RGAs reverse course from recent rally, plunge amid diminished bidding

Published 20:33 on April 28, 2026 / Last updated at 23:52 on April 28, 2026 / / Americas (Compliance Markets & Taxes, US & Canada)

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RGGI Allowance (RGA) futures plunged from all-time highs on Tuesday following three days of historic surging as market participants pointed to the collapse of strong bidding that drove the recent rally and said the direction of the market ahead remains unclear.

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New York governor eyeing 2028 for cap-and-invest launch -media

Published 19:52 on April 28, 2026 / Last updated at 22:06 on April 28, 2026 / / Americas (Compliance Markets & Taxes, US & Canada)

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New York Governor Kathy Hochul (D) is working on a proposal that would delay implementation of the state’s planned cap-and-invest programme until 2028 amid ongoing debates around the state’s climate goals and budget, media reported Tuesday.

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RGGI Market: Historic rally rages over 30% into new week as RGAs breach $40

Published 00:03 on April 28, 2026 / Last updated at 00:03 on April 28, 2026 / / Americas (Compliance Markets & Taxes, US & Canada)

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Last week’s surge in RGGI Allowance (RGA) futures carried over into the new week as prices broke all-time highs above the $40 threshold, up more than 30% in the last three days, with traders telling Carbon Pulse it’s unclear where and when the current rally could reach a pinnacle.

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Newfoundland and Labrador lifts emissions baselines for oil, mining projects -media

Published 19:38 on April 27, 2026 / Last updated at 19:38 on April 27, 2026 / / Americas (Compliance Markets & Taxes, US & Canada), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation)

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Details have emerged of the Canadian province’s decision earlier this year to raise emissions baselines for major oil and mining projects under its industrial carbon pricing system, according to media reports.

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Carbon cost pass-through, financing constraints to dictate heavy industry transition under rising carbon prices -study

Published 05:08 on April 26, 2026 / Last updated at 05:08 on April 27, 2026 / Americas (Compliance Markets & Taxes, LATAM & Caribbean, US & Canada), Asia Pacific (Asia, Compliance Markets & Taxes, Pacific), EMEA (Africa, Compliance Markets & Taxes, Europe, Middle East), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation)

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Energy-intensive firms’ ability to pass carbon costs on to customers and secure sufficient financing will be decisive in determining whether they can survive tightening climate policy and deliver decarbonisation, according to new research.

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CFTC: Managed money builds net length in RGAs, CCAs

Published 23:58 on April 24, 2026 / Last updated at 23:58 on April 24, 2026 / and / Americas (Compliance Markets & Taxes, US & Canada)

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Financial players extended their net length in California Carbon Allowance (CCA) and RGGI Allowance (RGA) holdings, moving in opposite directions from emitters, according to the latest data from the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).

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RGA surge continues on Friday as futures fly past $37 to new all-time highs

Published 19:22 on April 24, 2026 / Last updated at 21:15 on April 24, 2026 / / Americas (Compliance Markets & Taxes, US & Canada)

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RGGI Allowance (RGA) futures continued to surge to new all-time highs on Friday, rising more than 12% on the day as prices crossed the $37 mark, with traders attributing the rise to a continuation of Thursday’s rally amid tight market dynamics.

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WCI Markets: CCAs remain flat sub-$30 amid limbo

Published 01:08 on April 24, 2026 / Last updated at 01:08 on April 24, 2026 / / Americas (Compliance Markets & Taxes, US & Canada)

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California Carbon Allowance (CCA) futures remained relatively flat below the $30 mark over the last week as the market continues to await further clarity in programme rulemaking.

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Carbon pricing design to determine Canada-Alberta MoU emissions outcome, think tank says

Published 22:45 on April 23, 2026 / Last updated at 22:45 on April 23, 2026 / / Americas (Compliance Markets & Taxes, US & Canada), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation, Power/Electrification)

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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.

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RGAs head “into the stratosphere” as prices rally to surpass $33

Published 19:08 on April 23, 2026 / Last updated at 03:18 on April 24, 2026 / / Americas (Compliance Markets & Taxes, US & Canada)

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RGGI Allowance (RGA) futures jumped more than 7% on Thursday as traders said the market was showing no signs of slowing down in its recent rally to historic highs.

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