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2 days ago | 
carbon-pulse.com | Joan Pinto |Graham Gibson
WCI Markets: CCAs subdued amidst subsurface churnCalifornia Carbon Allowances (CCA) held steady despite heavy futures and options volumes as the market awaits resolution of federal and regulatory risks, while trade in Washington Carbon Allowances (WCA) declined into the Q2 auction.
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4 days ago | 
carbon-pulse.com | Graham Gibson |Joan Pinto
PREVIEW: Traders expect settlement around front-month futures, analysts foresee reserve release at Q2 Washington auctionTraders said they expected the Q2 sale on Wednesday to clear within a $1-2 range of front month Washington Carbon Allowances (WCAs), while most analysts projected the potential for a higher settle that would release reserve volumes.
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4 days ago | 
carbon-pulse.com | Bijeta Lamichhane |Joan Pinto
PREVIEW: Federal risks, programme fundamentals shape RGGI Q2 auction outlookA majority of the traders expected the Q2 RGGI carbon permit auction on Wednesday to clear close to secondary market levels, with few anticipating a discount, as observers considered a mix of federal threats, regulatory delays, and programme fundamentals that could shape the outcome.
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1 week ago | 
carbon-pulse.com | Joan Pinto |Graham Gibson
CFTC: Investors cautiously reduce exposure on V25 CCA, RGGI, LCFS as futures prices weakenInvestors pared down net length in V25 California Carbon Allowances (CCAs) to November levels in wake of tempered expectations for the Q2 auction, while closing out their RGGI Allowance (RGA) and Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) long holdings in the face of regulatory uncertainty, according to US Commodity Trading Futures Commission's (CFTC) data published Friday.
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1 week ago | 
carbon-pulse.com | Sarah Sobanski |Hailey Clarke |Joan Pinto
California's latest offset issuance thins to 112k, no new DEBsOffset issuance in California thinned over the latest two-week stretch, state data published Wednesday showed, with no new units offering direct environmental benefits to the state (DEBs). Offset issuance in California thinned over the latest two-week stretch, state data published Wednesday showed, with no new units offering direct environmental benefits to the state (DEBs). A Carbon Pulse subscription is required to read this content.
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2 weeks ago | 
carbon-pulse.com | Joan Pinto |Bijeta Lamichhane
WCI Markets: Tempered Q2 auction expectations hold CCAs within narrow rangeCalifornia Carbon Allowances (CCAs) traded within a narrow range into the second quarterly permit sale this week as the risk of federal legal action against the programme remains while trade in Washington Carbon Allowances (WCAs) activity was limited.
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2 weeks ago | 
carbon-pulse.com | Bijeta Lamichhane |Joan Pinto |Iulia Gheorghiu
North American Clean Fuels Markets: LCFS credit prices drop nearly 10% absent programme implementation clarityCalifornia's Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) credit values declined in the absence of certainty on implementation of proposed programme changes, while other US clean fuel schemes largely stabilised throughout May following regulatory and legislative actions in Oregon and Washington.
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2 weeks ago | 
carbon-pulse.com | Joan Pinto
RGGI's allowance surplus bank declines over 11% YoY in 2024 -reportRGGI permits held in excess of compliance requirements declined 11.4% year-on-year in 2024, according to an annual market analysis. RGGI permits held in excess of compliance requirements declined 11.4% year-on-year in 2024, according to an annual market analysis. A Carbon Pulse subscription is required to read this content.
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2 weeks ago | 
carbon-pulse.com | Joan Pinto |Graham Gibson
PREVIEW: Tempered expectations for Q2 WCI auction as federal risks unresolvedExpectations for California-Quebec's Q2 allowance sale clear were toned down as a result of the overhang of potential federal legal action and prolonged programme extension negotiations with state lawmakers. Expectations for California-Quebec's Q2 allowance sale clear were toned down as a result of the overhang of potential federal legal action and prolonged programme extension negotiations with state lawmakers.
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3 weeks ago | 
carbon-pulse.com | Joan Pinto
Washington Clean Fuels Standard annual participation fee jumps over 40% in 2025The Washington Department of Ecology (ECY) proposed to raise 2025 participation fees by over 40% for its Clean Fuels Standard (WCFS) programme entities, as annual costs to run the scheme surged over 22% compared to 2024.
