Carbon Pulse

The Senior Director, Nature Based Climate Mitigation, will lead the strategic development of NCS science across the institution, working closely with a network of scientists and practitioners across CI Divisions and in collaboration with core external partners.

New Zealand carbon allowances rose to record highs for the sixth day in a row on Tuesday with market observers saying there is more upside, though volumes are falling sharply as supply remains short.

South Korea’s cabinet on Tuesday approved two key climate plans that will set the nation on course to meet its 2030 Paris pledge but also allow a near-term rise in CO2 emissions from ETS companies.

A daily summary of our news plus bite-sized updates from around the world.

A US federal judge has ruled that the EPA was wrong to refuse to relieve a West Virginia-based refiner of its Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) compliance obligation, the latest instance of oil companies successfully receiving exemptions from the biofuels programme this year.

California's Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) prices could be strengthened further in the years ahead if the federal government revokes the state’s authority to regulate vehicle emissions, thus removing what is expected to be a major source of credit supply.

In this role you will be managing and implementing public advisory engagements related to carbon pricing and climate policy from sourcing to implementation. Clients you will work with include multilateral development banks, governments and international development organisations. In addition, you will contribute to South Pole’s strategy and services in the field of carbon pricing and climate policy.

The Senior Program Officer is a senior technical role within the American Carbon Registry (ACR), providing leadership on all aspects of registry services management.

EU carbon prices hit a seven-year high for the third consecutive session on Monday as the day’s auction cleared at a rare premium to the secondary market.

A daily summary of our news plus bite-sized updates from around the world.

A record batch of Colombian CERs were voluntarily cancelled this week for use by local emitters against the country’s carbon tax.

Czechia has once again been the first country to receive the annual greenlight from the European Commission to hand free EUAs to its utilities.

EU carbon prices extended their seven-year high on Friday to end above €17 for a 6.3% weekly rise, as tighter auction supply nears and despite a weaker energy complex.

The UK High Court on Friday blocked the path to a full hearing for a charity group seeking to deepen the country’s 2050 emission reduction goals, in one of the world’s first legal tests of the Paris Agreement.

The Philippines government is looking at whether to introduce a carbon tax in the country, holding an “exploratory” workshop on the subject this week.

Adopting a federal clean fuel standard (CFS) is a costlier and less effective way for Canada to reduce GHGs than an economy-wide carbon price, according to a new study published on Thursday.

Below is a table of the closing prices, ranges and volumes for China's regional pilot carbon markets this week. All prices are in RMB, and volumes in tonnes of CO2e. Data sourced from local exchanges.

New Zealand emissions permits extended record high levels again on Friday, with some market participants questioning whether the rally might take prices up to the NZ$25 de-facto price ceiling or even beyond.

A subsidiary of Australian mining major BHP Billiton this week received nearly 240,000 carbon credits for capturing and combusting methane emissions from one of its coal mines in New South Wales.

Australia’s main argument to stick to a modest emissions target under the proposed National Energy Guarantee (NEG) is to avoid electricity price hikes, but wholesale power prices could be 25% cheaper by 2030 with a more ambitious goal, analysts said on Friday.