Free Allowances Shrink for Washington Utilities: What a 40% Cut Over 2027-30 Means for Power Costs Oct 3, 2026 · Market Washington state data show free allowance allocations to electric utilities under cap-and-invest falling sharply over 2027-30, as litigation and linkage loom. compliance market carbon allowances +2
Back in RGGI at $37.65 a Ton: Virginia's Return Doubles Carbon Allowance Costs Oct 2, 2026 · Market Virginia's first RGGI auction since rejoining cleared at $37.65 per allowance, double the pre-exit price. Dominion now wants $13 a month from customers. compliance market carbon allowances +2
The Fine Print Behind VM0049's CCP Label: ICVCM Publishes Carbon Removal Board Observations Oct 1, 2026 · Market ICVCM has paired the CCP approval of Verra's VM0049 CCS methodology with non-binding Board Observations on permanence and regulation for engineered removals. ICVCM carbon removal +2
720,000 Credits From Rescued Food: First Issuance Under Verra's Food Waste Methodology Oct 1, 2026 · Market Brightly issued 721,649 Verified Carbon Units, the first under Verra's VM0046, turning nonprofit food rescue into a new credit supply category. carbon credits Verra +2
16 Recommendations for Digital MRV: ICVCM Working Group Wants Carbon Measurement Tools Approved and Disclosed Sep 30, 2026 · Market An ICVCM and World Bank working group wants satellite and AI tools that quantify carbon credits pre-approved and disclosed. What 16 recommendations change. MRV ICVCM +2
CORSIA Moves From Rules to Procurement as Airlines Start Buying Sep 29, 2026 · Market Retroactive CORSIA tagging of cookstove credits, JAL's first carbon removal deal for compliance and new airline-finance pacts show CORSIA demand is now operational. CORSIA aviation carbon credits +2
EU ETS Reform: The Post-2035 Fight Over International Credits Has Begun Sep 29, 2026 · Market Ireland's EU presidency weighs how the ETS treats international credits after 2035, while an S&D lawmaker moves to delete the Article 6 fallback mechanism. EU ETS Article 6 +2
China ETS Goes Cross-Border: Shenzhen Allowances Get a Hong Kong Settlement Channel Sep 29, 2026 · Market Shenzhen and Hong Kong have launched the first cross-border settlement pilot for compliance carbon allowances, taking China's market links beyond voluntary credits. China ETS compliance market +2
Aperam Biochar Credits Face Scrutiny: Feedstock Risk Is the New Due Diligence Frontier Sep 28, 2026 · Market A coalition report alleges land, water and community harms behind the eucalyptus plantations feeding Aperam BioEnergia's biochar carbon removal credits in Brazil. carbon removal biochar +2
CCS Credits Get the CCP Label: What ICVCM's Approval of Verra's VM0049 Means Sep 28, 2026 · Market ICVCM approved Verra's VM0049 CCS methodology and its DAC, transport, storage and BECCS modules, opening Core Carbon Principles labels to CCS credits. carbon capture ICVCM +2
