Carbon Pulse

The International Energy Agency (IEA) on Thursday called for the EU to strengthen its ETS and non-ETS carbon pricing to help meet its decarbonisation goals, playing down the carbon leakage risk that to date has resulted in heavy industries getting the vast majority of their EUAs for free.

California Carbon Allowance (CCA) prices fell further below the WCI auction reserve value this week as secondary market activity declined, while RGGI allowances (RGAs) dropped beneath the supply-curbing Emissions Containment Reserve (ECR) trigger price.

The Senior Technical Advisor (the Consultant) will assist in connecting the EU4Climate project and its beneficiaries in the Eastern Partnership (EaP) countries to the EU best practices and recent developments related to climate change policies and greening agenda.

CO2 prices three to seven times higher than RGGI's Emissions Containment Reserve (ECR) trigger prices are necessary for New England states to meet their long-term economy-wide GHG abatement goals, analysis commissioned by power producers said Wednesday.

The Energy Community secretariat will this summer release a study setting out a roadmap to introduce carbon pricing in the Western Balkans and Eastern European countries, an official at the regional organisation said Thursday.

Global emissions from shipping in 2020 are set to shrink by up to 35% year-on-year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but could recover quickly as progress to tackle maritime pollution remains slow, researchers have projected.

EUAs slipped below €25 early on Thursday, dropping back from the previous session's four-month high as traders flagged warnings about a rapid correction as wider markets showed more weakness.

The Gold Standard Foundation seeks a highly motivated corporate-focused leader to join our technical team, reporting directly to the Chief Technical Officer. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to shape and lead efforts to address global climate change in corporate action while gaining exposure as a leader in the field.

Australia’s Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF) will pilot buying offsets up front from soil carbon projects in a bid to help farmers overcome high initial costs.

New Forests seeks a qualified candidate for the position of Associate Director, Natural Climate Solutions.

This is a full-time position responsible for advancing the Foundation’s government related funded programmes and pilot certification programme, as well as being Gold Standard’s key point of contact and public representative for government engagement.

TFS is looking for a broker who will focus on business development deliverables advancing its services in Australia's renewable energy, energy efficiency, and carbon markets.

Australia’s Clean Energy Finance Corp. has invested A$1.7 million ($1.2 mln) in a start-up firm seeking to improve soil carbon technology to help sequester carbon and offer farmers a technological solution to participate in emissions markets.

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Bipartisan Congressional legislation to help farmers and landowners participate in voluntary carbon markets could aid a sector that has recently experienced economic turmoil through trade wars and declining margins, agriculture groups and other stakeholders said Wednesday.

California granted more than 1.9 million new compliance offsets this week as the bulk of the credits went to a Washington-based forestry project on tribal lands, according to data published by regulator ARB on Wednesday.

German investors want the government to more than double the starting price for the country’s domestic carbon tax for transport and heating, which is due to launch next year.

EUA prices set a new four-month high on Wednesday despite heavy selling in other markets and experts warning that carbon is due a similar correction.

A Wisconsin-based compliance offset project violated state regulations after a waste storage facility leaked into the groundwater and caused contamination, according to documents published this month.

The EU’s 27 member states agreed on Wednesday on a common position for the €40 billion Just Transition Fund (JTF) aimed at supporting the bloc’s coal dependent and energy-intensive regions, with negotiations to finalise the bill expected to begin after the summer break.