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Portfolio Manager, Climate Change Fund, NSW Dept of Planning, Industry, and Environment – Sydney
The DPIE is looking for an experienced Portfolio Manager that will provide support and leadership in the planning, analysis, prioritisation, optimisation and management of the NSW Climate Change Fund.
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Soaring EU carbon price stifling low-carbon investment, creating “live and let die” business environment
“Huge financial resources” that Poland’s energy sector could be spending on the low-carbon transition are instead ending up “in the accounts of foreign hedge funds” that are driving EU carbon prices to record levels, warned the incoming head of one of the country’s utilities, while another expert said this is creating a "live and let die" situation for ETS participants.
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CP Daily: Friday April 30, 2021
A daily summary of our news plus bite-sized updates from around the world.
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RGGI emissions accelerate in Q1 2021 on coal plant resumptions
CO2 output under the US Northeast and Mid-Atlantic RGGI cap-and-trade programme rose by 17% during the first quarter of 2021 even when excluding new member Virginia, as the return of several coal plants to the grid boosted emissions, according to data updated Friday.
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Carbon Markets Development Lead, Drax Group – London
With our Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS) project, we are targeting becoming the world’s first carbon negative power station from 2027. We’ll be producing negative emissions which will help decarbonise the UK economy and we’ll also be in a position to help other corporations meet their net zero ambitions too. That’s where you come in.
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WCI emitters nuke carbon holdings to pandemic-era low, as speculators push higher
Regulated entities came closer to holding a cumulative California Carbon Allowance (CCA) short position this week for the first time in over a year, while financial entities continued their months-long permit accumulation, according to US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) data published Friday.
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California LCFS records largest credit surplus in four years during Q4 2020
Credit generation under the California Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) grew by nearly 5% during the fourth quarter of 2020, with record volumes from biofuels and electric vehicles propped up by a fall in deficit generation from petroleum-based options.
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Germany, Russia sign MoU to ship hydrogen via controversial gas pipeline
Germany and Russia have signed a €2 billion memorandum of understanding (MoU) to leverage the controversial gas pipeline Nord Stream 2 for the eventual distribution of hydrogen, even as the European Parliament called for the project to be halted due to rising tensions with Moscow.
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*Associate Director, Nature Based Solutions Sourcing, South Pole – Berlin/Medellin/Bogota/Jakarta/London
*PREMIUM LISTING (viewable by non-subscribers until May 31) – The purpose of this role is to lead South Pole’s Nature Based solutions (NBS) practice within the Sourcing Function. Reporting directly to the Director of Global Sourcing, in this leadership role, you are accountable for overseeing all NBS operations and activities.
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US Carbon Pricing and LCFS Roundup for week ending Apr. 30, 2021
A summary of legislative and regulatory action on carbon pricing, clean fuel standards, and clean energy at the US subnational and federal level this week, including developments in Illinois, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey.
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EU Market: EUAs slide below €48 after weak auction as rally stutters upon compliance
EUAs briefly dropped below €48 on Friday after a weak auction and as traders adopt a more cautious outlook for the coming month following the passing of the end-April ETS compliance deadline.
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*Senior Managing Consultants, Climate Strategies, South Pole – Amsterdam/London/Paris/Berlin
*PREMIUM LISTING (viewable by non-subscribers until May 31) – Our Climate Strategies Consultancy team partners with global corporate leaders in sustainability. Wherever our clients are on their climate journey, we provide them with unique and unparalleled technical expertise. Our success relies on deep knowledge, trust and accountability - we inspire climate action every step of the way, every single day!
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Brussels may delay 2030 climate package until July, says senior EU official
The European Commission is not ruling out presenting its EU climate package in July as it is still finalising work on a number of policy proposals, a senior EU official said Thursday, which may delay by several weeks proposals including the review of the bloc’s carbon market.
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ARB issues strong rebuke to study’s conclusions of rampant over-crediting in California’s forestry protocol
California regulator ARB repeatedly pushed back against researchers’ conclusions that the state’s forestry offset protocol allows for inaccurate baseline levels and developers to utilise those loopholes to inflate credit issuances, according to responses published by the agency on Thursday.
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Policy Lead, Climate Policy Radar – London
We are looking for an outstanding and experienced international climate policy expert to join our growing team and lead multiple aspects of our policy work.
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CP Daily: Thursday April 29, 2021
A daily summary of our news plus bite-sized updates from around the world.
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Voluntary Carbon Originator/Structurer, Macquarie – Houston
In this exciting opportunity you will be originating and structuring voluntary carbon projects. As part of a global team, you will be focused on voluntary carbon offtake transactions, carbon neutral commodity transactions and other structured carbon-related transactions.
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C-Quest adds to African cookstove VER deals with BP agreement
US-based carbon offset developer C-Quest Capital announced the final leg of a programme to deploy clean cookstoves across Sub-Saharan Africa on Wednesday, signing a voluntary emissions reduction (VER) offtake deal with oil major BP.
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Senior Market Analyst (Carbon and Energy Markets), LSEG – Oslo
We seek a Senior Carbon Market Analyst to join our team of highly regarded market experts covering the European carbon market at LSEG. The candidate will be part of a team responsible for the market commentary and trading analysis, price forecasting and writing market reports for Eikon data platform clients.
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Salesforce adds science-based climate goals to procurement contracts
US software company Salesforce on Thursday announced it will require all suppliers to set long-term net-zero objectives under the Science-Based Targets Initiative (SBTi), while offsetting all current emissions associated with the delivery of goods and services to the company.
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