Montana Supreme Court rules in favour of youth climate activists
The Montana Supreme Court ruled in favour of 16 youth climate activists on Wednesday, closing the group’s lawsuit filed against the state for its failure to account for GHG emissions from fossil fuel projects.
Read MoreUS DOE awards $200 mln for carbon recycling in ethylene production
The DOE has awarded $200 million to an ethylene plant slated for the US Gulf Coast that is expected to demonstrate a carbon capture technology in an ethylene production process, the companies announced.
Read MoreUPDATE – US pledges new 2035 emissions reduction NDC target
The White House released plans Thursday to reduce economy-wide emissions 61-66% by 2035 as part of its updated nationally determined contribution (NDC), in accordance with the Paris Agreement.
Read MoreJapanese shipping firm signs five-year offtake deal for credits from US DACCS project
A Japanese shipping firm has agreed a five-year deal to buy credits from a Direct Air Capture with Carbon Storage (DACCS) project in the US, using petroleum company ENEOS as a middle man.
Read MoreBRIEFING: California watchdog delays annual report draft to align member views
California’s carbon market watchdog postponed its draft 2024 annual report to early January to integrate committee input, as a Wednesday meeting heard divergent views on language related to offsets and carbon management.
Read MoreWhite House releases policy guidance to reduce deforestation-linked imports
The Biden administration released guidance Tuesday to encourage policies that reduce imports of commodities and products driving illegal deforestation.
Read MoreEPA grants California authority to implement 100% zero-emission vehicle sales rule by 2035
The US EPA granted California authority on Wednesday to adopt the state’s Advanced Clean Cars II regulations for light-duty vehicles, effectively banning the sale of new gasoline vehicles by 2035, amid threats of repeal under the forthcoming Trump administration.
Read MoreUS agencies fail to meet federal ZEV fleet targets, watchdog says
Under a federal mandate to acquire 100% zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) by 2035, 11 US government agencies have not met their interim targets, a watchdog study published Tuesday said, with future prospects largely outside of the agencies’ control.
Read MoreUS DOE loan office should suspend financing pending reform -watchdog
The US DOE’s loan office should suspend all loan and loan guarantee packages until it can ensure that its contracts are in compliance with conflict-of-interest regulations, a report published Tuesday by the agency’s watchdog said.
Read MoreBill Gates-backed fund piles millions into Canadian carbon removal developer
Bill Gates’s clean tech venture fund has stumped up $40 million to invest in a carbon removal startup aiming to create a Canadian testing ground for multiple direct air capture (DAC) technologies, the companies said on Wednesday.
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