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California Carbon Allowance (CCA) prices climbed nearly another 5% on Tuesday as traders continued to point to numerous regulatory and market-led developments that pushed permits to their steepest levels since January.

Commodity trading house Vitol reported a 34% year-on-year increase in its carbon sales for 2021, it said in a report published this week.

The Canadian environment ministry on Tuesday announced it may delay the start of compliance obligations under the Clean Fuel Standard (CFS) by roughly half a year in order to provide more time for early credit creation.

Governments should ultimately regulate the voluntary carbon market (VCM), UN climate and finance envoy Mark Carney said on Tuesday, while adding the private sector should still push on with standardising the market.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau released the nation’s 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan (ERP) on Tuesday, temporarily leaving out an oil and gas cap from the sector-by-sector strategies that will allow the country to meet the low end of its international climate commitment.

Emissions trading systems (ETS) worldwide have begun to align their emissions ambitions with net zero targets, boosting allowance prices and more than doubling government revenue in 2021, a research report outlined on Tuesday.

US oil major Chevron has picked a reforestation project in Louisiana as its first carbon credit project, the company said Tuesday while also launching a tool to help motorists offset their climate impact.

KAPSARC seeks to hire a highly motivated and driven Senior Associate to support the center’s new research project on Carbon Markets and Paris Agreement Article 6 and contribute to building the Center’s in-house expertise on carbon markets.

EUAs were little changed after a calm morning on Tuesday as the market traded in its narrowest range in four months, while energy prices erased Monday's losses amid forecasts for colder weather.

Carbon offset ratings provider Sylvera on Tuesday announced the introduction of a carbon credit pricing offering into its intelligence platform.

A former VP for emissions with trading house Mercuria has moved on to become the head of global carbon at a large investment bank, Carbon Pulse has learned.

A group of energy, financial, and data firms actors have teamed up to develop data and analytics services for China’s OTC power and carbon markets to bring those markets beyond their current dependence on spot deals.

Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) will establish a fully regulated carbon trading exchange and carbon clearing house, the world’s first, in a partnership with Singapore-based AirCarbon Exchange (ACX), the UAE-based international financial centre announced on Tuesday.

Japan is in talks with several countries to join its Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM), as the government seeks to scale up the generation of carbon credits.

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To support our team we are looking for a Senior Climate Policy Manager EU (80-100%). Climeworks empowers people to reverse climate change by permanently removing carbon dioxide from the air. Our vision is to inspire 1 billion people to be climate positive. 

To support our team we are looking for a Senior Climate Policy Manager USA (80-100%). Climeworks empowers people to reverse climate change by permanently removing carbon dioxide from the air. Our vision is to inspire 1 billion people to be climate positive. 

Climate Finance Partners, LLC (“CLIFI”) is seeking an experienced and highly motivated individual to help grow its international climate finance business. This position will primarily focus on global compliance carbon markets as they relate to the current ETFs, other product offerings, and other potential products in development. The position will be part of the entrepreneurial team focused on developing and executing investment strategies that leverage the value of carbon and climate-related investments to achieve financial returns and outsized environmental impacts. 

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