Carbon Pulse

European carbon prices were modestly weaker on Monday morning as demand from utilities remained sluggish amid negative generation margins and technical analysts saw potential for prices to test lower levels, while energy markets were firmer as renewables output was forecast to be lower.

Singapore is looking to work with Laos to help it export carbon credits to the international market, while also eyeing the opportunity to set up a bilateral partnership under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement.

A London-headquartered insurance firm has launched a novel product covering the leakage of CO2 from commercial-scale carbon capture and storage (CCS) facilities, also derisking related carbon credit and compliance permit purchases. 

Taiwan's top marine regulator has finished a draft methodology on blue carbon, which will serve as the basis for including the island's ocean-based carbon sinks in the national greenhouse gas inventory and quantifying emission reductions as carbon credits.

A carbon credits insurance startup, set up by three former Allianz executives, has closed a seed funding round at over $12 mln, it said Monday.

The purpose of the newly created Commercial & Carbon Trading Analyst role is to support Corporate Carbon’s expanding trading operations by assisting with the execution and settlement of trades under the direction of the Head of Carbon Trading.

China, India, and Southeast Asia will see the strongest growth in power demand this decade and the next, a consultancy forecast Monday.

An Australian carbon project developer is working on a cookstoves project in Papua New Guinea it believes will be one of the first projects eligible to supply carbon credits to Singaporean companies under the country’s whitelist.

This position is an integral part of the CF team by ensuring that high-quality carbon projects are sufficiently funded throughout their lifecycle, while the needs and interests of stakeholders are taken into account. The role will be working closely with global origination and technical teams to support the delivery of turn-key service to both external partners and internally developed projects.

The Conservation Science Initiatives Program Manager will support CI’s efforts to advance transformative efforts at the intersection of science, climate change, and biodiversity conservation. It's a critical position, based in the Moore Center for Science (MCS), responsible for coordinating and driving forward three projects that aim to accelerate and scale conservation science, raise awareness of effective solutions, and deliver innovations crucial to address the urgent challenges posed by climate change and biodiversity loss.

Researchers have developed a new approach to forecasting EU carbon prices, using advanced deep learning techniques to generate what they believe will be more accurate short-term predictions.

A US-based environmental trading platform will start listing voluntary biodiversity credits generated by Colombian company Terrasos.

*PREMIUM LISTING - We are looking for an Environmental Markets Correspondent based in Latin America (Mexico and anything south of that) to help us bolster and expand our coverage of carbon and other environmental markets. Fluency in Spanish and Portuguese is required for this role.

Forest thinning can significantly enhance ecosystem carbon stocks, according to a new study.

A US-based environmental trading platform will start listing voluntary biodiversity credits generated by Colombian company Terrasos.

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Officials from two New York agencies outlined in a webinar Friday a preliminary analysis of potential market effects and wider impacts of the state's future cap-and-invest programme under different modeled price-ceiling scenarios, finding that all substantially reduce emissions, but obligating electricity could result in leakage and higher costs.

The Biden administration will assess the impacts on energy costs, energy security, and the environment during the temporary pause in pending approvals of liquified natural gas (LNG) exports, the White House announced Friday.

Speculators reduced their positions and producers picked up holdings across North American carbon allowances, while information regarding Washington Carbon Allowances (WCAs) was finally disclosed after a month-long hiatus, data published by the US Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Friday showed.

The Climate Action Reserve (CAR) this week approved forest carbon protocols in Guatemala and Panama, continuing the US standard body’s policy to develop country-specific offset methodologies.