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CP Daily: Thursday March 19, 2020
A daily summary of our news plus bite-sized updates from around the world.
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NA Markets: CCAs crumble as speculators unwind positions, RGGI careens to 21-mth low
California Carbon Allowance (CCA) prices fell dramatically this week as financial entities unloaded positions due to growing fears of a global recession and the bearish WCI emissions impact from the coronavirus pandemic, while RGGI allowances (RGA) sank to their lowest level since mid-2018.
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RFS Market: RIN prices bounce after coronavirus impacts take toll
US biofuel credit (RIN) prices rose on Thursday after the economic impacts of the COVID-19 virus pushed prices under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) to a nearly two-month low earlier this week.
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Verra seeks clarifications, changes on aviation offset restrictions under CORSIA
Offset standard developer and manager Verra is planning a series of alterations to its Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) project types that the ICAO Council declined to approve for use under the international aviation offset system CORSIA.
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Poland to push for emergency EU ETS changes if virus impact persists
Poland may propose emergency EU reforms including ETS changes, the country's climate ministry told Polish state media on Thursday, aiming to reduce the burden on its economy as it comes under intense strain due to the coronavirus.
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Senior Policy Adviser, Climate Change, HM Treasury – London
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EU Market: Virus-thrashed EUA prices rebound after five-day sell-off, but some see more downside ahead
EU carbon prices rebounded somewhat on Thursday following five days of huge losses, but the gains appeared short-lived as EUAs sank back and some experts predicted more coronavirus-fuelled downside to come.
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Airline Lufthansa cuts flights 95% amid virus crisis, reversing EUA cost impact
Airline Lufthansa Group faces a drastic cut in its emissions this year as coronavirus measures have seen its passenger flights cut 95%, reversing a rising trend that saw its EU ETS costs soar in 2019, the company's results on Thursday showed.
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Major climate conference nixed over coronavirus
A major annual climate change conference scheduled for late May has been cancelled over the coronavirus crisis.
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Vietnam ministry to draw up carbon trading proposal
Vietnam’s environment ministry has been tasked with drawing up the design for a domestic carbon market by the end of the year, though it remains unclear what shape the programme will take or how far-reaching it will be.
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Indonesia firm on ETS plans despite rising virus concerns
Indonesia is sticking to plans to launch a pilot emissions trading market later this year, a government official said Thursday, despite concerns over the impact of the COVID-19 virus.
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Australian govt advisors back crediting for Safeguard Mechanism emitters
Australia should issue carbon credits to Safeguard Mechanism participants that emit below their baselines, but only if those caps are gradually declining, the Climate Change Authority (CCA) said Thursday.
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CP Daily: Wednesday March 18, 2020
A daily summary of our news plus bite-sized updates from around the world.
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Good UN emission trade rules can smooth path to net zero, says UN climate envoy Carney
Robust international emissions trading rules under the Paris Agreement’s Article 6 can smooth the path to net zero emissions and boost the credibility of offsetting and CCS, UN envoy Mark Carney said on Wednesday.
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California carbon allowances crash below $16, hits percentage low to floor price
California Carbon Allowance (CCA) prices traded underneath $16.00 on Wednesday afternoon, after a wave of selling throughout the day caused front-month prices to plummet to the lowest percentage below the current WCI floor price in the scheme’s history.
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Canadian Clean Fuel Standard will yield only a fraction of promised GHG reductions -report
Canada’s Clean Fuel Standard (CFS) will deliver under a quarter of the policy’s anticipated emissions abatement as a result of overlap with existing federal and provincial policies, researchers said Tuesday.
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US carbon markets await power use impacts from virus pandemic, restrictions
Electricity demand is shifting in numerous power markets operating in the US’ two cap-and-trade programmes due to the coronavirus pandemic, but grid operators said it is too early to determine the exact impact of more employees working from home and government-imposed travel restrictions.
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Pressure mounts on Fortum to drop support for German coal plant
Finnish utility Fortum should commit to phasing out coal and drop its support for western Europe’s last coal plant it will soon control as part of its takeover of German rival Uniper, investors wrote in a joint letter on Wednesday.
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UPDATE – LCFS Market: California prices unwind further as corona fears consolidate
California Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) credit prices took on significant losses Wednesday as the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus roiled the transportation sector programme.
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EU glass manufacturers launch pilot project, seeking to halve CO2 emissions
EU glass packaging manufacturers are collaborating on a pilot project that they believe cut help cut the sector's emissions by 50% by firing furnaces from green power sources.
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