Carbon Pulse

The EU must start paying attention to research and development for CO2 removal methods if it wants to reach its climate neutrality target, a study presented on Thursday found.

In the latest edition of our Carbon Pulse Conversations podcast, we chat with Eduardo Piquero, general director of Mexico City-based environmental consultancy MexiCO2, regarding carbon pricing developments at the national and subnational level in Mexico.

Switzerland has proposed introducing a reverse charge mechanism for VAT on more types of emissions trading in an effort to prevent tax fraud.

The European Commission on Friday launched the first call for projects under the Innovation Fund, after the timeline for auctioning the initial 50 million EUAs to finance the scheme was released this week.

The German Parliament’s lower chamber voted on Friday to pass a sweeping act signalling the end of coal power in the country by 2038 and teeing up the cancellation of EUAs to offset the impact.

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

South Korean carbon allowances on Friday fell below the 30,000-won mark for the first time since last September, as a bearish outlook and a steady stream of supply weigh on prices.

Utility EDF on Friday upped its French nuclear generation target for 2020 by 5-8%, projecting shorter planned outages at its fleet of 58 plants in the country through the rest of this year.

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New Zealand's Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is looking for a manager for one of its domestic climate change teams. The position is based in Wellington City.

This is an exciting time to be working on International Climate Change policy! Would you like to join a team at the heart of the decision making in one of the Government's top priority areas? We are looking to recruit two Policy Advisers to join the International Energy and Climate Change branch of the Trade Policy Team within HM Treasury.

The Canadian environment ministry on Thursday released a shortlist of project types for development under the federal offset system, as it clarified several other aspects of its protocol work under the ‘backstop’ output-based pricing system (OBPS).

US biofuel credit prices (RINs) unwound some of their recent gains on Thursday after a news outlet reported the EPA will indefinitely delay publication of next year’s biofuel volumes under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS).

California Carbon Allowance (CCA) values stagnated below the WCI floor price on the secondary market this week, while RGGI allowances (RGA) rose to a 14-month high above the Emissions Containment Reserve (ECR) despite thin demand.

The Tamaulipas Congress passed an $11/tonne carbon tax this week that will take effect in 2021, continuing the growing trend of Mexican states installing CO2 levies in response to the federal government's energy policy.

EUAs recovered from an early drop to hold above €27 on Thursday, staying in touch with the previous session's 11-month high and shrugging off news of a supply injection over the rest of the year.

Japan is planning to close or mothball up to 100 coal-fired power plants, according to unconfirmed media reports Thursday, a move observers say could slash the nation’s CO2 emissions as much as 9%.

Genesis is looking for a trader for the team managing electricity derivatives, carbon obligations, and fuel hedges.

Australia has made it easier for plantation forests in high rainfall areas across five regional hubs to register as offset schemes and earn carbon credits under the Carbon Farming Initiative.

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