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The candidate would be part of the California Carbon team, a division of cKinetics, which provides business intelligence and analytics in carbon markets.

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Finite Carbon is seeking a Forest Carbon Analyst to support the development of Finite’s growing portfolio of forest offset projects. The candidate will join a team of 18 employees including 13 full-time foresters who provide unmatched technical expertise and implementation capabilities.

*PREMIUM LISTING (viewable by non-subscribers) - This position will provide supporting forest carbon analytics to monitor and grow the portfolio of forest offset projects by implementing, analyzing, and maintaining forest growth and yield modeling, carbon optimization modeling, and carbon data processing efforts.

*PREMIUM LISTING (viewable by non-subscribers) - Finite Carbon is seeking a Forest Carbon Operations Analyst to support the development of Finite’s growing portfolio of forest offset projects. This position will serve as a landowner/customer advocate assisting with technical support which could include product demonstration and training and/or one-on- one technical support.

*PREMIUM LISTING (viewable by non-subscribers) - Finite Carbon is seeking a forest inventory analyst to help build and maintain the inventory data pipeline for Finite Carbon’s online platform, CORE Carbon. The candidate will join a team of 18 employees including 13 full-time foresters who provide unmatched technical expertise and implementation capabilities.

*PREMIUM LISTING (viewable by non-subscribers) - Finite Carbon is seeking a Remote Sensing Analyst to support the development of Finite’s growing portfolio of forest offset projects. The candidate will join a team of 18 employees including 13 full-time foresters who provide unmatched technical expertise and implementation capabilities.

*PREMIUM LISTING (viewable by non-subscribers) - Finite Carbon is seeking a Director of Operations to coordinate Finite’s expansion to Canada and its forest offset development services. The candidate will join a team of 18 employees including 13 full-time foresters which provide unmatched technical expertise and implementation capabilities to support this expansion.

Speculators’ California Carbon Allowance (CCA) length rose across the week as prices dipped, while compliance entities kept their long position relatively stable, US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) data showed Friday.

Entities regulated by California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) recorded a credit deficit of 124,100 tonnes during Q2, bucking some stakeholders’ expectations that a coronavirus-fuelled plunge in gasoline demand could yielded a surplus.

Tuesday’s US election is primed to have a significant impact on future national and global climate mitigation efforts, with former Vice President Joe Biden and President Donald Trump offering starkly different views on environmental policy and clean energy.

European carbon prices extended their rebound from this week’s four-month low on Friday, but technical selling above €24 continued to cap EUA gains.

Virginia is looking to squash a lawsuit challenging its RGGI-modelled carbon market regulation, as the government argued the industrial association plaintiff did not pay the $71 filing fee on time, according to court records.

US biofuel credit (RIN) values under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) retreated slightly this week from levels not seen in more than two years, as market stakeholders noted prices could react significantly based on the outcome of next week’s presidential election.

Two major cement producers on Friday reported a rebound in output over Q3 as building sites worldwide resumed activity following coronavirus lockdowns, with recent restrictions in Europe expected to have little impact.

Portuguese utility EDP saw a 58% year-on-year drop in its EU ETS-covered coal power output for the first nine months of 2020, far outstripping a 3% fall in its total power output, it reported on Friday.

Italian utility Enel on Friday announced a 2030 commitment to reduce its emissions intensity by 80% below 2017 levels, ramping up from a goal of 70% that the company set only last year.

China’s environment ministry wants to allow the use of carbon credits from the start in the national emissions trading scheme, including from renewable energy projects, and also open the door for financials to trade CO2 permits, according to draft government documents obtained by Carbon Pulse.

European airline groups AirFrance/KLM and IAG saw a rebound in their passenger capacity in Q3 on increased holiday travel demand during the summer break, but restrictions amid a second wave of coronavirus cases casts doubt over the sector’s recovery.

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