Advanced nuclear tailwinds “have never been stronger” -US companies
Advanced nuclear companies are enjoying tailwinds pushing them toward technology deployment, according to new industry reports published on Wednesday.
Read MoreLCFS Market: California lawmaker seeks LCFS repeal citing impact on gas prices
The Republican Minority Leader of the California state senate announced plans for new bills blocking ARB’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) regulation on Tuesday, pointing to a new study that projected an increase in gas prices beginning 2025 due to recent programme updates introduced in the state.
Read MoreBRIEFING: Experts ask Washington to streamline reforestation protocol baselines
Forest offset project experts last week asked the Washington Department of Ecology (ECY) to prioritise streamlining its reforestation protocol, as it is already economically unfeasible.
Read MoreCLARIFICATION – US DOE funds $26 mln toward offshore Louisiana CCS project
A carbon capture and storage (CCS) developer announced on Monday that it received a $26 million grant as part of the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) CarbonSAFE Phase III programme, to advance a storage hub in Louisiana state waters.
Read MoreBRIEFING: RMI to analyse decarbonisation pathways for EITEs in Washington
US think tank RMI will be working closely with Emissions Intensive Trade Exposed (EITE) facilities active under Washington state’s cap-and-invest programme, to research viable decarbonisation pathways for various industries.
Read MoreCFTC: Investor CCA sentiment sours with regulatory delays, emitters boost overall holdings across North American carbon markets
Financial entities axed their net California Carbon Allowance (CCA) holdings into the upcoming Q4 auction and with the delay in highly-anticipated regulatory updates that pulled prices lower this week, while producers built their positions across North American carbon markets, according to data released Friday from the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
Read MoreBRIEFING: Washington to plan future EITE allowances without WCI linkage considerations
Washington’s Department of Ecology (ECY) will prepare a number of recommendations for future cap-and-trade allowance distribution to 2050 for its emissions-intensive and trade-exposed (EITE) industries without WCI linkage considerations, staff told an advisory group on Wednesday.
Read MoreWhite House rolls out marine CO2 removal research strategy
The Biden administration and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released a federal strategy for accelerating marine CO2 removal (mCDR) research on Tuesday.
Read MoreResearchers work with Verra to evaluate forest carbon leakage in IFM projects
Economists and forestry researchers are working with Verra to develop a framework to better account for the full extent of forest carbon leakage in Improved Forest Management (IFM) projects, including the market-based responses of the global timber market.
Read MoreCanadian oil sands emissions flatten in 2023 despite production bump -report
Absolute greenhouse gas emissions in Canadian oil sands grew less than 1% for the third year in a row, according to analysis published on Thursday.
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