Carbon Pulse

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South Korean CO2 allowances fell nearly 6% in Monday trade as the government moves to impose restrictions on allowance banking, forcing supply to come to market over the next six weeks.

New Zealand carbon allowances fell to their lowest levels since mid-February on Monday as last week’s government ETS announcement continued to dominate sentiment.

Australia’s right-wing Coalition government pulled off a surprise win in Saturday’s federal election, remaining in office to put an end to opposition plans to increase the nation’s emissions reduction ambitions and set up a CO2 baseline-and-crediting scheme for major emitters.

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Oregon’s Joint Committee on Carbon Reduction approved a WCI-modelled carbon market bill on Friday on a party-line vote after more than three months of debate, moving the legislation one step closer to a full floor vote in the Democrat-controlled state.

The Government of Manitoba is seeking a qualified candidate to fill the position of Director, Stakeholder Relations and Reporting within the new Climate and Green Plan Office. The Climate and Green Plan vision is to become Canada’s greenest, cleanest and most climate resilient province.

Governments held up work this week on near-term emission reductions measures for international shipping until later in the year while tightening standards for new vessels that are largely being met anyway.

A US appeals court turned down a biofuel trade group’s motion on Friday to temporarily halt 2018 compliance waivers under the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS), but the organisation's related lawsuit against the EPA’s accelerated use of these exemptions will continue.

EUAs sank for the second straight day on Friday as lower gas prices spurred another late downward move to secure a weekly loss as carbon consolidated further away from its recent 11-year high.

A summary of legislative and regulatory action on carbon pricing and clean energy at the US subnational and federal level taken this week, including the New Hampshire legislature passing a bill to divert RGGI funding to energy efficiency projects and remove an exit clause, the US House of Representatives discussing carbon taxes in the chamber’s tax-writing committee, and California officials floating the idea of banning internal combustion engines to counter federal vehicle fuel standard rollbacks.

A California Independent Emissions Market Advisory Committee (IEMAC) member is considering whether to remain with the ETS monitor after taking a new position at the state's Independent System Operator (CAISO), a spokesperson for the grid operator said.

Closing prices, ranges and volumes for China's regional pilot carbon markets this week.

Australia’s Clean Energy Regulator issued 145,319 carbon credits to 10 different projects this week.

NZUs slipped on Friday as traders were left confused by government plans to remove the market’s de-facto price cap, raising the prospect of a price correction and even inadvertently triggering substantial government demand for international credits.

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