Carbon Pulse

The attorney in this position will work closely with CARB staff, and as needed officials from other federal and State government agencies, on all phases of the development and implementation of complex and technical regulations and programs implementing the state’s climate change and air quality programs.

EU lawmakers are expected to resist Poland’s call to intervene to dampen soaring carbon prices, but may step in if prices surge again or more member states complain, a conference heard on Wednesday.

The US EPA signalled Wednesday it is aiming to finalise rulemaking on regulations for the power and transportation sector early next year, while deferring further decisions on how to set GHG standards in aircraft and treat biogenic CO2 emissions.

California is leaving out 1.2 million Vintage 2016 allowances for the November auction, according to state data, meaning they are likely to be retired or shifted into the Allowances Price Containment Reserve under the programme's 24-month rule (APCR).

Analysts expect EU carbon prices to soar over the next decade, but they differ vastly as to how much as they factor in this year’s tripling of EUAs and the impact of a cadre of new speculators.

British Columbia can achieve its recently updated GHG reduction targets and offset the development of LNG projects in the province through large-scale electrification, according to a white paper released Tuesday by a clean energy trade group.

It will be “utterly impossible” for the UK to remain in the EU ETS post-Brexit, a senior European legislator said Wednesday, arguing that the relinquishment of control involved by British government in such an option makes it politically unfeasible.

California’s Air Resources Board (ARB) will push back discussion of its cap-and-trade regulations to November, and as a result, no changes will be approved until January 2019, officials said.

The Northern Territory government on Wednesday released a strategy for Aboriginal carbon farming that included exploring mandatory offsetting for big-emitting resource projects and a potential market for their co-benefits.

European carbon prices shed their gains on Wednesday morning after the fortnightly UK auction cleared at a record discount to the secondary market.

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The IEA seeks an Energy and Environment Policy Analyst to join a small team of enthusiastic professionals reporting to the Head of the Environment and Climate Change Unit (ECC) in the Energy and Environment Division (EED).

This job entails supporting the sales of carbon credits and renewable energy certificates at a specialised firm with a large international portfolio.

Stakeholders have slammed Ontario's decision to scrap its cap-and-trade programme, adding that the government's plan unfairly penalises market participants while jeopardising the province's climate goals.

EUAs bounced back sharply on Tuesday after an early plunge to a two-month low below €18, in a volatile market fraught with concerns over Brexit.

The UK's carbon tax under a 'no deal' Brexit will not be related to the current EU ETS design, the government said Tuesday, confirming that while the levy's sectoral coverage remains unclear, UK emitters are unlikely to be able to use surplus EUAs to comply with it.

ALLCOT is looking for a screen trader for compliance carbon market. The position will be based in the company's Madrid office.

ALLCOT is looking for an EU ETS business development manager for its Madrid office.

Ontario’s cancellation of its cap-and-trade programme this summer will cost the Canadian province C$3 billion over the next four years, the government's financial watchdog announced in a report on Tuesday.

Australia should speed up deciding whether emitters can use foreign carbon credits to help meet domestic targets to deal with a potential offset shortage, an influential industry group has said.