Invalidation expires for nearly 3 mln CCOs along with robust ARB first offset outlay of 2025

Published 03:29 on January 18, 2025  /  Last updated at 03:29 on January 18, 2025  / /  Americas, Canada, US

The invalidation period of about 3 million credits expired during California regulator ARB’s first bi-weekly compliance-eligible offset issuance of 2025, agency data showed.

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CFTC: Investors trim exposure in CCAs, RGGI, LCFS markets

Published 03:15 on January 18, 2025  /  Last updated at 20:14 on January 18, 2025  / , , and /  Americas, Canada, US

Financial entities reduced net length in V25 California Carbon Allowances (CCA), RGGI Allowances (RGA), and Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LFS) futures and options as volatility spiked in the secondary market, according to data from the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Friday, which also revealed a bearish picture for the group’s Washington Carbon Allowance (WCA) vintage 2025 holdings for the first time.

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Carbon storage building materials could absorb half of world’s annual CO2 -study

Published 23:16 on January 17, 2025  /  Last updated at 23:16 on January 17, 2025  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, EMEA, Nature-based, South & Central, US, Voluntary

Tweaking conventional building materials to absorb CO2 could boost carbon storage capacity to half of the world’s emissions annually, a new scientific study estimated.

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US DOE awards $1.7 bln to green hydrogen producer

Published 20:04 on January 17, 2025  /  Last updated at 20:04 on January 17, 2025  / /  Americas, RINs & LCFS, US, Voluntary

The US DOE awarded a $1.7 billion loan guarantee to a New York-based green hydrogen company close to one year after the company suffered from cashflow issues that nearly sent it into bankruptcy.

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FEATURE: EU may lose out on US LNG imports under Trump, prompting a rethink

Published 13:29 on January 17, 2025  /  Last updated at 13:29 on January 17, 2025  / /  CBAM, Climate Talks, EMEA, International, US

LNG trade may cease to be a bargaining chip in relations between Brussels and Washington under the next Trump administration, forcing the EU to rethink its energy transition plans for the coming years, according to experts. 

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INTERVIEW: Startup capturing CO2 from the ocean touts mechanism to curb energy use

Published 13:05 on January 17, 2025  /  Last updated at 13:05 on January 17, 2025  / /  Americas, Canada, EMEA, US, Voluntary

A direct ocean capture startup claims to have a unique way to use curtailed renewable energy to power the majority of its energy use, significantly reducing its drain on the electricity grid.

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UK startup raises $13 mln to scale limestone-based DAC technology

Published 12:05 on January 17, 2025  /  Last updated at 12:05 on January 17, 2025  / /  Americas, EMEA, US, Voluntary

A London-headquartered limestone-based carbon removal (CDR) provider announced Thursday it has secured $13 million in Series A funding.

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Analysts predict big 2025 ramp-up for CCUS

Published 08:28 on January 17, 2025  /  Last updated at 08:44 on January 17, 2025  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Australia, International, Japan, Other APAC, South Korea, US

The world looks close to adding 20% new carbon capture utilisation and storage (CCUS) capacity in 2025, a leading energy consultancy said this week, calling it the “largest annual increase to date”.

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WCI Markets: Aftershocks of ETS rulemaking delay keep CCA volatility high

Published 05:04 on January 17, 2025  /  Last updated at 05:15 on January 17, 2025  / , and /  Americas, Canada, US

Another delay to highly anticipated cap-and-trade rulemaking jolted California Carbon Allowances (CCA) prices in the secondary market briefly to near three-year lows on Tuesday, with volatility driving up option prices.

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Google inks second 100k biochar carbon removal deal

Published 04:43 on January 17, 2025  /  Last updated at 04:43 on January 17, 2025  / /  Americas, Nature-based, US, Voluntary

Google signed a second large biochar carbon removal deal Thursday, buying 100,000 tonnes of CO2 through 2030 from a California-based developer.

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