Carbon crediting, regulatory support can boost LATAM aviation decarbonisation amid SAF shortage -report
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.
Read MoreCalifornia power sector emissions fall almost 8% YoY in 2024
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.
Read MoreUS industry leaders urge congress to preserve 45Q tax credit
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.
Read MoreIDB, Brazilian development bank partner on $1 mln Amazon restoration initiative
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.
Read MoreCFTC: Investors reroute to V26 CCAs on ARB rulemaking hiccups, derisk across US carbon markets
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.
Read MoreStudy highlights Canada’s seabed sediment as critical carbon sink
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.
Read MoreEPA grants West Virginia authority over permitting CO2 storage wells
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.
Read MoreUS DOE awards $6 mln towards methane emission reduction technology
Two energy industry companies have been awarded nearly $6 million from the US DOE to scale up technology aimed at reducing methane emissions.
Read MoreCalifornia withdraws waiver request for advanced clean fleets regulation
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.
Read MoreNew York’s ETS draft rules to be released “over the coming months”
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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