RGGI Market: RGAs recede from record high above $30

Published 00:52 on April 14, 2026 / Last updated at 00:52 on April 14, 2026 / / Americas (Compliance Markets & Taxes, US & Canada)

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RGGI Allowance (RGA) futures set a record high settlement before speculator-driven selling brought prices back down on the week, traders said.

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Virginia publishes proposed RGGI regulation as it gears up for re-entry

Published 22:51 on April 13, 2026 / Last updated at 22:51 on April 13, 2026 / / Americas (Compliance Markets & Taxes, US & Canada)

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Virginia’s Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has published draft regulatory text for its planned re-entry into regional power sector ETS RGGI, including proposed base CO2 allowance budgets.

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Alberta seeks comment on vent gas protocol

Published 22:51 on April 13, 2026 / Last updated at 22:51 on April 13, 2026 / / Americas (Compliance Markets & Taxes, US & Canada), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation)

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Alberta has opened the public comment period for the second version of its vent gas reduction protocol, in line with a target to finalise the protocol this summer.

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California to release 15-day notice on Tuesday for updates on ETS rulemaking

Published 22:11 on April 13, 2026 / Last updated at 22:11 on April 13, 2026 / / Americas (Compliance Markets & Taxes, US & Canada)

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California regulator ARB announced it will publish on Tuesday modified texts and additional documents related to its planned update of the state’s Cap-and-Invest Program for a 15-day comment period.

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CORRECTION – CFTC: Managed money grows RGAs as prices hit $30

Published 23:59 on April 10, 2026 / Last updated at 01:02 on April 14, 2026 / and / Americas (Compliance Markets & Taxes, US & Canada)

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Managed money extended its net long RGGI allowance (RGA) position as the benchmark contract settled above $30 for the first time on ICE, while trimming California Carbon Allowance (CCA) holdings during the Apr. 1-7 CFTC period.

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CORRECTION – California YoY power sector emissions rise in February

Published 23:28 on April 10, 2026 / Last updated at 16:24 on April 15, 2026 / / Americas (Compliance Markets & Taxes, US & Canada)

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California’s power sector emissions rose year-on-year (YoY) in February, reversing the previous month’s decline as changes in the generation mix altered the state’s overall emissions output.

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California legislators urge ARB to increase allowances in Cap-and-Invest update

Published 21:47 on April 10, 2026 / Last updated at 21:47 on April 10, 2026 / / Americas (Compliance Markets & Taxes, US & Canada), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation, Power/Electrification)

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A group of bipartisan state legislators asked the California air regulator ARB to change its proposed update to the Cap-and-Invest programme ahead of the planned vote in May.

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Renewable diesel drives California’s fuel emissions cut progress as gasoline lags -analysis

Published 00:59 on April 10, 2026 / Last updated at 00:59 on April 10, 2026 / / Americas (Compliance Markets & Taxes, US & Canada)

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California is ahead of its diesel-related GHG reduction targets but falling further behind on gasoline, according to a consultancy analysis.

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WCI Markets: CCAs inch to new YtD low as market eyes ARB rulemaking package

Published 00:15 on April 10, 2026 / Last updated at 00:15 on April 10, 2026 / and / Americas (Compliance Markets & Taxes, US & Canada)

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California Carbon Allowances (CCAs) sank to a new year-to-date (YtD) low before recovering slightly, as traders said the market was drifting sideways pending major regulatory updates seen key to next month’s WCI Q2 auction.

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OECD recommends set of carbon tax changes to boost growth in member countries

Published 22:32 on April 9, 2026 / Last updated at 22:32 on April 9, 2026 / / Americas (Compliance Markets & Taxes, LATAM & Caribbean), Asia Pacific (Asia, Compliance Markets & Taxes), EMEA (Compliance Markets & Taxes, Europe)

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Carbon pricing and broader decarbonisation strategies can support economic growth and competitiveness if embedded within wider structural reforms, according to a new report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

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