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California reauthorizes Cap-and-Invest program, providing market certainty for clean investments and setting limits on the use of carbon offsets
Sacramento, CA – This weekend, the California legislature passed AB 1207 and SB 840, reauthorizing California’s Cap-and-Invest program through 2045, developing a plan for allocating revenues from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, and defining requirements for compliance offsets. “California’s decision to extend and strengthen its Cap-and-Invest program is a powerful…
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CFTC withdrawal of carbon market guidance will weaken market integrity and undermine climate mitigation, warns CATF
Washington, D.C. – The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced the withdrawal of its “Guidance Regarding the Listing of Voluntary Carbon Credit Derivative Contracts,” reversing a decision intended to provide greater transparency and accountability in voluntary carbon markets. “The short-sighted decision by the CFTC to withdraw its guidance on…
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Washington released a draft forest offset rule, and there’s a lot to like
The Washington Department of Ecology has released a new draft of its forest offset protocol within it’s cap-and-invest program. The draft rule includes significant updates that could have a positive impact on the quality of carbon credits and ultimately, the program’s ability to deliver real climate benefits. Many of these…
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Applying CATF’s Ground-Truth Forest Carbon Protocol Assessment to California
California’s Cap-and-Trade Program should be reauthorized, as it is important for reducing emissions in the state.
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With new study and scorecard, scientists call for overhaul to forest carbon credit protocols
The protocols governing forest carbon credits are flawed and are at the root of problems facing the carbon offset market.
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Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage as a Tool for Climate Change Mitigation
Bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) combines processes for converting biomass resources or feedstocks to usable forms of energy with technologies for capturing and permanently storing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.
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Decarbonizing the agriculture sector: What role can bioenergy play?
In June 2024, Clean Air Task Force (CATF) hosted a two-part virtual learning workshop—titled “Decarbonize–Recarbonize Agriculture with Bioenergy”—to better understand the role that advanced bioenergy systems might play in reducing atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations and mitigating climate change. This brief summarizes insights and key takeaways from the virtual workshop, which…
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Advancing land systems for climate action in 2024: How CATF is leveraging land for global decarbonization
Addressing climate change requires a strategic approach to managing land.
