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Brazil Allocates Royalties, California Aims 2045 Neutrality, Quebec Bans Exploration

4/28/2026

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Brazil’s Espírito Santo state is allocating royalties to an emissions-reduction fund as officials met in Santa Marta, Colombia on April 27, 2026 to discuss financing the fossil-fuel transition.
California deputy climate secretary Sarah Izant said the state will target carbon neutrality by 2045 using markets and low-carbon fuel standards.
Quebec climate envoy Jean Lemire announced a law banning fossil-fuel exploration and said Indigenous groups at the conference rejected carbon-market schemes.

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Brazil’s Espírito Santo state is allocating royalties to an emissions-reduction fund as officials met in Santa Marta, Colombia on April 27, 2026 to discuss financing the fossil-fuel transition.
California deputy climate secretary Sarah Izant said the state will target carbon neutrality by 2045 using markets and low-carbon fuel standards.
Quebec climate envoy Jean Lemire announced a law banning fossil-fuel exploration and said Indigenous groups at the conference rejected carbon-market schemes.