Carbon Pulse

*PREMIUM LISTING - Following business expansion, the Company is now recruiting an Assistant Portfolio Manager who will work closely with the Portfolio Manager in managing the investment fund that the Company is responsible for.  This role will work closely all other members of the team and will play a pivotal role in the development of the investment management function of this innovative and entrepreneurial organisation. 

*PREMIUM LISTING - Following business expansion, the Company are now recruiting a carbon markets analyst who will work closely with the investment research function at Carbon Cap Management LLP. This role will work closely all other members of the team and will play a pivotal role in the development of fundamental research for this innovative and entrepreneurial organisation.

Carbon Gap is hiring the first two members of its policy team, focused on opportunities for policymaking at the European Commission and the UK government. While there will be some flexibility in the scope of each role, we expect to have one person focused on the EC and another focused on the UK. The exact role will grow with you and will depend on your experience, your interest, and on emerging opportunities in carbon removal policy.

California Carbon Allowance (CCA) prices on Monday jumped to their highest level since the Q1 WCI auction results were published, with traders attributing the upward movement to a variety of factors.

Companies have been slow to commit to climate action that doesn't involve claims on the resulting abatement, a panel heard on Monday, despite rapid growth in corporate commitments and a drive to encourage such private sector finance as a more credible alternative to international offsetting.

Canadian e-commerce firm Shopify will invest an $13.5 million into a further nine carbon removal tech firms, the company announced on Monday, taking its total investment to $32 mln despite minimal direct emissions reductions potential.

Prices for exchange-traded, standardised voluntary emissions reduction (VER) contracts continued to consolidate over the last week as carbon credits across the board struggled to find clear direction with traded volumes weak amid wider macroeconomic uncertainty.

The EU must deliver its Fit for 55 (FF55) climate policy package in the face of a month-long Russian invasion in Ukraine that has further exacerbated high energy prices, the EU's top climate official Mauro Petriccione said on Monday, rebuffing industry calls for reflection.

EUAs advanced strongly after EU finance watchdog ESMA said its investigation into trading and price action in the ETS had found "no major deficiencies", while energy markets were mixed as Russia and Ukraine prepared for another round of talks as the war in Ukraine entered its second month.

A Rio Tinto subsidiary has sold over 90,000 carbon credits to the government’s Emissions Reductions Fund (ERF) at fixed low prices despite no longer having to, regulator data showed Monday, while secondary market prices are showing signs of falling after recent controversies.

An individual in southwestern China’s Guizhou province received milder sentencing after agreeing to purchase forestry-based offsets as compensation for the damage that illegal logging caused.

The International Emissions Trading Association will set up a Task Force to produce guidelines for the development of digital technologies for the carbon offset industry, including tokenised carbon credits, aiming to bolster the environmental integrity and transparency of the emerging digital carbon sector.

Singapore-based AirCarbon Exchange (ACX) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with carbon asset developer CarbonX to build a carbon marketplace in Indonesia, the two companies jointly announced on Monday.

As a Manager Commodities & Carbon Risk you'll support management in the implementation and communication of risk management policies, and to monitor various aspects of commodities risk undertaken by the business against the limit framework.

Foxi is seeking a skilled expert with practical carbon certification and GHG (Green House Gas) knowledge to join and provide leadership in all things carbon to its business and clients.

The Senior Adviser – Climate and the Environment will establish, grow and lead Abt Australia’s presence in the climate and environment market, including building a portfolio of projects in climate adaptation and mitigation

The EU’s securities market regulator has found no “current major deficiencies” in the functioning of the bloc’s carbon market, it said in its final report on the matter published Monday, though it suggested several measures to improve transparency and monitoring including position limits.

Many of the accusations directed at Australia’s carbon offset market in recent days are “sensational” and not backed up by research, the lead industry body said on Sunday, though calls are picking up pace to reform the market and the role of the Clean Energy Regulator.

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Evasive behaviour by shipping firms seeking to avoid emissions charges under the EU carbon market will be profitable in most instances, according to new research.