CARBON FORWARD MIDDLE EAST: Annual CORSIA carbon market valuation to exceed current VCM in Phase 1 -analysts

Published 13:00 on January 17, 2025  /  Last updated at 13:00 on January 17, 2025  / and /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Aviation/CORSIA, EMEA, International, Paris Article 6, Voluntary

The price of carbon credits eligible for CORSIA Phase 1 (2024-26) could reach as high as $51 per tonne based on the current supply and demand outlook, with the annual market valuation for the period to exceed the current total for the entire VCM, according to analysts speaking at the Carbon Forward Middle East conference this week.

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UK startup raises $13 mln to scale limestone-based DAC technology

Published 12:05 on January 17, 2025  /  Last updated at 12:05 on January 17, 2025  / /  Americas, EMEA, US, Voluntary

A London-headquartered limestone-based carbon removal (CDR) provider announced Thursday it has secured $13 million in Series A funding.

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Shopify ends 2024 with $36.3 mln in carbon removal deals

Published 09:06 on January 17, 2025  /  Last updated at 09:06 on January 17, 2025  / /  Americas, Canada, Voluntary

Shopify spent $36.3 million on carbon removal (CDR) in 2024, increasing its total commitment to $83.9 million, the e-commerce company announced on Thursday.

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Analysts predict big 2025 ramp-up for CCUS

Published 08:28 on January 17, 2025  /  Last updated at 08:44 on January 17, 2025  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Australia, International, Japan, Other APAC, South Korea, US

The world looks close to adding 20% new carbon capture utilisation and storage (CCUS) capacity in 2025, a leading energy consultancy said this week, calling it the “largest annual increase to date”.

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WCI Markets: Aftershocks of ETS rulemaking delay keep CCA volatility high

Published 05:04 on January 17, 2025  /  Last updated at 05:15 on January 17, 2025  / , and /  Americas, Canada, US

Another delay to highly anticipated cap-and-trade rulemaking jolted California Carbon Allowances (CCA) prices in the secondary market briefly to near three-year lows on Tuesday, with volatility driving up option prices.

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Google inks second 100k biochar carbon removal deal

Published 04:43 on January 17, 2025  /  Last updated at 04:43 on January 17, 2025  / /  Americas, Nature-based, US, Voluntary

Google signed a second large biochar carbon removal deal Thursday, buying 100,000 tonnes of CO2 through 2030 from a California-based developer.

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Toyota’s US subsidiary settles falsified emissions testing lawsuit for $1.6 bln

Published 00:28 on January 17, 2025  /  Last updated at 00:28 on January 17, 2025  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Japan, US

A Toyota subsidiary agreed to plead guilty to charges of emissions fraud, resulting in a $1.6 billion settlement, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) said Wednesday.

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BRIEFING: Political turmoil, US tax incentives threaten Canada’s CFR

Published 00:10 on January 17, 2025  /  Last updated at 00:10 on January 17, 2025  / /  Americas, Canada, Carbon Taxes, RINs & LCFS, US

The ongoing political transition in Canada and federal biofuels tax credits in the US could jeopardise Canadian clean fuel programmes, panellists at a conference said Thursday.

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BRIEFING: LCFS changes, harmonisation between programmes top US biofuel industry wish list -panellists

Published 23:32 on January 16, 2025  /  Last updated at 23:32 on January 16, 2025  / /  Americas, RINs & LCFS, US

Looking at the year ahead, the biofuels industry will be balancing programmes across different states and federal jurisdictions, with new sustainability guardrails in California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS), panellists said at a technical conference in California.

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US DOE awards $6 mln towards methane emission reduction technology

Published 22:16 on January 16, 2025  /  Last updated at 22:16 on January 16, 2025  / /  Americas, US

Two energy industry companies have been awarded nearly $6 million from the US DOE to scale up technology aimed at reducing methane emissions.

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