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The Queensland state government in Australia is readying a second round of investments in carbon projects under its Land Restoration Fund, which will include setting up a new vehicle focused on natural capital.

China’s emissions trading regulations have captured a place in the State Council’s legislative work plan for 2021, meaning the nation’s carbon market could be embedded in law before the end of the year.

Expected carbon prices over the next decade have increased for every major emissions trading system, reversing bearish sentiment of a year ago as the markets withstood impacts from the global pandemic, according to an annual survey of carbon market participants and observers published on Tuesday.

G7 leaders agreed multiple efforts to raise climate ambition but stopped short of many firm commitments at the close of their three-day summit in the UK on Sunday, disappointing environmental campaigners.

Switzerland defeated by a narrow margin the country’s CO2 Act in a referendum on Sunday, rejecting more ambitious emissions reduction measures under an updated climate plan.

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Speculators’ California Carbon Allowance (CCA) positions sailed higher this week, with financial firms taking additional length on future vintage allowances, according to US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) data published Friday.

California Carbon Allowance (CCA) prices soared to a new all-time high on Friday morning, with traders attributing the gains to additional speculative demand coupled with few sellers on the secondary market.

A pair of Missouri-based dairy digesters previously registered under California’s compliance offset programme applied for fuel pathways under the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS), with only one having previously generated compliance-grade credits, according to documents published Thursday.

EU energy ministers on Friday agreed their common position on the EU’s cross-border energy infrastructure regulation, leaving the door open to blending hydrogen with natural gas in a transitional phase despite opposition from several member states.

Switzerland’s updated climate plan is being put to a referendum on Sunday, with experts deeming the vote too close to call despite wide political support for proposals including less reliance on foreign offsets and innovative flight taxes.

A summary of legislative and regulatory action on carbon pricing, clean fuel standards, and clean energy at the US subnational and federal level this week, including developments in Colorado, the New England Independent System Operator, and North Carolina.

EUAs fell by more than €1 and UKAs shed £1 on Friday to give back some of the week's strong gains, as supply concerns mounted and confidence faded that prices might see a near-term return to their recent all-time highs.

US biofuel credits (RINs) careened as much as 15% on Friday morning after a news outlet reported that President Joe Biden’s administration is considering relief for Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) obligated parties to alleviate continued record prices under the programme.

An absolute cap on ETS emissions and allowance auctions that would generate revenue for a new fund are among proposals released by Shenzhen’s government as the city seeks to overhaul its carbon market to align it with China’s national climate ambitions.

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California Carbon Allowance (CCA) prices continued their months-long bullish trend on the secondary market amid further financial inflows, as RGGI Allowance (RGA) values also rose throughout the week after the Q2 auction settled close to the $8.00 mark.