Carbon Pulse
![Subscribe to Carbon Pulse feed](https://www.seng.org.au/misc/feed.png)
![Carbon Pulse](https://carbon-pulse.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/cropped-apple-touch-icon-32x32.png)
News and intelligence on carbon markets, greenhouse gas pricing, and climate policy
Updated: 1 hour 18 min ago
EU risks missing 2030 emissions targets as national plans lack details -report
The EU risks missing its 2030 emissions reduction target as five countries have so far failed to set out adequate plans to develop their renewable power, hydrogen, land use, bioenergy, and CO2 storage within the next six years, according to a report released on Wednesday.
Categories: Around The Web
Carbon projects lack robust safeguards, market needs risk management tools -experts
Environmental and social safeguards are becoming increasingly crucial for project implementation, but the market requires better guidance to effectively integrate risk management into carbon projects, webinar attendees heard Tuesday.
Categories: Around The Web
Alberta municipality signs MoU for $600 mln synthetic fuel plant with CCS
A municipality in Alberta announced signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with a fuel producer to build a $600 million synthetic gasoline facility that would include carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) and hydrogen production.
Categories: Around The Web
British Columbia’s old growth forests at risk of logging with inaccurate provincial accounting -report
The Western Canadian province relies on Old Growth Management Areas (OGMAs) as a method of accounting towards its commitment to protect 30% of lands by 2030, but an environmental non-profit reported Monday that BC's OGMAs do not meet Canadian or international conservation standards, do not entirely contain old forest, and are at risk of logging.
Categories: Around The Web
EU adopts harmonised rules for ETS free allocations, fails to amend cement benchmarks
The European Commission adopted new rules on Tuesday to harmonise the free allocation of emission allowances under the EU Emissions Trading System, although the cement sector remains mostly untouched.
Categories: Around The Web
US National Science Foundation awards up to $1.6 bln for energy, climate innovation
The US National Science Foundation (NSF) on Monday awarded 10 projects up to $1.6 billion in funding over the next decade, one of the single largest investments in region-based research and development in the nation's history, in an effort to promote economic competitiveness through innovation in energy and climate.
Categories: Around The Web
2024 is the year of using location-based data to value biodiversity -investor
Investors will begin to use location-based data to more accurately identify the true value of biodiversity in their assets this year, the head of a green finance firm has said.
Categories: Around The Web
IIED calls for biodiversity loss and damage fund for developing countries
UK-based think tank International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) has proposed a biodiversity loss and damage fund to address non-climate-related impacts on nature in developing countries.
Categories: Around The Web
Senior Manager, Nature Based Solutions, Forliance – Remote
To support our team’s mission to proactively promote climate protection, we are looking for a Senior Manager Nature Based Solutions.
Categories: Around The Web
Direct air capture company signs supply agreement to help build large US carbon removal facilities
A direct air capture (DAC) firm has teamed up with a Canadian climate technology provider to supply core equipment to build three of its projects in the US, as they aim to drive towards commercial scale for the nascent carbon removals type.
Categories: Around The Web
Power and Emissions Trader, Cepsa – Madrid
Integrated in the Trading area, you will be responsible for acting as a supply/asset manager trader hedging power and emissions positions as required by CEPSA's industrial activities. And for generating profits by engaging in entrepreneurial trading activities across the curve in Spain and liquid CWE markets.
Categories: Around The Web
Senior Manager, ESG Services, KPMG – Vancouver, BC
KPMG’s ESG Services practice offers a comprehensive range of services encompassing ISO (Environment, Quality, Health and Safety, and GhG), forest certification, and forest carbon-related services to clients across Canada and internationally. As we grow, there is an opening for professionals at the Senior Manager level to join our ESG Services team based in Vancouver.
Categories: Around The Web
Forest Carbon Analyst, Anew – Seattle
Anew seeks a dedicated forest industry professional to manage the forest carbon implementation team through every stage of carbon project evaluation, execution, verification, and monitoring. The successful candidate will have the unique mix of analytical skills and educational background necessary to oversee forest carbon project development.
Categories: Around The Web
Carbon Business Development Lead, Arbonics – Remote (Europe)
As the Carbon Business Development Lead, you will play a pivotal role in expanding Arbonics' impact by researching carbon credit buyers, building lasting relationships, and crafting compelling buyer offers. Your efforts will contribute to the growth of Arbonics and its mission to create a sustainable and biodiverse forest ecosystem.
Categories: Around The Web
Operations Assistant, IETA – Capetown
Reporting jointly to the IETA COO and People Director and based remotely, this full-time position offers you the opportunity to contribute to the operations of a highly respected and impactful, multi-sector member organisation.
Categories: Around The Web
Executive Director, Policy and Climate Systems, Alberta Ministry of Environment & Protected Areas – Edmonton
Reporting to the Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy Division, you will lead a team in developing policies and programs that support environmental and climate objectives in collaboration with other divisions, departments and agencies.
Categories: Around The Web
Microsoft buys first carbon removal credits from regenerated grasslands
Microsoft has made its first purchase of carbon removal credits from grasslands, which will support ranchers in the US to implement regenerative land management practices to sequester additional soil carbon.
Categories: Around The Web
COMMENT: Six key questions the carbon market needs to resolve to deliver for nature – one year on
Twelve months ago, Respira's Ed Hewitt posed six questions for the carbon market to resolve so it could deliver more for nature. How did these matters progress in 2023? And what’s the outlook for 2024 and beyond? Hewitt revisits the questions he asked and gives a status update for each.
Categories: Around The Web
Russia considering carbon pricing from 2028 -media
The Russian economy ministry is mulling the introduction of a carbon pricing system from 2028, according to multiple local media sources.
Categories: Around The Web
Biodiversity indicators must be reviewed to avoid biased GBF monitoring, study warns
Indicators selected for the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) should be regularly reviewed to ensure that redundancies and contradictions are identified and the progress toward global conservation goals is not misrepresented, a study has recommended.
Categories: Around The Web