California issues 140k non-DEBs offsets, totals remain nearly 70% lower YoY
California issued more than 140,000 compliance-grade offsets over the last two weeks to mine methane capture (MMC) and livestock projects, as total issuances remained nearly 70% lower year-on-year (YoY), according to data published on Wednesday.
Read MoreRGGI Market: RGAs reach all-time high above $30
RGGI Allowance (RGA) futures reached record highs above the $30 mark on Monday as some traders pointed to tightness of supply and demand as the factor driving prices to historic levels recently.
Read MoreBRIEFING: Colombia’s troubled national carbon registry haunts regulatory efforts
Limits to Colombia’s national carbon project registry (RENARE) are stunting progress toward launching the national ETS (Spanish: PNCTE), inhibiting voluntary market (VCM) regulation, and necessitating Article 6 workarounds, speakers said at the Colombia Carbon Forum last week.
Read MoreCFTC: Producers build CCAs, extend RGA net short
Producers built California Carbon Allowance (CCA) net length through V27 holdings while extending their net short in RGGI Allowances (RGAs), per the latest data release from the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
Read MoreCoalition launches legal challenge against Oregon’s GHG trading programme
A coalition of Oregon industry, business, and labour groups on Thursday launched a legal challenge against the state’s GHG trading programme, arguing such a policy should be legislatively approved and that it imposes disproportionate cost burdens.
Read MorePrice volatility for Colombian carbon credits to rise in the near term, says trader
Colombia’s supply of carbon credits faces several near-term factors that will generate price volatility, according to a senior carbon trader at majority state-owned oil firm Ecopetrol.
Read MoreUPDATE – WCI Markets: CCAs grind lower after release of 15-day notice
California Carbon Allowance (CCA) futures continued to dip following the release of a 15-day notice of proposed programme updates earlier this week, which traders said adds to the uncertainty surrounding the market via changes to the Manufacturing Decarbonization Incentive (MDI) mechanism.
Read MoreWashington linkage with California-Quebec aligns with state climate law, draft ECY analysis finds
Washington’s proposed linkage with the California-Quebec carbon market aligns with the former’s state climate law, as it could subdue allowance prices and minimally shift overall emissions, according to a draft analysis published Wednesday.
Read MoreUPDATE – California releases 15-day notice on updated proposed ETS reforms
California regulator ARB released on Tuesday a 15-day notice containing updated proposed reforms to the state’s Cap-and-Invest Program for public comment.
Read MoreAsia, Latin America drive 2025 global carbon market growth, report finds
Global carbon market coverage and revenues climbed to fresh highs last year as emissions trading systems (ETSs) continued to spread and deepen across major economies, according to the 2026 status report from the International Carbon Action Partnership (ICAP).
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