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Australian energy company sued over ‘carbon neutral’ electricity and gas claims
A group of climate activists has sued one of Australia’s biggest energy companies over what it claims to be greenwashing, as the firm offers “carbon neutral” electricity and gas to customers based on the purchase of carbon credits.
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AU Market: ACCU price jumps 5% after patchy July period
The price of Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) jumped 5% on Wednesday as traders were made to pay higher in order to unlock supply.
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Pollination CEO gets tapped to chair Australia’s A$15 bln National Reconstruction Fund
The head of a global climate investment and advisory firm has been appointed chair of Australia’s A$15 billion ($9.8 bln) National Reconstruction Fund.
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Indonesia’s sovereign wealth fund teams up with global climate, carbon advisory to invest in NBS projects
Indonesia Investment Authority (INA) has partnered with a global climate change advisory and investment firm to explore nature-based solutions investment and strategic opportunities in the Southeast Asian country, they announced Wednesday.
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CP Daily: Tuesday August 8, 2023
A daily summary of our news plus bite-sized updates from around the world.
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*Senior Program Officer/Manager, Scope 3 Innovation, Verra – Remote (Worldwide, US business hours)
*PREMIUM LISTING - Verra is creating the new role of Senior Program Officer, Supply Chain Innovation, to support the development and implementation of a new Verra Scope 3 Program that will incentivize corporate GHG abatement activities. This is a unique opportunity to join an innovative team at the ground level to create and implement a new program at the forefront of corporate climate action.
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Carbon Knowledge & Data, Abatable – London
As part of this role, you’ll have a unique opportunity to contribute to the development of data and insights products at Abatable which will be used by market participants in the voluntary carbon markets (VCM). Those products include, but are not limited to, innovative pricing and policy-related products, as well as other demand-side and supply-side tools for the VCM.
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Carbon Strategy Advisor, Abatable – London
As the first Carbon Strategy Advisor hire within Abatable's Business Development team, you will play a pivotal role in empowering impact-focused corporates to achieve their decarbonisation strategies by supporting the implementation of credible carbon projects.
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Senior Certificate Sales Manager (Carbon Markets), Agreena – Hybrid (London/Copenhagen/Berlin) or Remote
We are looking for someone who will rise to the challenge in helping build Agreena’s Certificate Sales Team (within Carbon Credits) in collaboration with our newly established Carbon Markets & Solution Sales department. You will be responsible for building relationships and distribution channels to counterparts such as brokerage firms, corporates and financial institutions, initially medium to large corporates.
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Canadian industry, environmental groups call for immediate action on carbon contracts for difference programme
A number of Canadian organisations have urged Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government to develop a programme that guarantees revenues from carbon pricing as soon as possible to accelerate the country’s decarbonisation and global competitiveness for investment.
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Brazilian president’s ETS proposal foresees auctions, UN carbon trading interaction
A cap-and-trade programme devised by Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s administration will feature design elements such as auctions and price stability mechanisms, as well as automatically allow UN offsetting methodologies to generate compliance credits under the regime, according to a draft proposal seen by Carbon Pulse.
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Canada-based voluntary carbon financier expands to develop nature-based credits
A Toronto-headquartered voluntary carbon investor will develop its first nature-based removal credits through a reforestation project in India, the company announced Tuesday.
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EU-funded initiative issues call for Global South partners to implement Article 6 carbon markets
Three countries from the Global South will be chosen to take part and receive support in developing tools and guidance for integrating Article 6 emission trade approaches into their national climate strategies, according to a funding call issued on Monday.
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LCFS Market: California credits rebound past $80 as sellers exit ahead of workshop
California Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) credit values increased to nearly two-month highs in recent days as sellers disappeared and market participants prepared for the release of updated modelling inputs that will be used to evaluate strengthening the programme in a forthcoming rulemaking.
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ANALYSIS: UN stance on CER use leaves stakeholders puzzled over implications for voluntary carbon market
Experts have expressed uncertainty over the future use of Certified Emission Reductions (CERs) in the voluntary carbon market in the wake of a UN statement suggesting transactions of the Kyoto-era units will only be possible for a few more weeks.
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Retirement level of carbon credits forecast to hit record high by year-end -report
Retirement of carbon credits from voluntary standards will hit a record high this year if past trends hold, according to forecast from an advisory group that also noted that the surplus of available credits will continue to build.
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Consortium launches initiative to reduce methane emissions from rice cultivation in India
Three major corporations have partnered to reduce methane emissions from rice cultivation in India, aiming to cover around 25,000 hectares of land from this year.
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Euro Markets: Midday Update
European carbon prices gravitated back towards a key technical and psychological level on Tuesday morning, after having dipped below that marker in late trading on Monday, underlining the market's relative lack of liquidity and direction while traders awaited publication of updated position data.
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Australia out of step with global methane mitigation actions, report highlights
Australia is lagging behind on regulation to control methane emissions from the fossil fuel sector, according to a report released Tuesday, as a conservation group has released footage that appears to show methane leaks across dozens of oil and gas facilities across the country.
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L’Oreal vows to compensate for full plastic footprint in the Philippines
Cosmetics firm L’Oreal has partnered with the Plastic Credit Exchange (PCX) to offset its entire annual plastic footprint in the Philippines, starting from this year.
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