CFTC: Producers, managed money both pull back in CCAs, RGAs

Published 00:32 on May 16, 2026 / Last updated at 00:32 on May 16, 2026 / , and / Americas (Compliance Markets & Taxes, US & Canada)

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Both emitters and financial players pulled back in their overall net holdings in California Carbon Allowances (CCAs) and RGGI Allowances (RGAs), the latest weekly US Commodity Futures Trading Commission data showed.

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California confirms May 28 hearing to consider proposed Cap-and-Invest updates

Published 23:32 on May 15, 2026 / Last updated at 23:32 on May 15, 2026 / / Americas (Compliance Markets & Taxes, US & Canada)

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California regulator ARB published on Friday a notice confirming the May 28 date for a public hearing where proposed updates to the state’s Cap-and-Invest Program will be considered for approval.

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UPDATE- Canada-Alberta undercut existing federal benchmark with TIER C$140/t headline carbon price

Published 21:54 on May 15, 2026 / Last updated at 00:17 on May 16, 2026 / / Americas (Compliance Markets & Taxes, US & Canada), CO2 Management (CCUS, Engineered Removals), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation)

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Canada and Alberta have set a headline carbon price of C$140 per tonne by 2040 for the oil-producing province’s Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction Regulation (TIER) market.

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BRIEFING: BECCS ambitions in Brazil hinge on carbon pricing, regulatory clarity

Published 14:56 on May 15, 2026 / Last updated at 14:56 on May 15, 2026 / / Americas (Compliance Markets & Taxes, LATAM & Caribbean), CO2 Management (Engineered Removals), Insights (Briefings), Net Zero Transition (Transport & Heating Fuels), Voluntary (VCM Developments)

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Brazil’s ethanol industry could become a globally competitive source of engineered carbon removals through bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS), but developers are still waiting for the regulatory clarity and carbon pricing signals needed to make projects financially viable.

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WCI Markets: CCAs creep higher ahead of Q2 auction

Published 00:09 on May 15, 2026 / Last updated at 00:09 on May 15, 2026 / and / Americas (Compliance Markets & Taxes, US & Canada)

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California Carbon Allowance (CCA) futures edged up towards the mid-$29 range ahead of next week’s Q2 auction as the market looks for clarity from the sale and a planned vote on proposed changes to the state’s Cap-and-Invest Program.

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ANALYSIS: Proposed California ETS updates draw scrutiny on affordability, ambition in 15-day notice comments

Published 23:52 on May 14, 2026 / Last updated at 23:52 on May 14, 2026 / and / Americas (Compliance Markets & Taxes, US & Canada), Insights (Analysis)

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Stakeholders from a wide swath of sectors urged California regulator ARB to revise various proposed updates to the state’s Cap-and-Invest Program to address concerns around affordability, ambition, and other areas in submissions on the 15-day notice released by the agency.

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California offset issuance slumps 70% in latest round

Published 02:35 on May 14, 2026 / Last updated at 02:35 on May 14, 2026 / and / Americas (Compliance Markets & Taxes, US & Canada)

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California regulator ARB issued fewer than 44,000 compliance-grade offsets over the past three weeks, the second-lowest issuance so far this year, according to data released on Wednesday.

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BRIEFING: Canada-Alberta set to weaken carbon pricing timeline for TIER

Published 00:56 on May 14, 2026 / Last updated at 00:56 on May 14, 2026 / / Americas (Compliance Markets & Taxes, US & Canada), CO2 Management (CCUS), Insights (Briefings), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation)

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Canada and Alberta appear to have agreed on a weakened carbon pricing timeline for the oil-producing province’s Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction (TIER) market, which experts said could disincentivise improvement for the rest of the country’s patchwork of systems.

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Alberta TIER fund body projects revenue drop, tripling deficit through decade end

Published 22:41 on May 12, 2026 / Last updated at 22:41 on May 12, 2026 / / Americas (Compliance Markets & Taxes, US & Canada), CO2 Management (CCUS, Engineered Removals), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation, Power/Electrification, Transport & Heating Fuels)

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A new business plan by a body tasked with spurring Alberta’s clean energy sector with funding partially sourced from the province’s stuttering Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction (TIER) market appears out of sync with that government’s fund revenue projections.

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Brazil advances institutional infrastructure for ETS with governance, working group resolutions

Published 20:56 on May 12, 2026 / Last updated at 20:56 on May 12, 2026 / / Americas (Compliance Markets & Taxes, LATAM & Caribbean), Voluntary (VCM Governance)

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Brazil published four resolutions in the Official Gazette on Tuesday that contribute to the operational development of its national ETS (Portuguese: SBCE).

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