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We’ve all heard of freshman US Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s (D-NY) proposal for a Green New Deal. It has the support of dozens of other legislators, but it’s hardly the only proposal in the works. The number of candidates throwing their hats into the presidential race is growing, and while all of them advocate action on climate change, few have explicitly said how they will deliver – let alone whether they advocate a price on carbon. Here's the first iteration of Ecosystem Marketplace's presidential candidate carbon pricing scorecard.

EU carbon prices settled slightly weaker on Friday despite a late surge as a looming hike in auction supply, Germany's coal phaseout decision, and Brexit concerns weighed on sentiment.

A Washington state House committee approved legislation on Thursday that would implement a low-carbon fuel standard (LCFS) in the US state, with lawmakers also working on a provision to enable credit transfers with other clean fuel standards and carbon pricing programmes.

Germany’s coal commission is set to retain its recommendation that the government should cancel EUAs linked to its coal power phaseout, giving a neutral signal for carbon as it thrashes out final details on the pace of what is likely to be a costly transition.

Greece has postponed the EU-mandated sale of lignite power assets while green groups urge Brussels to halt the process they say would pile costs on citizens and delay climate action.

Closing prices, ranges and volumes for China's regional pilot carbon markets this week.

China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment on Friday ordered emitters in eight major industries to report their 2018 carbon emissions in preparation for the national emissions trading scheme.

Australia’s Clean Energy Regulator has issued 1.86 million new carbon credits, it said Friday, adding supply to the market ahead of next month's annual compliance deadline for Safeguard Mechanism entities.

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Russia is considering a bill that would establish a cap-and-trade system for major carbon emitters by 2025 and require companies to report their emissions.

California Carbon Allowance (CCA) prices rose slightly this week amid the ongoing turmoil with utility Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E), while RGGI allowances (RGAs) also saw minor increases on thin volume as a large winter storm bore down on the northeast US.

European carbon prices sank for a second day on Thursday despite the most bullish auction result of the year to date, as traders said weaker energy and profit-taking weighed on EUAs.

US federal regulators cannot sign off on a California Carbon Allowance (CCA) future vintage contract because of the ongoing partial government shutdown, sources told Carbon Pulse.

The World Bank’s Nitric Acid Climate Auction Program (NACAP) has shifted forward the eligibility cut-off date for carbon credits that can be sold in its inaugural auction, effectively reducing the pool of potentially available units.

In the run-up to the Carbon Pricing for Canadian Industry conference - April 25-26 at the Hilton Toronto - Canadian Clean Energy conferences is running a series of articles on key topics for industries complying with provincial and federal carbon regulations.

China's air pollution permit trade across almost 30 pilot schemes has hit an aggregate value of 19 billion yuan ($2.8 billion), but most of the markets face substantial challenges and a nationwide programme is not on the horizon, according to the country's finance ministry.

California will kick off a series of workshops over the next year and a half to develop a strategy for becoming carbon neutral by mid-century, officials from regulator ARB said Wednesday, with the state still to figure out what role offsetting might play in that target.

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Vermont is unlikely to hits its long-term climate goals under existing policies, but the US state could reach near-term targets with minimal economic impacts by using a variety of carbon pricing and investment initiatives, a study found on Wednesday.