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*Corporate Programme Manager, Gold Standard – Remote Working
*PREMIUM LISTING (viewable by non-subscribers until May 10) – The Gold Standard Foundation seeks a highly motivated corporate-focused Manager to join our technical team, reporting directly to the Chief Technical Officer, Owen Hewlett. Owen sits on the Science Based Targets TAG and Expert Working Group for Net Zero, as well as the Greenhouse Gas Protocol Advisory Group for land-use and removals. He has a prominent role in the VCI, overseeing the technical governance and as a member of the steering committee.
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*Programme Officer, Gold Standard – Remote Working
*PREMIUM LISTING (viewable by non-subscribers until May 17) – Gold Standard is recruiting for a Programme Officer to support its work on environmental markets. The role-holder will be responsible for programme support of all Gold Standard programmes and projects under this pillar, to help deliver their successful implementation.
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Analysts cautious over US-China climate message, mood more upbeat in Japan
Analysts have welcomed the joint US-China statement on climate change released over the weekend but warned against lifting expectations too high, whereas the outlook in Japan is brighter after a bilateral announcement made on Friday.
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Carbon Offset Project Manager, Tullow Oil – Remote Working
We are looking to hire an experienced Carbon Offset Project Manager on a permanent basis, with the location being flexible. There will be regular travel to Africa required for this role. This role will support the selection, development and implementation of carbon offset projects in Africa and then manage a growing portfolio of projects.
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South Pole eyes acquisitions, expansion after Liechtenstein fund acquires 10% stake
Offset developer and consultancy South Pole is targeting rapid expansion this year after an impact fund owned by the Liechtenstein royal family acquired a 10% stake in the business.
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CP Daily: Friday April 16, 2021
A daily summary of our news plus bite-sized updates from around the world.
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Speculators set pandemic-era high for weekly California carbon build, as emitters slash holdings
Financial entities increased their California Carbon Allowance (CCA) position this week by the greatest amount since late 2019, while regulated entities maintained their recent trend by continuing to shed permits, according to US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) data published Friday.
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Oil companies structurally incapable of achieving net zero emissions, researchers say
Fossil-fuel companies, long accused of using carbon offsets to avoid instead of accelerating the transition to a low-carbon future, may be structurally incapable of making that transition, according to a peer-reviewed paper published Thursday.
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COMMENT: “Fasten your seatbelts, it’s going to be a bumpy night.”
The EU carbon market's compliance season is almost over. A large proportion of industrials have by now completed their 2020 purchases, and the market seems to be on the verge of crossing €45/t at the same time. So we turn to the question of “what next?” Here are some of the factors that carbon reporter Alessandro Vitelli thinks are at play.
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Colombia proposes gradual incorporation of coal into national carbon tax
The Colombian Ministry of Finance and Public Credit (Minhacienda) on Thursday put forth a long-awaited plan to include coal in the scope of the country’s roughly $5/tonne CO2 tax, though the full cost of the carbon fee on the fuel will not be fully phased in until the end of the decade.
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COMMENT: Climate action claims are the new frontier for robust carbon accounting
Instruments to reduce emissions need to be clearly ranked for their environmental integrity and associated with robust claims that provide an accurate representation of the impacts achieved, argues Marion Verles of SustainCERT, adding that having civil society formulate a consensus on what can and can’t be done with offsets would go a long way in reassuring corporates and citizens that the market is trustworthy.
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US Carbon Pricing and LCFS Roundup for week ending Apr. 16, 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 Washington, Oregon, and California.
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NYISO continuing work with state officials after US FERC statement on carbon pricing
Grid operator New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) is working with state officials to support its carbon pricing proposal for the wholesale power market after the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) concluded the agency has jurisdiction over the matter.
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EU carbon prices to surge to €75 this summer on rising oil, gas -analyst
EU carbon prices look set to rise to €75 in Q3 of this year on the back of higher oil and gas prices, an analyst said on Friday.
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British Columbia LCFS deficit doubles after 2019 shortfall
Deficits outpaced credit generation in the British Columbia Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) scheme for the third straight year in 2019, bringing the transportation sector programme’s aggregate short position to its steepest level yet, according to government data published Thursday.
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EU Market: EUAs hit new record near €45 as some see pullback ahead
EUAs reached new heights on Friday, extending the all-time peak of earlier in the week amid wider positive market sentiment, with some experts predicting that carbon could pull back from these levels.
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Climate Finance Data Analyst, Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) – London
Organization: Climate Policy Initiative (CPI)
Position: Climate Finance Data Analyst
Duty Station: London, England, UK
Deadline for Application: 21 April 2021
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Programme Intern, Climate Strategies – UK/Netherlands
Organization: Climate Strategies
Position: Programme Intern
Duty Station: UK or the Netherlands
Deadline for Application: until suitable applicant is found
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J-Power ditches coal plans, but long way to go for Japan on decarbonisation
Utility J-Power on Friday announced it had scrapped plans to build a 600 MW coal-fired power plant amid profitability concerns, but remaining projects in the country's pipeline could still add over 50 MtCO2/year to Japan’s carbon emissions.
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China environment ministry pitches carbon test for new projects
China’s ecology and environment ministry has proposed introducing a carbon impact assessment as part of the approval process for new energy intensive, high emitting projects as part of efforts to ensure the country meets its climate ambitions.
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