California power emissions rise YoY in April as natural gas drops
California power sector CO2 emissions increased roughly 1.6% year-on-year (YoY) in April, even as the share natural gas-based generation decreased, recently published grid operator data showed.
Read MoreBRIEFING: CDR buyers, developers look to next phase of market
Buyers of Canadian carbon removal (CDR) are diversifying, as are their portfolios, but work remains on broadening the demand signal, according to market stakeholders.
Read MoreNew York legislature passes data centre moratorium bill as power demand tests grid, climate goals
New York lawmakers passed a bill that would impose a one-year moratorium on permits for large data centres, require larger facilities to source increasing shares of electricity from renewable energy, and direct utilities to shield other customers from costs linked to serving the sector.
Read MoreSupply chain, financing pressures keep corporate carbon accounting in play despite broader ESG pullback -panellists
Companies are continuing to use GHG accounting to guide investment, procurement, and emissions reduction decisions despite a more uncertain North American disclosure landscape, as climate risk, financing needs, customer demands, and supply chain pressure keep emissions data on the corporate agenda, panellists said on Thursday.
Read MoreUS bank signs second carbon removal deal with bio-oil developer
A large US bank has signed its second carbon removal offtake deal with a developer of bio-oil projects, bringing its total commitment with the company to 90,000 tonnes.
Read MoreICE loses legal battle with environmental markets firm over use of tradename
London’s Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), the world’s largest marketplace for environmental derivatives, has lost a legal tussle this week over its world famous acronym, after a Dutch court ruled that a crypto trading company, owned by an environmental markets firm and using a similar branded registration, did not infringe on the bourse’s trademark.
Read MoreUK waste-to-energy plant completes major CCS upgrade
A UK energy-from-waste operator has completed a major upgrade at a West Yorkshire plant earmarked for carbon capture and storage (CCS) deployment, it said Monday.
Read MoreAustralia risks losing A$100 bln green iron, steel industry without Asia deals -report
A report warned Australia could miss out on a $100 billion ($71.2 bln) green iron and steel industry if the federal government fails to secure demand‑side deals with key trading partners in Asia.
Read MoreEU climate investment stalls as bloc falls €344 bln short of 2030 needs -report
Europe risks repeating a damaging cycle of reacting to energy crises rather than preparing for them, after climate investment stagnated for a third consecutive year and covered barely three-fifths of what is needed to meet the EU’s 2030 climate and energy goals, according to new analysis from the Institute for Climate Economics (I4CE).
Read MoreUPDATE – Trump taps wartime authority to bolster coal plants, expand export capacity
US President Donald Trump launched hundreds of millions of dollars in funding to protect coal plants and mines on Thursday, using powers under wartime authority to dole out much of the funding.
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