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EU Midday Market Update
EUAs fell to a two-week low early on Friday, but then clawed back to €25 after an improved auction.
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CN Markets: Pilot market data for week ending Nov. 8, 2019
Closing prices, ranges and volumes for China's regional pilot carbon markets this week.
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South Australia launches blue carbon plan
The state government in South Australia has launched a strategy to develop and pilot blue carbon projects that it intends to eventually generate offsets under the federal government’s Carbon Farming Initiative.
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ACCUs rise to 6-month high, while issuance, delivery remain modest
Australian secondary market offset prices have risen to a six-month high amid a dearth of available supply, while new issuances and delivery to the government’s Emissions Reduction Fund were modest this week.
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CP Daily: Thursday November 7, 2019
A daily summary of our news plus bite-sized updates from around the world.
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Nine EU finance ministers urge Brussels to move on taxing airline emissions
Finance ministers from nine EU nations are calling on the incoming European Commission to ease the path for their countries to impose taxes on flight emissions.
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NA Markets: Virginia election spurs RGGI to five-month high, CCAs inch up on emissions data
RGGI allowance (RGA) prices rose to a five-month high this week as market participants reacted positively to Democrats sweeping the Virginia legislature, while California Carbon Allowances (CCAs) rose slightly following the linked WCI programme's publication of 2018 emissions data.
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EXCLUSIVE – Developers Assemble: EcoSecurities alumni regroup to relaunch iconic offset firm for new era of carbon markets
EcoSecurities, one of the most iconic developers of the offset project boom of the 2000s, is being relaunched by a team of its alumni and co-founders, Carbon Pulse has learned, who are gearing up to trailblaze once again in a new era of international carbon markets.
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Oregon Clean Fuels Program bounces back with Q2 credit surplus
The Oregon Clean Fuels Program (OCFP) recorded a nearly 15,000 credit surplus during the second quarter of 2019 after posting its largest-ever deficit over the previous three months, state data showed Wednesday.
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Climate Policy Director (Most of the World), BP – London
The objective of this role is to track the progress of climate policy at the subnational, national, and international levels, outside Europe and North America, where it is of significant relevance to BP, and to work with local businesses and C&EA teams to develop appropriate positions and advocacy strategies based on group principles.
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EU Midday Market Update
EUAs climbed back above €25 early on Thursday to keep within their recent range, despite another weak auction further bearish economic data.
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Korean ETS firms bank 35.5 mln KAU18s into 2019
Participants in South Korea’s emissions trading scheme have banked 35.5 million 2018 vintage carbon allowances into 2019, the government said Thursday, some 6% of total annual allocation.
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INTERVIEW: Shell witnessing “wind of change” in voluntary carbon market
Shell expects a surge in demand for voluntary carbon credits after witnessing an immediate uptake from customers when it launched its own programmes, according the oil major’s executive tasked with making good on the company’s three-year $300 million nature commitment.
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New Zealand adopts zero carbon legislation
New Zealand on Thursday adopted legislation that obligates it to cut biological methane emissions 24-47% below 2017 levels by mid-century and cut all other greenhouse gases to zero by 2050.
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CP Daily: Wednesday November 6, 2019
A daily summary of our news plus bite-sized updates from around the world.
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UK govt fines 2 more firms for EU ETS infractions
Two more installations have picked up EU ETS-related fines by the UK government.
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Quebec’s ETS emissions remain mostly static in 2018, as industrial reductions mute fuel increase
Quebec's WCI-regulated emissions saw meagre year-on-year growth in 2018, as reductions in the electricity sector minimised gains seen from transportation, according to data released by the environmental ministry this week.
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TCI point of obligation, biofuels coverage proving contentious in carbon market design process
Transportation and Climate Initiative (TCI) stakeholders and observers remain split on where to assign compliance obligations and whether to regulate biofuels under the potential cap-and-invest programme in the US Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions, according to public comments.
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California WCI entities fully comply at November interim true-up deadline
California emitters fully complied with surrendering compliance instruments against 30% of their 2018 GHG output at the state's Nov. 1 interim cap-and-trade deadline, ARB officials said.
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RGGI allowances rise after Democrats win legislative majority in Virginia
RGGI allowance (RGA) prices rose early on Wednesday as market participants took a bullish view of Democrats securing a majority in Virginia’s legislature late Tuesday, a feat that could allow the state to join the regional ETS in 2021.
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