Data centre demand uncertainty disrupts US grid forecasts, risks complicating decarbonisation -webinar
A surge in data centre-driven electricity demand is exposing gaps in US grid planning, with experts warning on Thursday that flawed load forecasting risks higher costs, delayed clean energy connections, and reliability shortfalls.
Read MoreVerra publishes auditor scorecards, says it’s cutting timelines amid digitalisation
The standard body is cutting project review timelines, rolling out digital systems, as well as expanding Article 6 and CORSIA labelling guidance, it said in a Wednesday stakeholder update, as it also published auditor scorecards on the same day.
Read MoreCanada, Alberta near carbon price agreement as broader pipeline deal stalls -media
Canada and Alberta are expected to agree within the “next two weeks” to raise the carbon price for industrial emitters, a step seen as critical to unlocking a broader package covering oil sands emissions and new pipeline infrastructure that remains unresolved, media reported on Monday.
Read MoreBRIEFING: Canadian investors endorse new sustainable finance taxonomy, but warn federal backing is make-or-break
Canadian investors broadly support the development of a national sustainable finance taxonomy, but its effectiveness will depend on clear federal policy backing and integration into regulatory frameworks, according to a new survey.
Read MoreUS Republican-backed bill moves to reverse clean energy credit rollbacks in OBBBA
A Republican lawmaker has introduced a bill aiming to reverse the termination of several clean energy tax credits under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), extending or restoring incentives for clean electricity, hydrogen production, and energy-efficient buildings.
Read MoreCompanies face climate litigation risk from internal inconsistency, not lack of ambition -report
Companies face growing exposure to climate litigation not from a lack of environmental ambition but from gaps between public commitments and operational reality, a report published on Thursday found.
Read MoreFragmented carbon pricing limits agriculture offsets in Canada despite 37 Mt abatement potential -report
Canada’s industrial carbon pricing system is failing to harness agriculture’s emissions-cutting potential, with fragmented markets and weak policy design limiting a sector that could abate more than 37 million tonnes (Mt) per year by 2030, according to a report published Thursday.
Read MoreCarbon pricing design to determine Canada-Alberta MoU emissions outcome, think tank says
Canada’s emissions trajectory under a proposed federal-provincial memorandum of understanding (MoU) could diverge sharply depending on how industrial carbon pricing is structured, with outcomes varying by more than 80 million tonnes of CO2e by 2050, according to analysis released on Wednesday.
Read MoreNet zero pledges narrow gap to 2C pathway but fall short of 1.5C -study
Current net zero pledges could bring global warming closer to a well-below 2C pathway but leave a persistent emissions gap, while limiting temperature rise to 1.5C without overshoot is “increasingly unlikely”, according to a study published Tuesday.
Read MoreIndigenous land carbon projects targeted for new co-benefits certification framework
A carbon crediting programme is partnering with an Indigenous-led non-profit to develop a certification framework for co-benefits linked to carbon projects on Tribal and First Nations lands in the US and Canada, the groups announced Monday.
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