ANALYSIS: Renewable fuel producers request expedited US 45Z guidance, tax credit adjusted for point-of-sale
The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) received hundreds of comments on their Section 45Z Clean Fuel Production Credit guidance, asking the agency to finalise guidance quickly and to adjust its definition of qualifying sales to match the transportation fuel business.
Read MoreANALYSIS: Slow uptake, high costs seen hindering growth of carbon credit insurance
The emerging market for carbon credit insurance faces several barriers, with slow adoption and cost concerns holding back its wider uptake, according to industry experts.
Read MoreANALYSIS: Australia’s draft IFLM method shows long way to go to resolve key outstanding issues, stakeholders say
The release of the Australian government’s update on the new integrated farm land management (IFLM) method has been given a lukewarm reception, with stakeholders raising concerns about the volume of outstanding issues yet to be settled.
Read MoreANALYSIS: JCM supply outlook clouded by project development uncertainties, despite solid demand
Japan has pledged to utilise the bilateral Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM) for its climate ambitions, but the lengthy project development process and changes in the international institutional environment have raised doubts over the programme’s ability to generate a sufficient amount of credits, according to observers.
Read MoreANALYSIS: Green crediting scheme taken to India’s Supreme Court, as govt advances plantation drive
Two environmental groups have filed a petition in the Supreme Court of India challenging the country’s Green Credit Programme (GCP), which they claim is expected to wreak havoc on the country’s natural ecosystems.
Read MoreANALYSIS: Could energy protectionism and technical capacity hamper Indonesia’s great CCS hopes?
A major energy firm pressing go on a combined LNG and carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in Indonesia has boosted confidence in the country’s hope to become a regional CO2 storage hub, but the new government’s protectionist rhetoric around energy could stymie much-needed international investment and expertise in the space.
Read MoreANALYSIS: New UN carbon crediting mechanism under scrutiny in wake of first CDM transition approval
The integrity of the new Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism has already come into focus after the first programme of activities (PoA) was approved at a recent UNFCCC meeting.
Read MoreANALYSIS: Carbon capture leads growth amid challenging landscape for climate tech investment
Strong growth in carbon capture and removal investment helped the wider tech sector remain resilient in 2024 to wider macroeconomic and geopolitical challenges, with investors and startups optimistic for the year ahead.
Read MoreANALYSIS: Experts question additionality of HFLD forest carbon methodologies, as integrity body considers approval
Carbon methodologies designed to credit for high forest, low deforestation (HFLD) should not be seen as additional and risk undermining carbon market integrity initiatives, according to climate experts, with voluntary carbon integrity body the ICVCM still considering the merits of one such programme for its quality stamp.
Read MoreANALYSIS: US withdrawal from Paris Agreement may create Article 6, CORSIA headaches
The impending US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement could influence the supply and demand dynamics under the CORSIA international aviation offsetting scheme, progress towards the launch of the new Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism (PACM), as well as the 2028 Article 6 review — although widespread uncertainty still clouds the overall outlook under the new Trump administration.
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