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South Korea moves to let securities firm launch OTC brokerage services in ETS

Fri, 2024-03-22 19:13
One of the largest Korean securities firms has been designated as an official broker for the country's national emissions market, as the government seeks to open up the market to more participants.
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Carbon market linkage may come at a price for Washington, analyst says

Fri, 2024-03-22 17:54
Washington’s linkage with the broader WCI market could hinder the state’s climate goals if it does not recalibrate its existing programme mechanisms, an analyst told conference participants Wednesday.
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ARB eyes LCFS proposal changes, will discuss stringency, crop-based biofuels at next workshop

Fri, 2024-03-22 17:47
Staff of California regulator ARB detailed next steps regarding its proposed Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) amendments and addressed programme scrutiny from industry and environmental groups.
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Australia’s new environmental plantings method will only require ‘minor changes’, govt says

Fri, 2024-03-22 16:51
The Australian government will only need to make 'minor changes' to the replacement environmental plantings method, and continues its work on the proposed integrated farm land management (IFLM) method, it confirmed Friday.
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California fuel sales fall again in December, diesel declines as emissions fall on year

Fri, 2024-03-22 16:34
California gasoline sales and emissions trailed 2022 levels for the fourth month in a row in December, while diesel reversed course and also declined and total transportation emissions fell overall on the year, state data published Thursday showed.
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Indonesia Business Council publishes wish-list for country’s carbon market

Fri, 2024-03-22 13:28
Encouraging the government to calculate GHG emissions limits and grant funding to industrial players are key priorities Indonesia’s peak business group wants to help nurture its carbon market, according to recommendations published this week.
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WCI Markets: CCA, WCA prices rebound amid rulemaking updates from officials

Fri, 2024-03-22 10:12
Both California Carbon Allowance (CCA) and Washington Carbon Allowance (WCA) prices during the Mar. 14-20 period recovered from last week's plunge, driven partly by additional information from regulators regarding the future of the schemes.
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Canada’s industrial carbon pricing scheme outshines fossil fuel tax when it comes to emissions cuts -study

Fri, 2024-03-22 09:48
Canada’s industrial emitter carbon pricing policy is three to four times more impactful in greenhouse gas abatement than the country’s carbon tax on fossil fuels, a new analysis has found.
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CEZ buys up EU carbon permits for 2025 at €96/t

Fri, 2024-03-22 04:21
Czech utility CEZ has bought over 6 million EUAs for its 2025 compliance at an average €96 per tonne, according to its 2023 annual report published Thursday.
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Microsoft inks latest purchase of 95,000 voluntary CDR credits after string of deals

Fri, 2024-03-22 03:56
Microsoft has signed a pre-purchase agreement with a Swiss carbon project developer for 95,000 voluntary carbon removal (CDR) credits from a biochar facility in Mexico, following shortly after Shell struck a similar deal.
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Political leaders tout high hopes for nuclear power on the road to net zero emissions

Fri, 2024-03-22 03:07
Growing enthusiasm for nuclear energy was put on display at the first-ever Nuclear Energy Summit in Brussels on Thursday, but a new generation of nuclear power plants will not be possible without access to large amounts of finance, leaders stressed, while also acknowledging the industry's image problem.
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Dutch civil rights group warns “wider investigation” findings will follow Kenyan REDD carbon project scandal

Fri, 2024-03-22 02:47
A Dutch civil rights campaigner group has placed the avoided deforestation voluntary carbon sector on red alert with a pledge to soon publish a ‘wider investigation’ on offsetting and human rights, which builds on its covert probe that uncovered sexual offences by senior staff at a Kenyan project.
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Brazilian startup releases methodology to measure biodiversity uplift

Fri, 2024-03-22 01:42
A Brazilian environmental assets startup has released its methodology for measuring biodiversity impacts in farms and ranches, paving the way for issuing biodiversity credits.
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Drax to pay €400/t in BECCS voluntary carbon removals deal

Fri, 2024-03-22 01:29
Drax has agreed to purchase 1,000 tonnes of bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) removals credits from a Norwegian supplier for €400 per tonne.
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UK opens public consultation on carbon border tariff design

Fri, 2024-03-22 00:48
The UK has opened a public consultation Thursday on proposals for the design and administration of its Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), including on how carbon pricing will be integrated within the new mechanism.
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Iberdrola channels large share of €41 bln investment plan to US clean energy

Thu, 2024-03-21 23:48
Spanish energy firm Iberdrola will direct around one-third of a €41 billion investment plan to the US, as it looks to capitalise on subsidies for clean energy solutions.
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Venture capital nature tech investments rise 18% in 2023 with biodiversity credits bets rising

Thu, 2024-03-21 23:45
Nature tech start-ups saw an 18% increase in venture capital (VC) investments in 2023 compared to the previous year, with significant growth in early-stage involvement, especially in the MRV and biodiversity credits category.
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UNFCCC, IEA agree to monitor and promote a 1.5C-aligned energy transition

Thu, 2024-03-21 23:41
The UN climate secretariat and International Energy Agency (IEA) are partnering to track and report on the global energy transition and help countries strengthen their Paris Agreement pledges, the two institutions announced on Thursday.
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Sustainable support for farmers must go further, experts say

Thu, 2024-03-21 23:36
Sustainable finance support for farmers in England needs to expand further, beyond its welcome early structure, to address other areas of the food system, a panel of experts said Thursday.
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African cookstove carbon project developer attracts $18 mln in funding

Thu, 2024-03-21 23:06
A cookstove manufacturer and project developer has attracted $18 million from a carbon investor and a private equity group to fund the production and distribution of cookstoves across Africa that will generate voluntary credits.
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