Carbon Pulse

Working with adelphi, you will be supporting our international projects focusing on promoting the European Commission’s diplomacy within the G7/ G20 context, particularly on green finance and circular economy related issues.

The Trump administration’s proposal on Thursday to freeze US fuel economy standards could increase GHG emissions at a level potentially greater than rolling back the Clean Power Plan and federal methane regulations, according to a new study.

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

The Queensland state government has commissioned two carbon market service companies to acquire 115,000 Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) from aboriginal-run projects to offset greenhouse gas emissions from its vehicle fleet.

As part of the Green Finance team, you will be key player in growing South Pole’s advisory work on the Renewable Energy topic in Southeast Asia. The position will have two main aspects; building and leading business development in the region and providing technical input, support and leadership to achieve growth and success in the region.

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North American carbon prices on both coasts this week held steady as the northeast RGGI programme shrugged off higher emissions data while activity was barren in the WCI market.

Nuffield College seeks to appoint several postdoctoral researchers from different disciplines to contribute to the ‘Climate Econometrics (CE)’ project which aims to improve the understanding of the impact of humanity on climate and vice versa.

The Ontario government on Thursday announced its legal challenge to the constitutionality of the federal government’s ‘backstop’ carbon pricing scheme, making good on another of Premier Doug Ford’s campaign promises and setting up a courtroom battle over Ottawa's attempt to impose its climate strategy on the rest of Canada.

European carbon prices eased in quiet trade on Thursday after eking out another new seven-year high.

An expert team appointed by Alaska Governor Bill Walker (I) has proposed to implement a revenue-positive carbon tax for the US state as part of its ongoing process to create a climate change action plan, continuing efforts that started earlier this year.

The governments of ACT, Queensland and Victoria are preparing a list of demands for federal Environment and Energy Minister Josh Frydenberg ahead of next week’s crunch meeting on the future of the proposed National Energy Guarantee (NEG).

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Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) has named four economic sectors that will be deemed at high risk of carbon leakage as part of its output-based pricing system (OBPS), while also confirming other elements including a weakening of the programme reported by Carbon Pulse last week.

Electricity sector emissions covered by the northeast US RGGI programme rose 5.5% year-on-year in the second quarter as reductions in most states were offset by increased output in Maryland.

European carbon prices jumped 2.2% to their highest since November 2008 on Wednesday, as the first in a month of smaller auctions indicated strong demand.

Data released by California regulator ARB late Tuesday showed that the first quarter of 2018 generated a record credit deficit in the state’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS), but still fell short of some participants expectations.

We are currently looking for a Senior Economist to join our Climate Strategy practice, to support internal and external project management and develop our expertise in international carbon markets, climate policy design and implementation, and the competitiveness impacts of such policy.

Big emitters increased their buying in Germany's EU carbon allowance auctions in June, government data shows, though speculators and intermediaries still accounted for half of all purchases.

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