Carbon Pulse

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US Congressional lawmakers have introduced a bipartisan act for a phase-down of highly potent HFC refrigerant gases, aiming to sidestep President Donald Trump's refusal to ratify a UN pact amendment that would accomplish those goals.

Quebec’s initial free allocation for 2020 remained stagnant year-on-year as regulated parties received their allowances, according to data published by the environmental ministry.

Overall CO2 output in the 13-state PJM region would fall if the grid operator's member states implemented a carbon border adjustment, but the programme's three RGGI participants would see slight emission increases, according to initial modelling results released Tuesday.

The EU’s southeastern neighbours have appointed a Greek consultancy to help them design a carbon pricing mechanism to help decarbonise their power sectors.

The European Commission is seeking to almost halve the number of industries entitled to indirect cost compensation next decade, according to a consultation launched on Tuesday.

The European Commission on Tuesday unveiled a €1 trillion investment plan to help meet the EU’s climate goals, seeking to divert 10% of the funds towards a “just transition” mechanism for fossil fuel-dominant regions, and potentially channelling aid to ETS installations.

The Northeast US RGGI carbon market will offer 16.2 million allowances for sale at its first quarterly sale to include New Jersey since 2011, the programme announced Tuesday.

EUAs fell to a two-month low under €24 on Tuesday, dropping below technical support levels as diverging fuel prices diminished the incentive for utilities to buy carbon.

New Zealand carbon allowances rose to fresh record highs in Tuesday trade as last month’s government proposal to raise the Fixed Price Option continued to dominate sentiment.

The Market Analysis team is primarily responsible for providing analysis of European Gas & Power, Global LNG and Carbon markets to the trading and origination teams within the International Gas (IG) business and the wider IST organization.

The Associate Director, Climate Change will work closely with members of the climate team to provide strategic,technical, policy, fundraising, and thought leadership for Oxfam America’s work on climate change.

Increasing pressure on the Australian government to act on climate change amid devastating bushfires is creating a bullish outlook for carbon prices, analysts said Tuesday.

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Chilean emitters may use offset credits to comply with potential GHG limits under part of the country’s updated draft climate change law, as the beleaguered national government resumes work to hit more ambitious emission reduction targets.

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Oregon’s potential cap-and-trade programme would operate independently of the WCI scheme during the initial part of the ETS, but lawmakers will still include language in a new bill to enable a future linkage with California and Quebec, a state senator told Carbon Pulse.

The policy director of offset registry Climate Action Reserve (CAR) has left the company to lead carbon methodology development at a Massachusetts-based agricultural technology company, Carbon Pulse has learned.