EU’s Ribera calls for doubling investment in electricity grids
The Spanish ecological transition minister, who is widely tipped for the European Commission’s climate portfolio, has highlighted the importance of ramping up investments in electricity grids to support the green transition.
Read MoreEgypt approves local carbon registry, 12 projects for trading
Egypt’s Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) has approved a domestic standard’s carbon registry and allowed 12 projects from the registry for trading on the national voluntary carbon market (VCM) platform.
Read MoreEuropean partnership to scale DAC capabilities
A CO2 removal company unveiled a partnership Wednesday to manufacture its direct air capture (DAC) units in the US and Europe.
Read MoreIraq, Canada consider carbon markets partnership -media
Iraqi’s environment minister met Wednesday with the country’s Canadian ambassador to discuss carbon markets cooperation, among other environmental matters, according to local media sources.
Read MoreUK trims carbon permit auction volumes for final seven sales of 2024 on aviation changes
The UK has revised its carbon allowance auction calendar for the remainder of 2024 to take account of changes in the number of aviation operators participating in the market, according to a statement from the auction operator.
Read MoreEuro Markets: EUAs hit six-week low as selling pressure continues, UKAs slightly lower on “solid” auction
European carbon slumped to a six-week low on Wednesday, breaking through key technical levels under pressure from sellers and despite an increase in investment funds’ short positioning, as fundamentals remained gloomy and the overall market sentiment continued to worsen, while UK Allowances trimmed losses after a “solid” auction.
Read MoreGold Standard adds two more voluntary carbon methodologies for shipping
Gold Standard has released two new voluntary carbon methodologies to tackle emissions from the shipping industry.
Read MoreCME scraps C-GEO futures as integrity-focused voluntary carbon contracts start to replace old market
CME Group is delisting CBL Core Global Emissions Offset (C-GEO) futures, pending regulatory approval, it announced this week.
Read MoreRWE boss calls on policymakers to stop ‘misusing’ EU ETS
The CEO of German power utility RWE has called on policymakers to stop meddling with the EU’s Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), pointing the finger at a 2022 reform aimed at raising funds to help European countries exit Russian fossil fuels.
Read MoreUS carbon project developer calls for European SAF mandates to integrate removals, questions ETS integration
Legislated targets for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in the EU and UK should include sub-mandates for carbon removals to incentivise the scale up of the direct air capture (DAC) industry, said an executive at a conference on Wednesday, who also expressed hesitation about the benefits of integrating negative emissions into existing compliance carbon trading schemes in the region.
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