Credit issuances under Colorado manufacturing GHG trading programme jump 70% in 2025

Published 16:53 on May 12, 2026 / Last updated at 16:53 on May 12, 2026 / / Americas (Compliance Markets & Taxes, US & Canada), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation)

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Credit issued under Colorado’s GHG trading regulation for industry jumped 70% in 2025 as the number of facilities receiving units under the programme increased, recently published state data showed.

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RGGI Market: Affordability announcement accelerates RGAs’ reversal from all-time peaks before prices pick back up into new week

Published 23:28 on May 11, 2026 / Last updated at 23:28 on May 11, 2026 / / Americas (Compliance Markets & Taxes, US & Canada)

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RGGI Allowance (RGA) futures plunged 20% last week as the market reversed course from peaks above $50 and plummeted late in the period after market administrator RGGI Inc. issued a statement asserting the programme’s commitment to affordability, before prices bounced back up Monday closer to the $40 level.

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Chile sees 61% dip in retirements for 2025 CO2 tax cycle

Published 08:12 on May 11, 2026 / Last updated at 08:12 on May 11, 2026 / / Americas (Compliance Markets & Taxes, LATAM & Caribbean), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation, Power/Electrification), Voluntary (VCM Developments, VCM Governance)

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The third round of Chile’s offsetting provision (SCE) within its national ‘green tax on carbon’ has seen carbon credits retired under the levy fall after a meteoric rise in the 2024 tax cycle, even as the country’s first nationally-accredited project joins the pool.

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CFTC: Producers continue to add, speculators drop RGAs

Published 00:27 on May 9, 2026 / Last updated at 00:27 on May 9, 2026 / , and / Americas (Compliance Markets & Taxes, US & Canada)

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Producers continued to pick up and managed money continued to drop RGGI Allowance (RGA) net holdings while both groups trimmed their length in California Carbon Allowances (CCAs), the latest US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) data showed.

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New York lawmakers strike budget deal to see GHG regulations postponed until 2028

Published 23:58 on May 8, 2026 / Last updated at 23:58 on May 8, 2026 / / Americas (Compliance Markets & Taxes, US & Canada), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation, Power/Electrification, Transport & Heating Fuels)

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New York lawmakers have reached a tentative deal in lengthy budget talks that includes a postponement in issuing regulations that would meet the state’s GHG goal until 2028, and the establishment of a new interim 2040 target.

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RGAs plunge as RGGI asserts commitment to affordability following recent volatility

Published 15:53 on May 8, 2026 / Last updated at 22:31 on May 8, 2026 / / Americas (Compliance Markets & Taxes, US & Canada)

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RGGI Allowance (RGA) futures plunged on Friday more than $7 or 17% to close around $37 after market administrator RGGI Inc. issued a statement asserting its commitment to monitoring the market for affordability and saying “renewed consideration of improvements” may be required following recent volatility in the secondary market.

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WCI Markets: CCAs continue to trade sideways, sparsely ahead of Q2 auction

Published 23:31 on May 7, 2026 / Last updated at 23:31 on May 7, 2026 / / Americas (Compliance Markets & Taxes, US & Canada)

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California Carbon Allowance (CCA) futures continued to trade flat at prices a bit over the $29 mark as traders said the market could show some more signs of life up ahead with the Q2 auction and planned vote on programme updates later this month.

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EU, China, Brazil, hold first meeting of compliance carbon markets coalition

Published 18:05 on May 7, 2026 / Last updated at 18:11 on May 7, 2026 / / Americas (Compliance Markets & Taxes, LATAM & Caribbean), Asia Pacific (Asia, Compliance Markets & Taxes), EMEA (Compliance Markets & Taxes, Europe), International (CBAM & Tariffs, Paris Article 6/PACM, UN Climate Talks), Voluntary (VCM Governance)

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The first meeting of the Open Coalition on Compliance Carbon Markets took place on Thursday, with the EU and Brazil’s top climate officials telling Carbon Pulse the initiative aims to reduce fragmentation among emissions trading systems worldwide and boost the uptake of carbon pricing.

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BRIEFING: Senators, stakeholders express ETS rulemaking concerns in California legislative committee hearing

Published 03:11 on May 7, 2026 / Last updated at 03:11 on May 7, 2026 / / Americas (Compliance Markets & Taxes, US & Canada), Insights (Briefings)

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Senators sparred with the head of California regulator ARB on proposed changes to the state’s Cap-and-Invest Program in a legislative hearing on Wednesday, with lawmakers and stakeholders alike questioning the draft updates’ impacts on costs, revenues, affordability, and ambition under the programme.

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California Q1 power emissions mark YoY climb for first time since 2021

Published 23:48 on May 5, 2026 / Last updated at 23:48 on May 5, 2026 / / Americas (Compliance Markets & Taxes, US & Canada)

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California’s power sector year-to-date (YtD) emissions through March jumped nearly 5% year-on-year (YoY), the first such annual increase since 2021, data from the state’s largest grid operator showed Monday.

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