Drop in Brazilian sugarcane harvest to tighten market for biofuels carbon credits

Published 22:42 on March 13, 2025  /  Last updated at 22:42 on March 13, 2025  / /  Americas, Nature-based, RINs & LCFS, South & Central, Voluntary

Anticipated sugarcane crop failures for the 2025-26 harvest are expected to tighten the supply of ‘CBIO’ carbon credits within Brazil’s RenovaBio biofuels scheme.

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US energy corporation targets geothermal eSAF production

Published 21:56 on March 13, 2025  /  Last updated at 21:56 on March 13, 2025  / /  Americas, Aviation/CORSIA, RINs & LCFS, US

A US-based clean fuels developer is planning to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) with geothermal energy.

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CERAWeek: Energy transition global slowdown has ‘weeded out’ unrealistic project developers, panelists say

Published 16:48 on March 11, 2025  /  Last updated at 16:48 on March 11, 2025  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, EMEA, International, RINs & LCFS, South & Central, US, Voluntary

As the pace of the global energy transition slows faced with higher costs and a decreasing focus on decarbonisation, the field of clean energy projects and companies is thinning out in a way that is leaving only realistic projects standing, panellists said Tuesday at CERAWeek in Houston.

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WCFS credit surplus surges beyond 2 mln in Q3 2024

Published 02:07 on March 11, 2025  /  Last updated at 02:07 on March 11, 2025  / /  Americas, RINs & LCFS, US

Net credit surplus under the Washington’s Clean Fuel Standard (WCFS) soared past 2 million in Q3 2024, boosted by record high renewable diesel (RD) credits and the addition of non-metered residential EV charging units for previous quarters.

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INTERVIEW: Bridging gap between Canadian CFR adoption and funding void

Published 23:03 on March 10, 2025  /  Last updated at 23:03 on March 10, 2025  / /  Americas, Canada, RINs & LCFS

Canada’s Clean Fuel Regulations (CFR) design and lack of funding present major challenges for logistics companies aiming to transition their fleets to low-carbon alternatives.

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CFTC: Investors build CCA, RGGI length but retreat from LCFS amid regulatory hiccups

Published 03:04 on March 8, 2025  /  Last updated at 03:04 on March 8, 2025  / and /  Americas, Canada, RINs & LCFS, US

Investors built California Carbon Allowance (CCA) and RGGI Allowance (RGA) exposure but exited Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LFS) length on regulatory uncertainty over the week, according to latest figures from the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Friday.

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Bipartisan US lawmakers propose renewable fuel bill for ocean vessels

Published 01:34 on March 8, 2025  /  Last updated at 01:34 on March 8, 2025  / /  Americas, RINs & LCFS, Shipping, US

A bipartisan bill that would allow companies to generate and retain Renewable Identification Number (RIN) credits for biofuels used in marine shipping was introduced in Congress Thursday.

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BRIEFING: Oregon struggling with deployment of heavy-duty zero-emission trucks

Published 00:04 on March 8, 2025  /  Last updated at 00:04 on March 8, 2025  / /  Americas, RINs & LCFS, US

Oregon has seen limited uptake of zero-emission heavy-duty trucks despite forthcoming regulation, which led the state governor to call on regulators to develop new policy solutions, state officials said Friday.

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Canada opens investigation into US renewable diesel imports

Published 22:57 on March 7, 2025  /  Last updated at 22:57 on March 7, 2025  / /  Americas, Canada, RINs & LCFS, US

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has initiated an investigation into the dumping and subsidising of renewable diesel (RD) imported from the US, it announced this week.

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Fossil fuels drive slight rise to US emissions in 2024, renewable fuels supply soars -report

Published 19:54 on March 6, 2025  /  Last updated at 19:54 on March 6, 2025  / /  Americas, Aviation/CORSIA, RINs & LCFS, US, Voluntary

A report published Thursday estimates that US emissions rose slightly year-on-year, driven by fossil fuel use in industry, transport, and agriculture, amid a boom in the supply of non-fossil fuels.

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