EU carbon pricing policies could transform, bifurcate global LNG trade -consultancy

Published 19:40 on March 22, 2024  /  Last updated at 00:44 on March 23, 2024  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Carbon Taxes, CBAM, EMEA, EU ETS, International, Japan, Shipping, South Korea, US, Voluntary

The global LNG market is at risk of major transformation and possible bifurcation if the EU extends its carbon pricing policies to include imports of the fuel, according to a major global consultancy.

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SEC climate disclosure rules reinstated after litigation moved to new court

Published 18:50 on March 22, 2024  /  Last updated at 18:56 on March 22, 2024  / /  Americas, US

The US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) new climate disclosure rules were reinstated by judges at the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday.

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Taxing carbon without carbon taxes: Economists chart fiscal policy path to effective climate action

Published 23:46 on March 12, 2024  /  Last updated at 23:46 on March 12, 2024  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Carbon Taxes, CBAM, EMEA, International, Voluntary

Governments can effectively target carbon emissions without implementing explicit carbon taxes, economists have demonstrated, offering policymakers new tools amid rising public backlash against greenhouse gas pricing policies worldwide.

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US grasslands soil carbon developer pays ranchers $3 mln for sequestration efforts in 2023

Published 23:21 on March 6, 2024  /  Last updated at 21:52 on March 12, 2024  / /  Americas, Nature-based, US, Voluntary

A US-based grasslands soil carbon project developer last year paid ranchers $3 million for their sequestration efforts, it said Wednesday.

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Indigo Ag doubles carbon credit supply in third crop, announces new partnership to boost voluntary buyers

Published 16:59 on February 26, 2024  /  Last updated at 17:00 on February 26, 2024  / /  Americas, Nature-based, US, Voluntary

US-based agtech firm Indigo Ag has completed its third carbon crop, more than doubling its post-buffer pool offset supply, it said Monday, while also announcing a new partnership that is expected to expand its network of credit buyers.

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More or less than expected? Analysts mixed over impact of 2024 EUA auction volume announcement

Published 00:01 on November 22, 2023  /  Last updated at 00:11 on November 22, 2023  / /  EMEA, EU ETS

The European Commission last week published projected EUA auction volumes for 2024, and analysts are mixed as to how the figure compared to their expectations.

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ANALYSIS: EU carbon price faces tug-of-war between bulls and bears in year-end drama

Published 00:01 on November 13, 2023  /  Last updated at 00:24 on November 13, 2023  / /  EMEA, EU ETS

A series of factors may be coming together to trigger a big year-end EU carbon price rally, including record short selling by speculators and dwindling auction supply, some experts believe, while others think looming bearish pressures remain too great for prices to see any meaningful recovery from recent lows.

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Researchers propose new pricing approach to restore faith in voluntary carbon markets

Published 22:22 on October 30, 2023  /  Last updated at 22:34 on October 30, 2023  / /  Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, EMEA, International, Nature-based, Other APAC, South & Central, Voluntary

Researchers have unveiled a new approach to valuing carbon credits that they say brings much-needed transparency, accountability, and comparability to the global voluntary carbon markets, specifically nature-based projects.

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Faltering UK carbon price could mean billions in export tax bills, lost treasury revenues -report

Published 16:58 on October 30, 2023  /  Last updated at 16:58 on October 30, 2023  / /  Carbon Taxes, CBAM, EMEA, EU ETS, UK ETS

The UK’s faltering carbon price could result in the loss of billions in treasury revenues and may expose British companies to large tax bills for exporting to the EU, warns a new report.

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POLL: Analysts downgrade EU carbon price forecasts on weaker energy, industrial outlooks

Published 01:00 on October 16, 2023  /  Last updated at 13:05 on October 17, 2023  / /  EMEA, EU ETS

Analysts have downgraded their outlook for EU carbon prices for the remainder of Phase 4 (2021-30) due a number of shorter-term bearish factors including stagnant industrial productivity, sliding demand from the power sector, and an increase in EUA auction supply.

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