Carbon Pulse

EUAs fell below €24 and were headed for a third straight daily drop on coronavirus concerns early on Wednesday, though losses slowed after a strong Polish auction showed signs of bargain-hunting.

South Korea has approved the first batch of Korean-owned CDM projects abroad that can generate carbon credits for the domestic emissions market.

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California’s cap-and-trade linkage with Quebec created a binding agreement between the jurisdictions, while also obstructing or running afoul of the federal government's position on international climate policy, according to US Department of Justice (DOJ) brief filed Monday evening.

California Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) prices for near-term delivery continued to retreat from record highs set earlier this month, while steady forward contract demand is supporting values at the back end and flattening the price curve.

EPH's big-emitting German lignite power operations were given a lift on Tuesday as one of its mines resumed operations after six months of closure due to an environmental lawsuit.

WCI compliance entities grew their short positions on the secondary market ahead of the February auction, but traders are questioning whether that US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) data paints a complete picture of California carbon holdings.

EUA prices stabilised on Tuesday, pausing after the previous session's heavy falls on concerns that the Covid-19 coronavirus would spread worldwide.

Australia’s Clean Energy Regulator expects carbon credit issuances to grow nearly 11% this year and offset delivery to the Emissions Reduction Fund to increase by a fifth, while demand from Safeguard Mechanism entities is likely to drop further.

South Pole, a leading provider of global sustainability financing solutions and services, is looking for a German-speaking Consultant Climate Strategy (DACH). As a Consultant Climate Strategy you will focus on the delivery of high quality consultancy advice on climate change mitigation solutions to the corporate sector for international clients and be responsible for the management […]

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The Alberta Court of Appeal sided with the province’s challenge of the federal carbon pricing policy on Monday, arguing that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government does not have the constitutional authority to implement its ‘backstop’ CO2 levy or large emitter programme on subnational jurisdictions.

Germany has purchased more than 1 million carbon credits between 2014 and 2018 to offset the federal government’s emissions from business trips, according to a new report, with virtually all of the units coming from Africa or Asia and almost half from a single project type.

Fourteen US states asked a US District Court to reject a Department of Justice (DOJ) motion that seeks to declare the California-Quebec cap-and-trade linkage as unconstitutional.

The European Commission approved on Monday Romania’s plans to grant a €251 million emergency loan to state-owned utility CE Oltenia to help the struggling firm meet its EU ETS obligations.

You will become part of a dynamic, interdisciplinary team that is actively involved in shaping a key future task for the 21st century. They observe and analyze the international climate negotiations and use this as a basis to develop recommendations for political decision-makers and other actors.

The European Roundtable on Climate Change and Sustainable Transition is seeking a (senior) researcher to join its team in Brussels to work on EU and international climate and energy policy.

The person in this role will engage with a range of partners in Europe and globally to drive media debates around the EU’s international climate leadership role. The work will involve maintaining trusted relationships with key media correspondents and sharing information about newsworthy EU and international climate and energy debates.

Our Energy and Climate team works extensively on improving energy efficiency and mitigating greenhouse gas emissions at national and international level. We would like to add two Research Assistants to the Energy and Climate team, to contribute and expand all aspects of our work. 

The Washington legislature is unlikely to approve both of the market-based GHG reduction programmes up for debate this year, as negotiations get underway on several climate-related bills in the final weeks of the 2020 session, a key lawmaker told Carbon Pulse.