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Washington lawmakers alter GHG baseline, remove fuel supplier phase-in for cap-and-trade proposal
Washington state lawmakers tweaked the emissions baseline, offset utilisation limits, and phase-in of fuel suppliers in an amended WCI-modelled cap-and-trade bill this week, while making additional changes to address environmental justice and equity concerns.
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California power sector emissions fall in 2020 amid pandemic restrictions
California electricity sector emissions declined in 2020 due to lower overall consumption amid the COVID-19 pandemic, while CO2 output appeared slightly lower to begin 2021, according to California Independent System Operator (CAISO) data.
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EU Market: EUAs fade to 6.5% weekly loss, as traders mixed on next move
EUAs dipped towards €37 on Friday, falling further from the all-time high levels earlier this week as observers were mixed as to where they thought carbon would go next.
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Ukraine’s Naftogaz sets carbon neutrality target, as Kyiv progresses on carbon market plans
Ukrainian state energy producer Naftogaz announced a 2040 carbon neutrality target on Friday, as the country advances mandatory emissions reporting as a “first step” towards a full-fledged ETS.
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COMMENT: We’re still in – let’s align the voluntary carbon market with Paris rather than play by our own rules
Corresponding adjustments will be needed in the future whenever a carbon credit is used to offset emissions, to help ensure the promise is kept that the atmosphere is no worse off, argues Hugh Salway of voluntary carbon market certifier Gold Standard,
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Article 6 Governance Lead, Mobilising Article 6 Trading Structures (MATS) Program, GGGI – Addis Ababa
The Article 6 Governance Lead will be present in country and will lead the implementation of the governance frameworks element of the MATS Program, with support and guidance from GGGI's Carbon Pricing Global Practice and GGGI's Ethiopia Country Team.
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Australia in transparency push to boost voluntary carbon market
Australia’s Clean Energy Regulator is planning a new reporting system for voluntary climate action as part of efforts to drive further growth in the nation’s voluntary carbon market.
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Agroforestry MEL Lead, One Acre Fund – Kigali, Rwanda
We are exploring even more impactful opportunities including new distribution channels and payments to farmers for ecosystem services. Our goal is to help farmers plant more than 1 billion trees in the next decade. We are looking for an expert in Monitoring and Evaluation of Agroforestry projects to improve our measurement of the impact - both financial and environmental - of these programs.
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Woodside, RWE to consider carbon neutral LNG trade
Australia’s Woodside and Germany-headquartered RWE have agreed to explore potential trade in carbon neutral LNG as part of a 7-year gas supply contract that will commence in 2025.
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CP Daily: Thursday February 18, 2021
A daily summary of our news plus bite-sized updates from around the world.
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UK court denies brokers’ £5.6 mln tax claim appeal over EU ETS fraud
A London-based brokerage has been denied in its appeal to claim back £5.6 million in tax linked to fraudulent trades in EU carbon allowances.
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Gold Standard to mandate corresponding adjustments by 2025 in Paris-era offset trade plans
Voluntary carbon market certifier Gold Standard has proposed a phased timeline that would mean all its offsets will require corresponding adjustments by 2025, as well as setting tighter requirements for transitioning projects.
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Bankrupt US biofuel credit trader says it may reorganise
A Houston-based biofuel credit (RIN) trader may reorganise and resume trading operations after a number of lawsuits led it to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last month, according to a court filing published Wednesday.
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NA Markets: RGGI edges up on low liquidity, as CCAs sink before Q1 auction results
RGGI Allowance (RGA) prices inched up on the secondary market this week on thin volume, as California Carbon Allowance (CCA) values dipped slightly as traders expected Wednesday's Q1 auction to settle at this year's WCI floor price.
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US banking and finance groups call for price on carbon
A group of 11 trade associations representing banks, asset managers, and investment and pension funds endorsed a CO2 price on Thursday as a strategy to transitioning the US to a low-carbon economy, with growing support for such a policy from the business and financial community.
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Scottish environmental regulator still cut off from comms, emissions MRV systems after hack
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) remains unable to access Britain’s carbon market MRV system or receive correspondence from big emitters after a major cyberattack targeted the regulator almost two months ago.
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EU Market: EUAs halt losses as some traders eye return to €40
EUAs made slight gains on Thursday, halting a three-day losing streak as some market participants targeted a rapid return to the record levels of earlier this week.
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US fuel supplier hires Houston-based environmental trader
A Texas-based environmental trader has joined a Tennessee-based fuel supplier with obligations in the WCI cap-and-trade market, Carbon Pulse has learned.
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Brussels leaning towards ‘notional’ ETS for carbon border measure, says EU trade chief
The EU’s prospective carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) will likely take the shape of a ‘notional’ emissions market, the 27-nation bloc’s trade chief said on Thursday.
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