Carbon crediting, regulatory support can boost LATAM aviation decarbonisation amid SAF shortage -report

Published 23:51 on February 4, 2025  /  Last updated at 23:51 on February 4, 2025  / /  Americas, Aviation/CORSIA, International, Nature-based, South & Central, Voluntary

Increasing homegrown carbon credit supply and instituting comprehensive regulatory frameworks can help airlines in Latin American and the Caribbean meet compliance requirements under the UN’s CORSIA aviation offsetting scheme amid a shortage of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), according to a report published last week.

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California power sector emissions fall almost 8% YoY in 2024

Published 21:09 on February 3, 2025  /  Last updated at 21:09 on February 3, 2025  / /  Americas, Canada, US

California electricity sector CO2 emissions fell nearly 8% year-on-year (YoY) in 2024 to reach historic lows as the share of renewables generation grew, according to state data.

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US industry leaders urge congress to preserve 45Q tax credit

Published 19:02 on January 28, 2025  /  Last updated at 19:02 on January 28, 2025  / /  Americas, US, Voluntary

A coalition of over 160 businesses and organisations spanning the energy, manufacturing, and environmental sectors have called on congress to maintain bipartisan support for section 45Q tax credits, a federal policy incentivising carbon management technologies.

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IDB, Brazilian development bank partner on $1 mln Amazon restoration initiative

Published 19:36 on January 27, 2025  /  Last updated at 19:36 on January 27, 2025  / /  Americas, Nature-based, South & Central, Voluntary

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and Brazil’s national development bank have signed a $1 million cooperation agreement to fund partnership projects aimed at restoring and sustainably managing public forests in the Amazon.

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CFTC: Investors reroute to V26 CCAs on ARB rulemaking hiccups, derisk across US carbon markets

Published 00:51 on January 25, 2025  /  Last updated at 00:51 on January 25, 2025  / , , and /  Americas, Canada, RINs & LCFS, US

Financial entities moved focus to V26 California Carbon Allowances (CCA), while continuing to derisk across V25 CCAs, RGGI Allowances (RGA), Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LFS), and Washington Carbon Allowance (WCA) holdings as credit prices in the secondary market weakened, latest figures from the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) showed Friday.

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Study highlights Canada’s seabed sediment as critical carbon sink

Published 16:08 on January 23, 2025  /  Last updated at 16:08 on January 23, 2025  / and /  Americas, Canada, Nature-based, Voluntary

A new study published Friday has highlighted the pivotal role of Canada’s seabed sediments as carbon sinks, stressing the urgent need for stronger protections.  

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EPA grants West Virginia authority over permitting CO2 storage wells

Published 19:38 on January 21, 2025  /  Last updated at 19:38 on January 21, 2025  / /  Americas, US, Voluntary

The US EPA has approved West Virginia’s application for primary enforcement authority over Class VI injection wells, enabling the state to regulate CO2 storage projects.

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US DOE awards $6 mln towards methane emission reduction technology

Published 22:16 on January 16, 2025  /  Last updated at 22:16 on January 16, 2025  / /  Americas, US

Two energy industry companies have been awarded nearly $6 million from the US DOE to scale up technology aimed at reducing methane emissions.

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California withdraws waiver request for advanced clean fleets regulation

Published 00:53 on January 16, 2025  /  Last updated at 00:55 on January 16, 2025  / /  Americas, RINs & LCFS, US

California regulators have officially withdrawn their waiver request for the Heavy-Duty Advanced Clean Fleets (HD ACF) regulation under the Clean Air Act (CAA), marking a significant development in the state’s clean energy policy efforts.

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New York’s ETS draft rules to be released “over the coming months”

Published 21:28 on January 14, 2025  /  Last updated at 21:28 on January 14, 2025  / and /  Americas, US

New York Governor Kathy Hochul’s (D) 2025 State of the State report released Tuesday shed little light on when officials are expected to release full draft rules on the highly anticipated cap-and-invest programme that was expected to arrive last year.

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