Carbon Pulse

This new post will bring added capacity and skills in an innovative and growing area of work for Scottish Forestry. It will lead the Woodland Carbon Code team’s promotional work, play a central role in the operational management of the Code and help build new initiatives to develop the carbon market and green investment more widely.

Responsible for internal and external fuel emissions figures reporting and to independently prepare regular internal and annual external audits regarding fuel usage for all DHL Aviation Latin America AOC holders. 

Three of China’s regional pilot emissions trading schemes have reported that they successfully completed 2019 compliance, though details were scant as in previous years.

Green Party co-leader James Shaw will continue as New Zealand’s climate change minister, keeping his place in Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s new cabinet that was announced Monday.

China’s Ministry for Ecology and Environment (MEE) on Monday released draft rules for its national ETS as well as registry and settlement regulations, a major step towards launching the market.

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.