Carbon, Environmental Commodities
Mark Carney’s Election Win Signals a Turning Point for Canada’s Carbon Markets
Mark Carney’s decisive victory in Canada’s federal election has sparked a wave of optimism for the nation’s carbon markets. Leading...
Carbon, Environmental Commodities
Unlocking Carbon Tax Credits: 45Z & 45V
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) introduces two crucial tax credits—45Z and 45V—designed to accelerate the production of clean fuels and...
Carbon, Environmental Commodities
EU Commission Alters CBAM Compliance Threshold and Certificate Timeline
The European Union has proposed significant alterations to its Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), aiming to ease compliance burdens and...
Carbon, Environmental Commodities
Article 6 Carbon Market Takes Shape in Asia Pacific with Early Price Signals
International carbon trading under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement is gaining momentum in the Asia Pacific, with early offers...
Carbon, Environmental Commodities
The Role of Offsets in Brazil’s Emissions Trading System
Brazil’s Law 15.042 established the Brazilian Emissions Trading System (Sistema Brasileiro de Comércio de Emissões de Gases de Efeito Estufa...
Carbon, Environmental Commodities
California Carbon Market Slides as Cap-and-Trade Uncertainty Persists
California Carbon Allowance (CCA) trade prices approached their lowest level in two years in January 2025, nearly 12 months after...
Environmental Commodities, Mexico
Mexico to Reshape Energy Market and Limit Private Sector’s Role
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum plans to reshape the country’s energy markets by prioritizing state control of the sector and reducing...
Carbon, Environmental Commodities
Technological Trends and Innovations for Clean Fuels
The transportation sector is making substantial strides toward carbon neutrality by 2050, driven by groundbreaking innovations in clean fuels, including...
Carbon, Environmental Commodities
Pricing Gap in Durable Carbon Dioxide Removal Revealed in New Survey
Pricing data is the most sought-after information in durable carbon dioxide removal (CDR). To address this market need, OPIS has...
Carbon, Environmental Commodities
Sailing Towards Sustainability: Strategic Investments in Maritime Decarbonization
As the maritime industry navigates through the waters of decarbonization, the need for strategic investments has never been more critical....
Carbon, Environmental Commodities
Global Carbon Markets: Emerging Trends and Predictions
As the world gets closer to mid-century climate deadlines, carbon markets are stepping onto the global stage at an unprecedented...
Carbon, Environmental Commodities
Fueling the Future: Methanol’s Role in Decarbonizing Maritime Transport
As the maritime industry faces increasing pressure to reduce its carbon footprint, the search for sustainable and viable alternative fuels...
Biodiversity, Environmental Commodities
Former British Soldiers and Ukrainians Fight to Restore Nature
Nature conservation often attracts people willing to endure physical privations for long stretches of time. In the case of two...
Carbon, Environmental Commodities
Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative: Who’s In, Who’s Out, and What’s Next?
The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) is a cooperative effort among the states of Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New...
Carbon, Environmental Commodities, Renewables
LCFS vs. RFS: What’s the Difference and Why Does It Matter?
In the 1970s, President Richard Nixon faced an extensive energy crisis as fuel demand largely outpaced supply. This was the...
Carbon, Environmental Commodities, Refined Fuels, Shipping
The Cost of Compliance: Financial Impacts of EU ETS on Maritime Transport
As the maritime industry braces for the expansion of the European Union’s Emissions Trading System (EU ETS), financial considerations are...
Carbon, Environmental Commodities, Renewables
An Overview of the Carbon and Clean Fuels Policy Landscape
As it stands today, the landscape of carbon and clean fuels policy is less about isolated regulations and more about...
Carbon, Environmental Commodities
ARR Issuances Continue to Fall and Show No Immediate Signs of Bouncing Back
While demand is high for credits of certain types of afforestation, reforestation and revegetation (ARR) projects, issuances have declined steadily...
