Carbon Pulse

For our office in Hamburg we are looking for a (Senior) Emissions Market Analyst (m/f/d) in the Trading Analysis department.

Japanese utility Tokyo Gas has bought a batch of carbon credits alongside an LNG shipment from a unit of energy major Shell to offset the greenhouse gas emissions from the LNG’s full lifecycle.

Australia could reduce its greenhouse gas emissions to net zero in 2050 and be carbon negative a decade later, all while profiting from efforts including collecting revenue from selling several hundred million carbon credits from land-based projects, a report has found.

Oregon’s House of Representatives on Monday approved a cap-and-trade bill that would allow the state to link to the WCI carbon market after hours of Republican opposition, but the legislation may face a tougher time in the Senate from members of the chamber's Democratic majority.

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The US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) opted Monday to dismiss a case challenging Virginia’s House of Delegates re-drawn voting map, potentially giving Democrats an upper hand as they hope to capture a majority in the chamber and give the state a path to join the northeast US RGGI carbon market.

Ireland’s centre-right government has unveiled a climate plan that includes increasing non-ETS carbon taxes to €80 from €20 per tonne by 2030 in an effort to avoid a hefty EU compliance bill.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) and the state legislature forged a compromise this weekend on an omnibus climate bill that now features weaker GHG targets, stronger zero-carbon electricity requirements, and softer language related to implementing an ETS or CO2 tax.

European carbon prices ended little changed on Monday despite early weakness on a bearish auction result, as EUAs face a full week of sales.

New Jersey on Monday approved its RGGI regulation with few changes from a prior draft, enabling the state to rejoin the northeast US power sector carbon market next year.

Redshaw Advisors has a Business Development vacancy based in our London office. This is an opportunity to work at the front line of the EU Emissions Trading System, Europe’s premier emissions reduction tool, at a crucial moment in its history.

This is a unique opportunity for an experienced sales manager/director within the voluntary sector to set up, grow and manage a business with the support of Europe’s leading ETS consultancy.

China has for the first time laid out rules for carbon neutralising major events and activities, including defining which types of carbon credits would be eligible, a first step towards creating a voluntary GHG market in the world’s biggest-emitting nation.

EU leaders may strike a net zero 2050 emissions deal this week as several more nations including Germany backed the move that would also advance work on upping the bloc’s 2030 target underpinning the ETS cap.

Lestari Capital is looking for a Head of Outreach to develop and maintain working relationships with Indonesia-based conservation projects.

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California’s Independent Emissions Market Advisory Committee (IEMAC) at its Friday meeting outlined a potential metric methodology to determine the exact number of surplus allowances in the WCI-linked cap-and-trade programme, and it intends to ask state regulator ARB about the feasibility of that calculation.

We have some exciting opportunities to join some of New Zealand's hottest policy and operational teams. We are looking for Senior Analysts / Senior Policy Analysts with a wide range of experience to become part of our team in the roles below:

The Office of Climate Policy and Programs is seeking a Senior Policy Advisor. The ideal candidate has strong experience in project management and knowledge of climate policy; some experience in government, not for profit, or advocacy organizing; and is eager to learn how to leverage policy making to create opportunities and positive change for New Yorkers.

Entities should be able to continue buying voluntary carbon credits in the Paris Agreement era, though exactly how those claims will be reflected is still up for debate, a cross-stakeholder group has said.