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PREVIEW: ARB’s ETS rulemaking delays recast WCI Q4 auction sentiment lower, outsized ACP positions skew expectations

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-11-20 12:37
A larger cross-section of traders polled expect the last quarterly California-Quebec current vintage carbon allowance auction for 2024 to clear discounted to front-month California Carbon Allowance (CCA) prices after market sentiment soured with ARB delaying cap-and-trade regulatory updates, but unusual Auction Clearing Price (ACP) futures open interest (OI) could skew the outcome.
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Living in Delhi smog is like watching a dystopian film again and again

BBC - Wed, 2024-11-20 12:34
Toxic, deadly, poisonous - these words are back in the headlines as Delhi’s pollution spikes again.
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LCFS Market: California lawmaker seeks LCFS repeal citing impact on gas prices

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-11-20 12:21
The Republican Minority Leader of the California state senate announced plans for new bills blocking ARB's Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) regulation on Tuesday, pointing to a new study that projected an increase in gas prices beginning 2025 due to recent regulations introduced in the state.
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Why children like me have a right to be heard at the People’s Blockade of the Newcastle coal port | Frankie Kelly

The Guardian - Wed, 2024-11-20 12:07

From my perspective as a 12-year-old, it’s devastating that the protest is getting such a negative reaction from the NSW government

All year, I have been looking forward to the People’s Blockade of the Newcastle coal port. I’ve been so excited to see the colourful array of kayaks and get to swim and paddle in the harbour with my friends to make our voices heard, and let the government know that we need to do everything we can right now to stop the climate crisis.

I know that Rising Tide has been working incredibly hard to make the blockade a fun and safe experience for everyone, but it feels like instead of listening to our concern about the climate crisis, the state government is doing everything they can to try to stop our “protestival” from going ahead.

Frankie Kelly is a 12-year-old climate activist with Rising Tide from Newcastle

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NOAA unveils partnerships to advance ocean CO2 removal research, boost transportation’s climate resilience

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-11-20 11:07
The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) on Tuesday unveiled new partnerships to advance research on using the ocean to remove and store CO2, and enhance climate change resilience in the transportation sector.
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Australia pledges $50m for climate 'loss and damage' fund, ramps up Cop31 host bid - video

The Guardian - Wed, 2024-11-20 10:50

Australia and Turkey are both lobbying to host Cop31, the world's annual United Nations climate change negotiations planned for 2026. The climate change minister, Chris Bowen, said Australia wants to co-host Cop31 'in partnership with our Pacific family'. Bowen also announced a $50m contribution to loss and damage caused by the climate crisis.

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COP29: New Article 6 texts seek final bridge over troubled registry waters

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-11-20 10:34
Fresh Article 6 draft negotiating texts were published late on Tuesday with the Azerbaijan COP29 presidency looking to speed through a carbon markets outcome in Baku, as parties edged closer to consensus on the thorny registries issue.
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BRIEFING: Experts ask Washington to streamline reforestation protocol baselines

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-11-20 10:31
Forest offset project experts last week asked the Washington Department of Ecology (ECY) to prioritise streamlining its reforestation protocol, as it is already economically unfeasible.
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Startup shutters carbon credit exchange, shifts focus to climate consultancy tech

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-11-20 10:07
A US-based startup dedicated to environmental market infrastructure on Tuesday announced the closure of its offset trading exchange amid the downturn in the voluntary carbon market.
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Zefiro plugs first gas well in Oklahoma, eyes expansion in US, Middle East

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-11-20 09:06
Zefiro Methane Corp. announced on Monday that its subsidiary Plants & Goodwin (P&G) has completed the company’s inaugural gas well remediation project in Oklahoma.
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INTERVIEW: Game-changing $5 bln deal for Bolivia threatens to disrupt both Article 6 and voluntary market

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-11-20 04:13
Chicago company Laconic Infrastructure Partners plans to issue $1 billion worth of securities next year on Bolivia’s forestry plans, and if the idea catches on, it could undermine the edifice building around Article 6 trade as well as the voluntary carbon market.
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EXCLUSIVE: Colombian carbon standard is first to sign up to S&P Global tool aimed at ‘uniting the registry community in one place’

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-11-20 03:29
A Colombian carbon standard has become the first organisation to sign up to a new software tool from S&P Global, which has been designed to integrate the various carbon registries and standards in one place.
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COP29: USDA won’t finalise voluntary carbon rules before Trump administration, secretary says

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-11-20 03:12
A set of protocols being designed to help US land and forest owners gain access to the voluntary carbon market won’t reach a draft form before the end of President Joe Biden’s term, putting their fate in the hands of the incoming Republican administration.
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China and India should not be called developing countries, several Cop29 delegates say

The Guardian - Wed, 2024-11-20 03:02

Poor country delegates say classifications that date back to 1992 are obsolete and two countries ‘should be contributing’

China and India should no longer be treated as developing countries in the same way as some of the poorest African nations are, according to a growing number of poor country delegates at the Cop29 UN climate talks.

China should take on some additional responsibility for providing financial help to the poorest and most vulnerable, several delegates told the Guardian. India should not be eligible for receiving financial help as it has no trouble attracting investment, some said.

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INTERVIEW: Waiting for the biodiversity market to take shape

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-11-20 02:36
The plethora of biodiversity crediting standards that have emerged over the past couple of years will be narrowed down to just a few once the market takes off – whenever that may be.
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