Carbon Pulse

We are looking for an experienced Carbon and Climate change consultant to join our Carbon and Climate change division within the Sustainability and Strategic Environmental team. As a growing team, we are focused embedding sustainability within our projects by providing a range of services to support our clients on their journey to carbon net zero.

Some existing out-of-state California Carbon Offsets (CCOs) may never receive the designation of providing a direct environmental benefit to the state (DEBs) because of cumbersome ownership structures and potential financial constraints, stakeholders said.

EUAs have dropped below €25 for the first time since June, falling on Monday after a weak auction and as wider financial markets fretted about the potential impact of a resurgence of coronavirus cases.

The Senior Analyst, Sustainability and Climate Solutions supports the Company’s efforts in using forest solutions to address climate change through carbon sequestration and related activities. The incumbent is involved from beginning to end in all aspects of developing and implementing investment strategies which target carbon sequestration benefits, financial returns, and related social and environmental goals. 

Ceres is seeking an expert consultant to conduct research on land-based carbon credits, with an emphasis on forest carbon projects.

Offset developer and consultancy EcoAct is being acquired by digital services firm Atos, the French firms said on Monday, in a move intended to bolster their corporate decarbonisation offerings.

Burson Cohn & Wolfe (BCW) Brussels is looking for a senior consultant with a passion for EU public affairs and the European Green Deal, who has a good network in Brussels, can build rapport and counsel clients, and translate client needs into actionable campaign strategies.

The Australia Institute think-tank is looking for a researcher, preferably with climate and energy policy background.

Brunei Darussalam will introduce a carbon pricing mechanism by 2025 as the main pillar of its strategy to cut greenhouse gas emissions around 50-60% below BAU levels by 2035.

The Pacific Community is looking for a director for its Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability Programme.

The Industry, Infrastructure and Environment Division offers fascinating work on issues that matter to communities and go to the heart of our country’s amenity, resilience and global reputation for unique environmental assets.

Some of Australia’s biggest carbon emitters have joined efforts to identify pathways to making five major industrial sectors reach net zero emissions by 2050.

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Speculators reduced their California Carbon Allowance (CCA) holdings by their largest amount since May, while compliance entities kept their positions mostly flat week-on-week despite rising prices, according to US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) data published Friday.

EU carbon prices dropped on Friday following a weaker auction result and amid falling equity markets to end the week down 5.2%.

California regulator ARB’s next rulemaking process for the state’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) will not occur until autumn at the earliest as the agency deals with furloughs, regulatory sources told Carbon Pulse.

Russia is “extremely concerned” about the EU's plans to introduce a carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) to prevent carbon leakage, the country's economic development minister said on Thursday.

Poland's environment ministry is drafting a law to address the wild volatility in EU carbon prices it claims is being driven by speculators, with the department's minister calling for the government to reconsider the country's participation in the EU ETS and to mull introducing its own domestic market.

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

By tweaking the rules in Australia’s offset market such as allowing method stacking, the country could unlock vast offset potential to the tune of 2.5 billion carbon credits over the next decade, according to project developers.