Carbon Pulse

New Zealand carbon allowances on Tuesday jumped to all-time highs as traders went into bullish mode on news that the government will announce the first trance of its ETS reforms on Wednesday.

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Oregon will not unveil language for its proposed cap-and-trade programme until January as officials wait for further analysis about design options, officials confirmed Monday.

WSP is searching for a sustainability consultant or its San Francisco office.

The World Resources Institute is seeking an innovative and technically strong expert to fill the role of Subnational Climate Action Associate in its Washington DC office.

Environmental group Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) is searching for a climate advisor for its Denver office.

South African lawmakers last week finalised the country's long-awaited draft carbon tax bill, and in the process made a few last modifications including exempting indirect emissions from the levy.

The Canadian federal government will need to double its Paris emission pledge to keep global temperatures below 1.5 C, and curb its fast rising oil and gas emissions, a report said on Monday.

Washington Governor Jay Inslee (D) unveiled a climate package on Monday that would implement a low-carbon fuel standard (LCFS), eliminate fossil fuels from the grid, and increase energy efficiency, but it lacks a carbon price after two CO2 tax initiatives failed this year.

European carbon prices rose to a five-day high near €21 on Monday on news that UK Prime Minister Theresa May will postpone a scheduled Dec. 11 vote on her Brexit proposal.

South Pole is looking for a carbon pricing and climate policy intern in a 40-80% position for 6-12 months.

NRDC is seeking a Climate Advisor to work with the City of San José as part of the American Cities Climate Challenge (ACCC).

The government of Jamaica is seeking a consultant to provide private sector entities with training in project development with the aim of enhancing their capacity in building their business case to better access resources of the Green Climate Fund (GCF).

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To meet the pressing global need to scale-up climate finance, we need exceptionally talented, bright, and driven people. As part of our strategy for growth, BASE is seeking an entrepreneurial and accomplished senior specialist to maintain and grow BASE’s services and global scope.

The Expert will provide support and guidance to private sector actors, in particular small-scale entities, and their supporters to engage and benefit from FLEGT processes.

The COP24 climate summit in Katowice, Poland has shifted into high gear this week with the arrival of ministers, taking over from government officials who last week made limited progress on the Paris Agreement rulebook.

The New Zealand government will announce a first set of decisions on reforming its emissions trading scheme on Dec. 12, it said Monday.

UNEP is the leading global environmental authority that sets the global environmental agenda, promotes coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable development within the United Nations system and serves as an authoritative advocate for the global environment.

Australia’s Clean Energy Regulator approved 18 new offset projects over the past week amid a minor rush by developers to qualify in time for the coming week’s Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF) auction.