Top EU Parliament group seeks free permit handouts for power providers, speculation limits in upcoming ETS reform -media
The European Parliament’s largest political group is considering a push to grant power generators free EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) allowances after 2030 in exceptional circumstances, as well as limits to the participation of speculators in the market, according to a draft negotiating position seen by news outlet Montel.
Read MoreChile authorises second standalone battery storage project under Swiss Article 6 deal
Chile and Switzerland have authorised a second standalone battery energy storage system (BESS) mitigation activity under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, expanding the use of carbon finance to support grid-scale energy storage in the South American country.
Read MoreCookstove projects draw fresh criticism in India as investigation alleges poor adoption, limited awareness
An investigation into cookstove projects in India’s Karnataka state has found that some rural households rarely used the stoves they received, were unaware they were participating in carbon credit schemes, and did not receive any share of the revenues.
Read MoreNew Zealand activist lodges High Court case against govt’s plan to block tort-based climate litigation
A prominent Iwi leader has filed a case in New Zealand’s High Court challenging the government’s amendments to block tort-based climate litigation.
Read MoreUS finalises regenerative feedstock rule capitalising on biofuel markets
The Trump administration announced a final Regenerative Feedstock Rule to build on federal support for domestic biofuels and the agriculture sector.
Read MoreCanada allocates over C$19 mln to clean energy and industrial decarbonisation in mining
An announcement of 12 new projects to advance Canada’s mining infrastructure includes five new decarbonisation schemes.
Read MoreCanada-Alberta carbon pricing deal would still increase costs for fossil fuel-fired energy producers -study
Canada’s reduced industrial carbon price would still increase energy production costs in Alberta, making the province less competitive than neighbouring producers that don’t put a price on carbon pollution, according to a conservative think tank.
Read MoreEU ministers back grids and permitting push to fast‑track electrification
EU27 energy ministers on Friday approved a grids and permitting package aimed at accelerating the expansion of infrastructure seen as essential for electrification and the bloc’s decarbonisation goals.
Read MoreSAF industry must move beyond competing technologies to scaling production, experts say
Scaling sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production, rather than competing over technologies, is now the industry’s biggest challenge, experts said on Thursday.
Read MoreLCAW26 roundup: Hope floats for climate action while London drips in heatÂ
Scorching heat dominated this year’s London Climate Action Week – even amid talk of new challenges and ideas, ranging from the hopes and fears posed by AI, to the need and opportunity to quickly stem ultra-potent superpollutants.Â
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