China’s Sichuan seeks forest carbon offset methodologies under local scheme

Published 09:57 on September 13, 2024  /  Last updated at 09:57 on September 13, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, China, Voluntary

The government of China’s Sichuan province is seeking methodological proposals on the development of forest carbon sinks under the local offset scheme.

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AU Market: Over 1 mln units traded in a single day pushes ACCU prices to 16-month high

Published 09:53 on September 13, 2024  /  Last updated at 09:53 on September 13, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, Australia

The generic spot price for Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) reached a 16-month high Thursday off the back of over 1 million credits changing hands throughout the day.

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German biogas company raises funding to scale up carbon-negative plug-and-play plants

Published 08:00 on September 13, 2024  /  Last updated at 16:23 on September 12, 2024  / /  EMEA, Voluntary

A German biogas energy startup has raised $62 million in Series A funding following an oversubscribed round, enabling it to begin producing power plants and meet pre-orders from farmers and industrials, it announced on Friday.

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Japanese trading house to join world’s largest low-carbon ammonia project

Published 07:31 on September 13, 2024  /  Last updated at 07:31 on September 13, 2024  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Japan, US

A major Japanese trading house has secured a preliminary agreement to buy a stake in a large low-carbon ammonia project in the US, it announced Friday.

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CP Daily: Thursday September 12, 2024

Published 07:15 on September 13, 2024  /  Last updated at 07:15 on September 13, 2024  /  Newsletters

A daily summary of our news plus bite-sized updates from around the world.

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California LCFS takes the spotlight during contentious environmental justice meeting

Published 07:10 on September 13, 2024  /  Last updated at 07:10 on September 13, 2024  / /  Americas, Canada, RINs & LCFS, US

Discussions surrounding California’s cap-and-trade programme took a backseat as a joint meeting Thursday between regulator ARB and the Environmental Justice Advisory Committee (EJAC) focused largely on shortfalls in proposed changes to the state’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS).

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Soaring summer temperatures push California power sector emissions higher YoY in June, July

Published 06:07 on September 13, 2024  /  Last updated at 06:07 on September 13, 2024  / /  Americas, Canada, US

California’s power sector emissions rose above 2023 levels in June and July with a rise in natural gas power generation and a concurrent decline in the share of renewables as the state sweltered under record temperatures. 

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WCI Markets: CCAs drift awaiting programme updates from ARB

Published 04:03 on September 13, 2024  /  Last updated at 04:03 on September 13, 2024  / /  Americas, Canada, US

California Carbon Allowance (CCA) prices lacked direction as volatility eased through the week with markets awaiting programme updates from ARB, while Washington’s third quarterly auction cleared in the middle of market expectations.

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Australia and Germany sign €400 mln H2 funding cooperation agreement

Published 03:06 on September 13, 2024  /  Last updated at 04:50 on September 13, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, Australia, EMEA, International

Australia and Germany have signed a A$660 million (€400 mln) agreement to deepen their cooperation on green hydrogen supply chains and guarantee European buyers for Australian hydrogen producers, the two countries announced Friday.

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BC Premier Eby pledges to scrap province’s carbon tax if Canadian federal mandate is removed

Published 01:49 on September 13, 2024  /  Last updated at 01:49 on September 13, 2024  /  Americas, Canada, Carbon Taxes

British Columbia Premier David Eby on Thursday announced that his government would end the province’s carbon tax if the Canadian federal government removes its legal requirement for provinces and territories to maintain one.

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