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WCI Markets: Muted impact on CCAs from US reciprocal tariff turmoil
The impact of US tariffs on California Carbon Allowance (CCA) secondary markets was relatively muted compared to the broader macro sell-off across equities, but regulatory uncertainty remains a near-term stumbling block for prices, while Washington Carbon Allowances (WCA) await guidance from upcoming legislative action.
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It’s not easy being a street tree, but this heroic eucalypt withstands everything we throw at it
Street trees often grow in appalling soil, have little root space, are rarely watered and get aggressively trimmed. But this tough species rises to the challenge.
Gregory Moore, Senior Research Associate, School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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“Slow death:” World adds smallest amount of new coal power capacity in two decades
The post “Slow death:” World adds smallest amount of new coal power capacity in two decades appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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Wind project rejoins planning queue with fewer but much bigger turbines, and a battery
The post Wind project rejoins planning queue with fewer but much bigger turbines, and a battery appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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UK developer proposes $800 million, 1.6GWh big battery in heart of NSW coal country
The post UK developer proposes $800 million, 1.6GWh big battery in heart of NSW coal country appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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“Deal sealed” for Australia’s first renewable energy zone, but wait goes on for news of access rights
The post “Deal sealed” for Australia’s first renewable energy zone, but wait goes on for news of access rights appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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US DOE identifies 16 federal sites for data centre development, considers CCS
The US DOE released a request for information (RFI) to inform use of federal land for AI infrastructure development, including the potential for on-site power generation with carbon capture and storage (CCS).
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BRIEFING: US White House attracts wave of comments following rollback of NEPA regulations
The Trump administration's rollback of environmental impact assessment requirements attracted a flood of responses in a recent public comment period, in which industry groups endorsed the changes while individuals warned against the environmental destruction the rollback could cause.
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Brazilian bank receives carbon credits as payment for supporting large-scale debt deal
A Sao Paulo-headquartered bank has claimed payment for its role supporting a R$2 billion ($356 million) unsecured debt issuance in an unconventional form of carbon credits from a renewable energy company.
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California’s clean car rules on Congress chopping block
California regulations to scale down vehicle emissions could be overturned if three measures pass Congress next week, effectively placing the GHG reduction efforts of over a dozen American states in jeopardy.
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Coalition leans on absurd gas definition for fossil subsidy bonanza
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BRIEFING: Chile sees “encouraging” 4.4 mln offsets used in second year of CO2 tax regs
Chile’s carbon offsetting provision (SCE) within the national CO2 tax has blown past expectations in its second year of operation, rising to 4.4 million credits applied in 2024, the government revealed Thursday.
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This election, what are Labor and the Coalition offering on the energy transition, climate adaptation and emissions?
Cost of living is trumping climate at this election, but the issue won’t disappear. Here’s what major parties are offering – and what we actually need.
Johanna Nalau, Senior Lecturer, Climate Adaptation, Griffith University
Madeline Taylor, Associate Professor of Energy Law, Macquarie University
Tony Wood, Program Director, Energy, Grattan Institute
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EU faces balancing act on ETS2’s Social Climate Fund -report
The EU’s push to expand its Emissions Trading System (ETS) to transport and buildings faces a delicate balancing act, as policymakers grapple with the social impact of carbon pricing and the rollout of a Social Climate Fund (SCF) aimed at supporting vulnerable groups in the transition.
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Early CDR buyers call for proper recognition for scaling removals industry -webinar
Carbon removal (CDR) buyers on a webinar Thursday called for proper recognition by standards bodies such as the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) to help scale CDR and trigger buying from a wider cohort of companies.
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ECS25: New developer formed in wake of C-Quest scandal promises “radically transparent” approach
The CEO of the new carbon project developer born out of the C-Quest Capital scandal has promised that the market has "grown up" and is entering a new generation for integrity.
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ECS25: Still many paths for EU, UK to integrate carbon removals into ETSs
The EU and UK are preparing to integrate carbon removals into their emissions trading systems (ETSs) as net zero targets draw closer — but exactly how they do that is still an open question with multiple options on the table, a conference in Lisbon heard on Thursday.
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A tidal lagoon should be created in the Severn Estuary according to a new report.
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ECS25: BRIEFING – Geopolitical shadow looms over voluntary carbon market battles to rebound
The voluntary carbon market faces huge challenges amid the current geopolitical environment, experts told an industry conference on Thursday, but there is quiet momentum building behind the scenes with billions of additional dollars invested in the first quarter of the year.
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ECS25: EU carbon market won’t survive if it causes factory closures, industrialists warn
Politicians across Europe will be tempted to pull the plug on the EU’s Emissions Trading System (ETS) if the bloc’s flagship climate policy instrument brings factory closures and job losses, industrialists said at IETA's European Climate Summit in Lisbon.
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