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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Paying for overseas carbon credits to meet 2030 NDC “not realistic”, NZ minister says

Published 01:46 on September 13, 2024  /  Last updated at 01:46 on September 13, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, New Zealand

New Zealand’s Minister for Climate Change Simon Watts said it wouldn’t be “realistic” for his country to simply pay for the overseas carbon credits it will need to meet its 2030 international climate target.

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INTERVIEW: Peruvian response to EU rules opens door to more deforestation, not less

Published 00:35 on September 13, 2024  /  Last updated at 00:35 on September 13, 2024  / /  Americas, EMEA, International, Nature-based, South & Central, Voluntary

Peruvian legislation passed shortly after the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) has deliberately misconstrued the latter’s due diligence requirements to expand agricultural land titling, thereby encroaching on the Amazon, according to the author of a report on Peruvian land concessions.

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Brazilian national development bank launches $180 mln credit line for forestry investments

Published 23:14 on September 12, 2024  /  Last updated at 23:14 on September 12, 2024  / /  Americas, Nature-based, South & Central, Voluntary

The national development of Brazil announced Thursday the launch a R$1 billion ($180 million) credit programme aimed investments in forestry activities that promote native vegetation and capture CO2 from the atmosphere.

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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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