Humberto J. Rocha
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Carbon
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
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
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...
Carbon
CreditNature Interview: Nature Markets Require Pioneer Buyers to Grow
Nature markets are still in their infancy, but the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework agreed by almost 200 nations at COP15...
Carbon
UK Carbon Market Amply Supplied Despite Reform Cutting Allowances
The British government announced amendments to its emissions trading system (UK ETS) on July 3, 2023, that would cut the...
Carbon
Three Idle UK, French Plants Allocated $127 Million in Free Carbon Permits
Three European facilities operated by Saudi Arabian chemical giant SABIC, U.K. conglomerate INEOS and French oil major TotalEnergies received a...