid operator showed.
Read MoreNew Mexico releases draft rules for clean transportation fuel programme
The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) released Thursday a discussion draft of its future Clean Transportation Fuel Standard (CTFS), inviting public comments until mid-January.
Read MoreWCI Q1 auction sees allowances drop after Q4 rise
The California-Quebec joint WCI auction in February will offer a lower volume of allowances in the first quarterly allowance sale of 2025 than it did in the last of this year, according to a Friday notice from California regulator ARB.
Read MoreUS pledges new 2035 emissions reduction NDC target
The White House released plans Thursday to reduce economy-wide emissions 61-66% by 2035 as part of its updated nationally determined contribution (NDC), in accordance with the Paris Agreement.
Read MoreBrazilian state, national development bank launch $9.5 mln notice for Atlantic Forest restoration
A Brazilian state and the country’s national development bank announced Wednesday the launch of a public notice of up to R$60 million ($9.5 mln) to support about 30 local ecological restoration projects in the Atlantic Forest biome.
Read MoreVerra releases provisional allocated deforestation risk maps for revamped REDD methodologies
The international carbon standard released Wednesday provisional versions of allocated deforestation risks maps for three Brazilian states within recently revamped REDD methodologies under its Verified Carbon Standard (VCS).
Read MoreUS DOE loan office should suspend financing pending reform -watchdog
The US DOE’s loan office should suspend all loan and loan guarantee packages until it can ensure that its contracts are in compliance with conflict-of-interest regulations, a report published Tuesday by the agency’s watchdog said.
Read MoreBrazil ETS gets final presidential approval
Brazil’s long-awaited emissions trading system (SBCE) legislation has been sanctioned by President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, appearing in the Official Gazette of the Union (DOU) on Thursday.
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