Canada offers C$19.4 mln to energy innovation projects in Alberta
The federal government of Canada Thursday announced C$19.4 million ($13.7 mln) in clean energy, reliability, and energy efficiency investments across the province of Alberta.
Read MoreColorado GHG trading programme logged no activity in recent auction
Colorado’s air regulator reported no activity on Thursday from the most recent auction round of the carbon trading programme for manufacturing facilities in the state, as no credits for the 2025 or 2024 vintage years were matched.
Read MoreAlberta-Canada carbon pricing deal threatens C$5 bln in Canadian CDR projects, project developers say
Project developers behind around C$5 billion ($3.5 bln) in carbon removal (CDR) projects are sending up flares Canada’s reduced industrial carbon price threatens their viability.
Read MoreBattery-electric trucks offer deepest emissions cuts across US heavy transport -study
Battery-electric trucks and buses offer deeper lifecycle emissions cuts than hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles across US medium- and heavy-duty transport, even under scenarios favourable to hydrogen, according to a new study.
Read MoreEU to propose more dynamic ETS supply controls, slower emissions cap decline -reports
The European Commission is preparing a broad overhaul of the EU ETS that would introduce more dynamic controls over allowance supply, recalibrate the market’s emissions trajectory, and extend support for industrial decarbonisation, according to a media report citing people familiar with the plans.
Read MoreParis court finds TotalEnergies in breach of legal duty to tackle Scope 3 emissions
A Paris court has ordered TotalEnergies to overhaul its climate vigilance plan within six months, ruling that the French oil major breached its legal duty to address the climate risks posed by its activities and products, including so-called Scope 3 emissions generated when its oil and gas are burned.
Read MoreLCAW26: UK, Japan urged to work together on transition finance
The UK can be an ally in Japan’s long-running effort to promote transition finance, pushing investments towards emission cuts from polluting sectors, according the executive director of FinCity.Tokyo, Tokio Morita.
Read MoreTech giant opens value chain decarbonisation RFP targeting heavy industry, transport
A US-based tech giant has launched a request for proposals (RFP) seeking emissions reduction interventions across a broad range of hard-to-abate sectors in its value chain.
Read MoreLCAW26: Investor says Brazil policy inspires more confidence than US or EU
Emerging market economies are proving to be more reliable recipients of green investment than developed countries, according to a Brazil-based investor.
Read MoreEU ministers split over weakening CO2 car rules amid boom in EV sales
The EU’s 27 environment ministers remained divided over plans to relax car CO2 rules on Thursday, while Wopke Hoekstra, the EU’s climate chief, said the recent boom in electric car sales is a sign that weakening the cars CO2 target may not have been necessary after all.
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