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Vermont leads transportation decarbonisation efforts, overall US progress must gain pace -report

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2025-03-12 12:32
Vermont leads US states working to improve climate outcomes within the transportation sector, but even top performers must accelerate progress to meet decarbonisation targets, according to a report released this month.
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Lunar eclipse to grace pre-dawn sky

BBC - Wed, 2025-03-12 11:30
UK skywatchers will see a partial but still hopefully spectacular eclipse before dawn on Friday.
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US EPA asks SCOTUS to review state pollution control ruling

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2025-03-12 11:26
The US EPA has appealed to the Supreme Court against a lower court ruling that denied its request to transfer a case regarding air pollution plans to a different venue.
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Forest non-profit to build capacity for Indigenous-led Brazilian carbon finance strategy

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2025-03-12 11:02
A US-based international forest non-profit has announced a partnership with Brazil’s Ministry of Indigenous Peoples to support conservation, governance, and forest economies in Indigenous lands across Brazil.
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BRIEFING: US forest carbon credit experts propose new methods to tackle leakage

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2025-03-12 10:35
The voluntary carbon market can better address the risk of forest carbon offset leakage – where projects shift harvest activity to areas beyond the credit-generating scheme – experts said on Tuesday.
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‘Global weirding’: climate whiplash hitting world’s biggest cities, study reveals

The Guardian - Wed, 2025-03-12 10:01

Swings between drought and floods striking from Dallas to Shanghai, while Madrid and Cairo are among cities whose climate has flipped

Climate whiplash is already hitting major cities around the world, bringing deadly swings between extreme wet and dry weather as the climate crisis intensifies, a report has revealed.

Dozens more cities, including Lucknow, Madrid and Riyadh have suffered a climate “flip” in the last 20 years, switching from dry to wet extremes, or vice versa. The report analysed the 100 most populous cities, plus 12 selected ones, and found that 95% of them showed a distinct trend towards wetter or drier weather.

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CERAWeek: CCS needs to look beyond tax credits for ways to reach FID

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2025-03-12 09:57
Carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) developers in the US are searching for new ways to advance project proposals to final investment decisions (FIDs) as the industry faces new economic and political uncertainties, developers said Tuesday at CERAWeek.
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Minneapolis launching city-run biochar facility

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2025-03-12 09:55
Minneapolis is launching a municipality-owned and -operated biochar production facility, reinforcing the city’s commitment to climate resilience and carbon sequestration.
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Washington carbon market linkage would amplify regional emissions cuts but hurt state revenues -analysis

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2025-03-12 09:54
Linking Washington state’s carbon market with California and Quebec would lead to greater overall emissions reductions but could reduce Washington’s auction revenues and slow local air quality improvements, a new report has found.
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EU ETS set for supply squeeze, price surge amid structural tightening -investment bank

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2025-03-12 09:46
The EU ETS is set for significant tightening and higher allowance prices from 2026 as emissions caps shrink, free allowances phase out, and the bloc’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) moves to full implementation, according to a large bank’s investment strategy unit.
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Brazilian agricultural emissions reductions should be valued at $11.54 per tonne CO2 -study

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2025-03-12 09:33
Peer-reviewed research that integrated various carbon price determinants from all over the world has estimated that Brazilian agricultural emissions reductions should carry an intrinsic valuation of $11.54 per tonne CO2 equivalent.
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Next gen geothermal could rescue US from AI electricity crunch -report

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2025-03-12 09:28
The next generation of geothermal energy could be key to meeting the demands of AI boom in the US, according to a new report.
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Brazilian development bank, environment ministry open public consultation on carbon certification

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2025-03-12 09:27
Brazil’s National Bank for Economic Development (BNDES) and the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MMA) on Tuesday announced the opening of a public consultation on expanding homegrown capacity to certify carbon credits.
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CERAWeek: Alberta disfavours retaliatory tariffs against US, hints at CER challenge

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2025-03-12 06:58
Alberta’s energy minister disavowed retaliatory responses to US tariffs Tuesday at CERAWeek in Houston, while also hinting that the province may challenge the federal Clean Electricity Regulations (CER).
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Largest US pension fund under fire for labelling oil, coal holdings as “climate” investments

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2025-03-12 06:56
The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS), the largest public pension fund in the US, has come under scrutiny after an analysis revealed it had classified more than $3 billion in investments in oil drillers, coal companies, and other major emitters as part of its “climate solutions” portfolio.
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