Carbon Pulse

The Associate, Food and Forests position will support Ceres' efforts to drive company and investor action on deforestation and land conversion, greenhouse gas emissions from food systems, and natural climate solutions.

California Carbon Allowance (CCA) prices out to 2030 will depend on the status of extending a nuclear power plant and the level of renewable power capacity reached by the end of the decade, analysts said.

February fuel consumption in California maintained its upward trajectory compared to 2021 levels, but remained below pre-pandemic levels, driven by the gasoline side, according to state data published Wednesday.

Some 922 of the 957 installations and airlines regulated by the UK carbon market were in compliance in the scheme's inaugural year, the British government announced late Wednesday, with those entities surrendering permits covering more than 99% of verified emissions.

Carbon credit demand could rise fivefold to 1 billion tonnes in 2030, according to a bank analyst report published this week, spurred by corporate climate commitments outpacing those of governments.

A European Parliament committee this week backed a far more aggressive introduction of a carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) than Brussels initially proposed, a move that experts see as being littered with practical challenges. 

An online marketplace has launched a service to help carbon sink projects into the voluntary carbon market, which will involve buying future credits generated by the scheme in advance.

A tie-up between a certification company and a globally renowned inspection and testing firm seeks to provide credibility for burgeoning claims of net-zero trades in markets such as LNG, steel and aluminium.

Brazil's environment minister, Joaquim Leite, outlines his government's green economy plans and its intention to be the world's biggest exporter of carbon credits.

EUA prices opened sharply lower on Wednesday after reports emerged late on Tuesday that the European Commission is considering selling millions of allowances from the MSR to raise funds for its energy transition initiative.

The European Commission set out its full REPowerEU plan on Wednesday, including more than a dozen proposals designed to accelerate the EU's withdrawal from using Russian fossil fuels and outlined an intention to raise €20 billion for the package from the Market Stability Reserve (MSR).

Australians head to the polls this weekend facing stark choices between the major parties and their climate policies, with a collection of independent candidates campaigning on climate and integrity issues acting as wild cards.

A global standard for green hydrogen, the world’s first, has been launched by the newly-formed Green Hydrogen Organisation (GH2) at an industry conference, reflecting stepped up efforts to promote the production and utilisation of the emerging low carbon fuel.

A bill being considered by Sarawak's local legislative body will, if passed, make it the first state in Malaysia able to grant licences for “forest carbon activity” in permanent forest and state land, according to local media reports.

Energy, Carbon and Potash team within BHP Sales & Marketing is seeking a Principal Carbon Offset for its Carbon Desk to execute the carbon offset strategy in alignment with BHP’s Climate Change Strategy.

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Traders believe a depressed macroeconomic environment and higher costs of capital will limit speculator bids at Wednesday’s California-Quebec carbon auction, which could lead to the current vintage auction settling more in line with the secondary market than the previous two WCI sales.

Amid the rapid emergence in recent months of a crypto carbon market, the Gold Standard and partner organisations are now preparing to launch working groups to explore digital MRV, best practice principles for blockchain carbon assets, and technology infrastructure for the offset market.

As the Director, Forest Carbon Origination, you will join our growing carbon offset origination team where your core focus will be on originating forest carbon offset projects across Canada.

An insolvent district heating plant in Romania has been fined for EU ETS non-compliance for a second straight year.