US Department of Energy to provide up to $500 mln for 1PointFive’s South Texas DAC Hub

Published 23:05 on September 12, 2024  /  Last updated at 23:14 on September 12, 2024  /  Americas, US, Voluntary

1PointFive, a subsidiary of oil firm Occidental, has secured up to $500 million in funding from the US Department of Energy’s Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) to support the development of its South Texas Direct Air Capture (DAC) Hub.

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Washington state prioritises additionality, regionality in upcoming CFS amendments

Published 22:40 on September 12, 2024  /  Last updated at 22:40 on September 12, 2024  / /  Americas, RINs & LCFS, US

Staff at Washington state’s Department of Ecology (ECY) reviewed forthcoming Clean Fuel Standard (CFS) updates that will incentivise new decarbonisation projects over older ones, showing preference for those that impact the Pacific Northwest (PNW), during a pair of public rulemaking webinars over the past week.

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US renewable fuels producer purchases ethanol plant, CCS facility for $210 mln

Published 22:17 on September 12, 2024  /  Last updated at 22:17 on September 12, 2024  / /  Americas, Aviation/CORSIA, RINs & LCFS, US

A US-based renewable fuels producer said Thursday that it has completed a $210 million acquisition of an ethanol plant in North Dakota that will be used to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

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Research groups to support four research projects to advance ocean-based CO2 removal

Published 22:14 on September 12, 2024  /  Last updated at 22:14 on September 12, 2024  / /  Americas, Canada, Nature-based, Voluntary

Two research programmes focusing on maritime CO2 removal (mCDR) announced Thursday the selection of four research projects aiming to advance technologies for ocean-based carbon removal.

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Failure to launch: Flowcarbon reportedly refunding investors over shelved crypto-carbon token

Published 21:33 on September 12, 2024  /  Last updated at 21:33 on September 12, 2024  /  Americas, US, Voluntary

Flowcarbon, the climate tech startup co-founded by former WeWork CEO Adam Neumann, has reportedly started refunding investors after failing to launch its blockchain-based “Goddess Nature Token” (GNT).

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First talks at EU Parliament environment committee reveal lawmakers’ fears and expectations

Published 20:36 on September 12, 2024  /  Last updated at 20:36 on September 12, 2024  / /  Climate Talks, EMEA, EU ETS

Lawmakers in the European Parliament’s environment committee held their first meeting dedicated to climate policy files on Thursday, possibly setting the tone for discussions lying ahead in the coming five-year mandate.

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BRIEFING: Investors lament carbon removal financing gap at industry summit

Published 19:39 on September 12, 2024  /  Last updated at 19:39 on September 12, 2024  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, EMEA, Nature-based, Voluntary

The investment climate for carbon removal (CDR) remains relatively cool, with difficult hoops for developers to jump through – making hard for them to attract funding, speakers said at an industry summit on Thursday.

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EUA prices likely to rise in next 3-6 months as gas market faces upside risks over winter –analyst

Published 19:22 on September 12, 2024  /  Last updated at 19:22 on September 12, 2024  / /  EMEA, EU ETS

Price risk for EUAs is “skewed to the upside” after recent gas-driven weakness, as upside price risk is increasing for natural gas ahead of the coming winter, according to an analyst at a major international bank who raised their 2024 price forecasts by just under 10% from a previous prediction in March.

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Germany joins mounting calls to halt EU anti-deforestation rules

Published 17:55 on September 12, 2024  /  Last updated at 17:55 on September 12, 2024  / /  EMEA

Germany has joined a growing tide of opponents to the European Union’s anti-deforestation law, as the country’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz calls on the European Commission to suspend the regulation.

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Airlines ‘suffering’ from lack of CORSIA carbon credit clarity, says aviation executive

Published 17:48 on September 12, 2024  /  Last updated at 17:48 on September 12, 2024  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Aviation/CORSIA, EMEA, International, Voluntary

Airlines are struggling due to a lack of clarity with CORSIA, the UN’s international aviation offsetting scheme, according to an executive at a German aviation group.

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