Carbon, Environmental Commodities
Election 2024: U.S. Carbon Policy in Focus
The contrasting agendas of U.S. presidential candidates Kamala Harris and Donald Trump would lead to divergent effects on renewable energy...
Carbon, Environmental Commodities
Charting New Waters: How the EU ETS is Reshaping Maritime Emissions
As the world intensifies its efforts to combat climate change, the maritime industry finds itself at the forefront of a...
Carbon, Environmental Commodities
Navigating Carbon Removals, Biodiversity, and Compliance Markets: Insights from Climate Week NYC 2024
Climate and carbon market experts, as well as OPIS thought leaders, hopped across events and soaked in knowledge at Climate...
Carbon, Environmental Commodities
Navigating the Green Seas: The Future of Maritime Transport Under EU ETS
The maritime industry, often considered the backbone of global trade, is now navigating uncharted waters as it faces mounting pressure...
Carbon, Environmental Commodities
Voluntary Carbon Market Faces Messy Integration with Article 6 of Paris Agreement
In an ideal world, both the voluntary carbon market and the signatories of the Paris Agreement would pull together toward...
Carbon, Environmental Commodities
Deciphering Oversupply: Asia Pacific Emissions Markets and Policy Perspectives
Carbon costs in Asia Pacific countries have remained subdued due to the generous allocation of free allowances, ultimately limiting the...
Biodiversity, Environmental Commodities
Transylvania Grasslands Uplift Project Advances Biodiversity Crediting
As the lizards of Transylvania roam its incomparably beautiful grasslands, they are blissfully unaware that a lot of money and...
Carbon, Environmental Commodities
Analysis: Higher Chances of UK-EU Carbon Markets Linkage Under Labour Government
The benchmark European Union carbon emissions allowance has traded at a premium to its British counterpart for over a year,...
Carbon, Environmental Commodities
High Costs, Geopolitical Risks Impede Blue Carbon Removal Projects
Demand for voluntary blue carbon credits from companies seeking to fulfill net zero pledges has surged in recent years, but...
Carbon, Environmental Commodities, Renewables
Voluntary Carbon Markets Stakeholders Play Hot Potato With Market Risk
With the integrity of carbon offsetting under fire, buyers are looking to lock down the forward delivery of high-quality credits...
Carbon, Environmental Commodities
In Opaque REDD+ Markets, Identical Credits Can Fetch Diverse Prices
Buyers and sellers of voluntary carbon credits have, in recent months, begun to value offsets issued from the same projects...
Carbon, Environmental Commodities
North American Carbon Markets Start 2024 on Bullish Note
Many of the fundamentals that drove North American compliance carbon market prices to record highs in 2023 — including formal...
Carbon, Environmental Commodities
UK May Change Law to End Free Carbon Allowances Loophole
The British government is considering introducing legislation to close a loophole in its Emissions Trading System, which has resulted in...
Carbon, Environmental Commodities
Report From COP28 – How Climate Change Is Transforming Business
Hear observations from the scene at COP28 on how climate change and the energy transition are transforming companies. McCloskey analyst...
Carbon, Environmental Commodities
NGOs Push For Free EUAs to Cover Scrap in Steel and Clinker-less Cement Production
Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are pushing for operators in the European Union who use scrap metal in steel production and clinker...
Carbon, Environmental Commodities
CBAM 101: The EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism Explained
Starting Oct. 1, 2023, importers of downstream products including iron, steel, aluminum, electricity, fertilizers, cement and hydrogen into the European...
Carbon, Environmental Commodities
CapCO2 Solutions CEO Extols Virtues of Green Methanol
Carbon capture and sequestration technology has been heralded by some as a savior for the US ethanol industry, but CapCO2...
Carbon, Environmental Commodities
Six Idle EU Cement Plants Received $95 Million in Surplus Free EUAs
Six European Union-based plants operated by five cement industry giants — Holcim Group, CEMEX, Buzzi Unicem, Votorantim Cimentos and Cementos...