California diesel sales drop YoY in August, gasoline usage decline hits one-year mark

Published 22:33 on November 25, 2024  /  Last updated at 22:33 on November 25, 2024  / /  Americas, Canada, RINs & LCFS, US

California diesel consumption year-over-year (YoY) in August slipped, while gasoline volumes also declined YoY for the twelfth straight month, state data published Monday showed.

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North American investors commit $2 mln to Montana grassland carbon projects

Published 20:28 on November 25, 2024  /  Last updated at 20:28 on November 25, 2024  / /  Americas, Canada, Nature-based, US, Voluntary

A pair of North American investors announced Monday the finalisation of a $2 million investment in two Montana grassland conservation carbon projects.

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CORRECTION – CFTC: CCA investors flock to V25 as prices spiral lower, RGGI traders quietly add net length

Published 00:56 on November 23, 2024  /  Last updated at 00:56 on November 23, 2024  / and /  Americas, Canada, US

Financial entities continued to trim V24 California Carbon Allowance (CCA) exposure and build V25 length this week as futures prices spiralled lower into the Q4 WCI allowance sale after sentiment soured with news of regulatory delays, while traders added to RGGI Allowance (RGA) net length even as price action stalled, according to data released Friday from the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).

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WCI Markets: CCA futures, options trade explodes to multi-year records around Q4 auction

Published 02:18 on November 22, 2024  /  Last updated at 02:18 on November 22, 2024  / and /  Americas, Canada, US

California Carbon Allowances (CCA) futures and options activity on ICE ramped to record levels into the last quarterly permit sale of 2024 earlier this week, with sentiment recast lower after ARB delayed cap-and-trade updates to the new year, while lack of liquidity clouds hints of momentum in Washington Carbon Allowances (WCA).

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Carbon credit financier names commodities trading “expert”, activist investor as new CEO

Published 01:43 on November 22, 2024  /  Last updated at 01:43 on November 22, 2024  /  Americas, Bavardage, Canada, Nature-based, US, Voluntary

A Toronto-based carbon credit project financier has named a commodities trading “expert” and activist investor as its new CEO.

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PREVIEW: ARB’s ETS rulemaking delays recast WCI Q4 auction sentiment lower, outsized ACP positions skew expectations

Published 02:37 on November 20, 2024  /  Last updated at 02:37 on November 20, 2024  / and /  Americas, Canada, US

A larger cross-section of traders polled expect the last quarterly California-Quebec current vintage carbon allowance auction for 2024 to clear discounted to front-month California Carbon Allowance (CCA) prices after market sentiment soured with ARB delaying cap-and-trade regulatory updates, but unusual Auction Clearing Price (ACP) futures open interest (OI) could skew the outcome.

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COP29: Corporates call for carbon pricing certainty to decarbonise heavy industry

Published 08:46 on November 19, 2024  /  Last updated at 08:46 on November 19, 2024  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Canada, EMEA, EU ETS, Japan, US, Voluntary

Heavy-emitting industries point to carbon capture and storage (CCS) as essential to achieve emissions reductions, but the current ecosystem of global carbon pricing measures remains insufficient for scale-up, corporates said on the sidelines of the COP29 global climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan.

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California natural gas emissions spike in 2023 under cap-and-trade programme

Published 02:49 on November 19, 2024  /  Last updated at 15:33 on November 19, 2024  / /  Americas, Canada, RINs & LCFS, US

Emissions from gas supplied rose year-on-year in 2023, even as overall GHG output under the California cap-and-trade programme continued a declining trend led by transportation, power, and industry sectors, according to data from the regulator.

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US-based ocean CDR startup names new leadership

Published 22:18 on November 18, 2024  /  Last updated at 22:18 on November 18, 2024  /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Bavardage, Canada, Other APAC, US, Voluntary

A US-based ocean carbon removal startup has announced a series of leadership appointments aimed at accelerating the deployment of its carbon capture technology.

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Canadian, Indigenous govts ink landmark C$375-mln conservation deal

Published 15:16 on November 15, 2024  /  Last updated at 15:16 on November 15, 2024  / /  Americas, Biodiversity, Canada

The Canadian and Indigenous governments, together with a group of private donors, signed on Thursday an agreement set to unlock C$375 million ($270 mln) over the next 10 years for conservation efforts in the Northwest Territories (NWT).

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