INTERVIEW: Canada’s Green Party centres affordability, sovereignty in climate-oriented election bid

Published 02:56 on April 18, 2025  /  Last updated at 02:56 on April 18, 2025  / and /  Americas, Canada, Carbon Taxes

The Green Party of Canada would re-establish Canada’s carbon tax, given a chance at the helm, though the group’s co-leader said she hopes to broaden support for climate action beyond its environmental benefits.

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West Virginia legislature passes bill for CO2 storage under state parks

Published 17:47 on April 16, 2025  /  Last updated at 17:47 on April 16, 2025  / /  Americas, Nature-based, US, Voluntary

A West Virginia bill allowing the state to lease space under its parks is heading up the chain of command for final approval. 

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Quebec cutting gasoline price floor amid plummeting gas prices

Published 23:27 on April 15, 2025  /  Last updated at 23:27 on April 15, 2025  / /  Americas, Canada, Carbon Taxes

Canada’s only province with a cap-and-trade system appears to be rethinking its gasoline regulations, as prices otherwise dipped across the country following the elimination of the consumer-facing carbon tax.

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ISO-NE, NYISO approved for higher rates if US tariffs apply to Canadian electricity

Published 21:53 on April 15, 2025  /  Last updated at 21:53 on April 15, 2025  / /  Americas, Canada, US

Electricity providers in the US Northeast can now pass on potential impacts of the US-Canada trade war to utility customers.

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South Dakota regulators question CO2 pipeline feasibility, ask developer to prove it

Published 23:16 on April 11, 2025  /  Last updated at 00:56 on April 12, 2025  / /  Americas, US, Voluntary

A major multi-state CO2 pipeline developer has less than two weeks to show it can get its project moving, or South Dakota regulators may take permitting off the table.

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New US Republican bill cuts wind, solar from IRA clean tax credits

Published 22:27 on April 10, 2025  /  Last updated at 22:27 on April 10, 2025  / /  Americas, US, Voluntary

A new US Republican bill would gradually cut solar and wind out of clean energy tax credits under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), amid a larger push to preserve fossil fuel-based power.

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BRIEFING: Expect changes to industrial carbon pricing, if not scrapped outright post Canadian-election -webinar

Published 01:39 on April 10, 2025  /  Last updated at 01:39 on April 10, 2025  / and /  Americas, Canada, Carbon Taxes, US

A Toronto-based consultancy is weighing risks to Canada’s climate policy ahead of its rapidly approaching federal election and finding little certainty for industry – particularly in Alberta, where the provincial government is reportedly considering changes to its carbon market programme. 

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US tariffs expected to pinch EV market -report

Published 19:44 on April 9, 2025  /  Last updated at 19:44 on April 9, 2025  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Canada, Japan, Mexico, US

US tariffs are expected to put foreign EV manufacturers in a pinch, as more than a third of battery powered automobiles are imported from outside the country, according to a report.

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Wisconsin lawmakers consider SAF tax credit

Published 18:19 on April 8, 2025  /  Last updated at 18:19 on April 8, 2025  / /  Americas, Aviation/CORSIA, RINs & LCFS, US

Wisconsin lawmakers are seeking co-sponsorship on a bill to establish a new state sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) credit, while the US Congress considers a measure to axe the federal clean fuels credit.

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Canada’s GHG reduction strategy needs a rethink -report

Published 22:50 on April 4, 2025  /  Last updated at 22:50 on April 4, 2025  / /  Americas, Canada, Carbon Taxes, Nature-based

A new report by a Canadian policy think tank is pressing Canada’s next government to rethink the country’s GHG reduction strategy, amid uncertainty after the consumer carbon tax was cut.

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