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North America Renewable Natural Gas Market Outlook | Analyst Note | Aug 2023
North America Renewable Natural Gas Market Outlook | Analyst Note | Aug 2023
RFS
Clean Fuel Standards
30 August 2023

North America Renewable Natural Gas Market Outlook reports the RNG production and economics in North America using cCarbon's CarbonOutlook TM RNG Model. One of the main highlights of the analyst note is the cost of RNG production and potential to generate credits from different state and federal level incentive program. It gives a snapshot to RNG developers and off takers about the state of the incentive market for RNG in 2022 vis a vis 2030. This note also provides a view at the entity level for RNG production from 2018 to 2030.

UK-ETS Market Outlook | Analyst Note | Aug 2023
UK-ETS Market Outlook | Analyst Note | Aug 2023
EU ETS​
Cap-and-Trade
30 August 2023

cCarbon UK-ETS Analyst Note explores key policy shifts, market dynamics, and future projections that will shape the UK's carbon market landscape, emphasizing recent policy changes such as a reduced emissions cap, auction modifications, and the scheme's expansion into new sectors. Additionally, this analysis focuses on the intriguing price dynamics within the UK ETS, particularly the notable divergence between United Kingdom Allowances (UKAs) and European Union Allowances (EUAs).

ICVCM Category-level Assessment Framework | Analyst Note | Aug 2023
ICVCM Category-level Assessment Framework | Analyst Note | Aug 2023
VCM
Carbon Offsets
1 August 2023

A long wait came to an end last week as the ICVCM published its Category-level Assessment Framework. The Application Portal through which crediting programs can apply to be ICVCM-approved is now also open. The governance body expects for the first approved programs and credit categories to be announced by the end of the year. In this short response note, we critically assess the publication and introduce the main points have that attracted attention in the market so far.

Biomass-based Carbon Removals | Analyst Note | June 2023
Biomass-based Carbon Removals | Analyst Note | June 2023
VCM
Carbon Offsets
1 June 2023

Sustainable, scalable and comes with plenty of co-benefits: biomass-based carbon removals are gaining traction for their ease of use and durability. However, there is still a long way to go before these technologies can play a tangible role in achieving global and national climate goals. In this analyst note, we comparatively present the mechanisms behind, and the state of, various biomass-based removals such as biochar, bio-oil, woody biomass burial and BECCS. What are the prospects, opportunities and challenges of these technologies? Will they impact the carbon credit landscape, and if so, how and when? Read about these questions and more in our note.

Alberta TIER Market: A New Model for NA Carbon Markets | Analyst Note | June 2023
Alberta TIER Market: A New Model for NA Carbon Markets | Analyst Note | June 2023
Alberta Tier
Cap-and-Trade
1 June 2023

The Canadian Federal Government give states the flexibility to develop their own carbon pricing systems, that meet a minimum stringency. Alberta chooses to implement a Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction Regulation (TIER) for heavy emitters and the Federal fuel program for transportation emissions. As of 2021, the market had nearly 35+ million credits circulating in the market, which is sufficient to cover two years of obligations. Two major drivers will have an impact on the offset supply: 1. Decline in current stock of pneumatic and wind power generation offsets 2. Increased CCUS offset credit generation.