Carbon Pulse

EUAs recovered from an early dip to €24 on Monday on a strong auction and amid a supportive energy complex.

Ireland on Sunday unveiled a new programme to offset the emissions from government air travel, with public sector departments required to pay €26 for every tonne of CO2 towards domestic mitigation efforts.

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California regulator ARB on Friday outlined the 13 members of the Compliance Offset Protocol Task Force (OPTF) for board approval later this month, after the applicant selection process faced numerous delays over the past year.

Experts have cut their EU carbon price forecasts for 2020 for a second straight quarter, a Carbon Pulse survey of 15 analysts has found, illustrating the increasingly bearish sentiment that is sweeping through the market and keeping investors on the sidelines.

A summary of legislative and regulatory action on carbon pricing and clean energy at the US subnational and federal level taken this week, including developments in Washington state, Virginia, California, New York, Nevada, and Utah.

California regulator ARB has narrowed its probe of a Michigan-based WCI dairy farm offset project to two issues, down from five previously, according to emails seen by Carbon Pulse.

EUAs climbed to a four-day high above €25 early on Friday, though prices retreated amid mixed technical signals and a more stable energy complex.

Closing prices, ranges and volumes for China's regional pilot carbon markets this week.

Falling energy-related emissions and increased offset supply in 2019 and 2020 could shift the South Korean emissions market back to long later this year and ease pressure on near-record high CO2 allowances, analysts said Friday.

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Utah Republicans have included funding in the state’s upcoming budget for a lawsuit challenging the legality of California’s cap-and-trade programme and emissions performance standard, but final approval is still months away, a government spokesperson told Carbon Pulse.

California Carbon Allowance (CCA) prices surged to begin the new year on higher demand from speculators, while RGGI allowances (RGAs) inched up on thin volume.

As a CCTRS Team Leader you will provide essential leadership to a team of officers and technical leads in order to drive and deliver our work through regular change. Whether that be a change in your team's responsibilities across the different schemes we manage, or changes to how the schemes themselves are administered.

Slovenia-based trading house Belektron has hired a former utility emissions trader to set up a new desk in Berlin.

Another California-registered offset project is aiming to transfer to the state’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS), according to public filings, adding to a recent trend as stakeholders seek higher prices in the complementary market-based scheme.

Main purpose of job: To coordinate British High Commission work to combat Climate Change, including diplomatic action to support delivery of the 26th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP26) in December 2020.

The successful candidate will provide advice and analysis on Ukraine’s energy and climate change policies and opportunities for the UK to support reform in these areas. He/she will manage Embassy projects relating to the energy sector and climate change (up to £500,000 per year), including recommending areas for Embassy activity, liaison with project implementers, input into project design and monitoring.

We are currently looking for a Policy Officer: COP26 Climate Change Conference to coordinate the France Network’s efforts to support delivery of the UK-Italy hosted 26th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP26) in November 2020.

The jobholder will work to promote a more ambitious commitment to cut greenhouse gases by Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand (CLMT) in the context of COP26. The work will be more heavily focused on Thailand (about 70% of the jobholder’s time) as a major emitter.