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NA Markets: CCA, RGGI prices face few near-term impacts from US midterm election

Tue, 2022-11-08 07:33
The outcome of the US midterm elections on Tuesday is likely to have few immediate impacts on prices for California Carbon Allowances (CCAs) and RGGI Allowances (RGAs), though the results could have a more profound influence in the longer term.
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US environmental campaigners add another former veteran climate negotiator to its roster

Tue, 2022-11-08 04:01
A US-headquartered environmental campaign organisation has added another veteran UN climate negotiator to its roster of carbon market experts.
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VCM Report: Nearby N-GEO futures crash below $6

Tue, 2022-11-08 03:37
Standardised offset prices slipped sharply at the end of the week, particularly for nature-based offsets, as the expected feelgood factor from COP27 summit in Egypt failed to materialise, although sources noted some over-the-counter sellers were turning bullish.
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COP27: UK to launch “gold standard” framework for corporate climate disclosure plan

Tue, 2022-11-08 02:42
The UK will launch a new disclosure framework on Tuesday for corporate climate plans that it says will outline a "gold standard" for transition strategies, largely based on existing disclosure rules in force in the country that cover all three scopes of value chain emissions, officials told a briefing at COP27.
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UPDATE – COP27: New demand pledges for forest carbon credits amongst incremental progress to halt deforestation

Tue, 2022-11-08 02:35
Several public and private commitments were made to ramp up the financing available to protect the world’s forests at the COP27 UN climate talks on Monday, alongside efforts to better track progress on conserving and enhancing forest carbon stocks that included new demand pledges towards forest carbon credits.
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First Islamic financing facility set up for voluntary carbon market

Tue, 2022-11-08 02:32
An investment fund for oil exporting Arabic countries has struck a major Islamic financing carbon offsetting deal at the start of COP27 in Egypt, billed as the first-of-its kind in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.
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Program Officer/Senior Program Officer, Media Relations, Verra – Remote

Tue, 2022-11-08 00:45
With the rapid growth in carbon markets driving inquiries from media new to the field, Verra is seeking a Program Officer / Senior Program Officer to help reporters understand the role that carbon finance plays in meeting the climate challenge.
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Euro Markets: Midday Update

Mon, 2022-11-07 23:44
EUAs were slightly firmer in light trading on Monday as the market eyed the resumption of the political process around the REPowerEU initiative and the Fit for 55 reforms, while energy prices dropped amid forecasts for unseasonably mild temperatures.
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Senior Carbon Adviser, Santos – Adelaide

Mon, 2022-11-07 20:42
Based in Adelaide office and reporting to the Manager, Carbon and Sustainability, this position is responsible for advising and assisting the asset teams to manage Santos’ compliance process for all technical carbon related regulatory requirements, and associated abatement and offset projects to achieve net-zero emissions.
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Carbon trader leaves investment firm to set up own VCM venture

Mon, 2022-11-07 19:25
A Seoul-based carbon trader and climate finance expert has left an investment firm to set up their own company, helping develop and market projects for the voluntary market.
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Startup raises $4.8 mln to scale up emissions-saving AI tech for heavy industries

Mon, 2022-11-07 18:36
A UK-based climate tech startup has raised £4.2 million ($4.76 mln) in seed funding to scale up the development and deployment of software to reduce emissions in energy-intensive industries such as cement, it was announced on Monday.
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Japan to fund third-country green hydrogen projects under JCM

Mon, 2022-11-07 17:25
Japan has issued a tender for green hydrogen projects where the hydrogen will be produced in third-party countries and utilised in one of Japan’s 24 Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM) partner countries.
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Tonga appoints Singapore firm to study, develop blue carbon potential

Mon, 2022-11-07 13:45
The Pacific island nation of Tonga has appointed a Singapore-headquartered firm as its private sector partner for the study and development of blue carbon projects, it was announced.
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COP27: Egyptian financials sign deal to establish “first” African voluntary carbon trading platform

Mon, 2022-11-07 09:47
A group of Egyptian financial organisations has signed a framework agreement to establish what they are calling Africa’s "first" voluntary carbon trading platform.
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COP27: Article 6.4 body publishes “general” removals guidance while politics plagues progress on wider methodology recommendations

Mon, 2022-11-07 09:19
The Supervisory Body for the UN's new crediting mechanism under the Paris Agreement agreed on a "general" set of recommendations for removals at its third meeting in Sharm el-Sheikh on the eve of the COP27 summit.
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COP27: Roundup for Day 1 – Nov. 7

Mon, 2022-11-07 09:07
It's the first Monday of COP27 and the climate talks have officially gotten underway in Sharm el-Sheikh. In our daily running blog, Carbon Pulse will report relevant or useful updates throughout each day.
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Guyana in process of having over 30 mln forest carbon credits certified, says vice president

Mon, 2022-11-07 04:09
Guyana is in the process of certifying more than 30 million forest carbon credits, the country’s vice president Bharrat Jagdeo has told local media, a move that could see some of the first verified jurisdictional carbon credits hit the market.
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CP Daily: Friday November 4, 2022

Sat, 2022-11-05 12:26
A daily summary of our news plus bite-sized updates from around the world.
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EU member states make scant progress in 2022 ETS permit allocations in October

Sat, 2022-11-05 09:12
EU member states made scant progress in the past month in handing out free carbon permits for 2022, data published late Friday showed.
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Financials roar back into WCI and RGGI, producers take a time out

Sat, 2022-11-05 08:15
Compliance entities reduced their California Carbon Allowance (CCA) and RGGI Allowance (RGA) holdings across the board this week, while speculators added to RGA holdings and lifted CCA net length to four-month highs amid the October contract expiry, according to US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) data published Friday.
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