CFTC: Producers continue to cut CCA net length, financial players build amid summer lull

Published 22:58 on July 10, 2026 / Last updated at 22:58 on July 10, 2026 / and / Americas (Compliance Markets & Taxes, US & Canada)

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Producers and financial players moved in opposite directions with their California Carbon Allowance (CCA) net length amid a lull in trading, according to the latest US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) data.

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Non-profit, researchers publish guide to transparent deforestation risk assessment in cocoa sector

Published 15:48 on July 8, 2026 / Last updated at 15:48 on July 8, 2026 / / Americas (LATAM & Caribbean, US & Canada), EMEA (Africa, Europe), Nature & Biodiversity (Corporate)

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A US-headquartered non-profit dedicated to sustainable solutions for the global cocoa sector launched a new methodology to strengthen deforestation risk assessment across supply chains.

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INTERVIEW: Canada must install nature compliance markets, learn from neighbours

Published 14:05 on July 8, 2026 / Last updated at 14:05 on July 8, 2026 / / Americas (US & Canada), Insights (Interviews), Nature & Biodiversity (Corporate, Markets, Policy)

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Canada must learn from international programmes and install nature compliance markets to ensure protection of its vast natural resources, according to a report that sets a roadmap for making nature relevant for government and business.

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CFTC: Producers cut CCA net length, narrowed RGA, WCA net shorts

Published 00:04 on July 7, 2026 / Last updated at 00:04 on July 7, 2026 / and / Americas (Compliance Markets & Taxes, US & Canada)

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Emitters reduced their California Carbon Allowance (CCA) net length, while producers and managed money alike narrowed their respective net shorts for RGGI Allowances (RGAs) and Washington Carbon Allowances (WCA), according to the latest US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) data.

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VCM REPORT: CORSIA edges back to $10/t ahead of EU assessment, analysts revise down demand outlook

Published 16:34 on July 6, 2026 / Last updated at 16:34 on July 6, 2026 / , and / Americas (LATAM & Caribbean, US & Canada), Asia Pacific (Asia, Pacific), CO2 Management (CCUS, Engineered Removals), EMEA (Africa, Europe, Middle East), Insights (VCM Reports), International (Aviation/CORSIA, Paris Article 6/PACM), Net Zero Transition (Investment, Reporting & Disclosure), Voluntary (VCM Developments, VCM Governance)

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Benchmark ICE CORSIA futures bounced back towards $10/t last week, climbing from two-year lows, as the European Commission’s assessment of the international aviation offsetting scheme that will affect the participation of EU carriers inches closer.

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US data centre boom could add a county’s worth of GHG emissions annually -report

Published 23:36 on July 2, 2026 / Last updated at 23:36 on July 2, 2026 / / Americas (US & Canada), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation, Power/Electrification)

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US natural gas power plants planned to power AI expansion could add annual GHG emissions equivalent to an entire mid-sized country, according to a new report.

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US EPA preparing supplemental rulemaking for WOTUS Rule

Published 17:17 on July 2, 2026 / Last updated at 17:17 on July 2, 2026 / / Americas (US & Canada), Nature & Biodiversity (Policy)

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The Trump administration appears to be re-drafting its proposed rule for defining waters under the Clean Water Act (CWA).

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VCM REPORT: CORSIA futures slip further, CDM deadline approaches with approvals still low  

Published 19:31 on June 29, 2026 / Last updated at 21:30 on June 29, 2026 / , , and / Americas (LATAM & Caribbean, US & Canada), Asia Pacific (Asia, Pacific), CO2 Management (CCUS, Engineered Removals), EMEA (Africa, Europe, Middle East), Insights (VCM Reports), International (Aviation/CORSIA, Paris Article 6/PACM), Voluntary (VCM Developments, VCM Governance)

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CORSIA futures slipped marginally lower last week, with the benchmark now at a little above $9/tonne, while hundreds of carbon projects registered under the Kyoto Protocol’s Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) look set to miss a Tuesday deadline to enable their transition to the new Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism (PACM).  

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CFTC: Producers, managed money reduce CCA net length

Published 23:56 on June 26, 2026 / Last updated at 23:56 on June 26, 2026 / , and / Americas (Compliance Markets & Taxes, US & Canada), Uncategorized

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Producers and financial players have both reduced their California Carbon Allowance (CCA) net length, according to the latest US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) data.

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Canada-Alberta carbon pricing deal would still increase costs for fossil fuel-fired energy producers -study

Published 22:57 on June 26, 2026 / Last updated at 22:57 on June 26, 2026 / / Americas (US & Canada), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation)

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Canada’s reduced industrial carbon price would still increase energy production costs in Alberta, making the province less competitive than neighbouring producers that don’t put a price on carbon pollution, according to a conservative think tank.

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