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China’s Shenyang to kick off emissions trading market in July
China’s northern city of Shenyang is expected to launch trading in its municipal carbon market this July, with the programme spanning around 500 companies initially, local media reported Friday.
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CP Daily: Thursday January 28, 2021
A daily summary of our news plus bite-sized updates from around the world.
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California gasoline consumption continues to lag in October as diesel nears 2019 levels
California gasoline and diesel consumption narrowed the year-on-year gap in October, but both fuel sources remain significantly down as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to state data published Thursday.
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RFS Market: RIN prices surge to new high on “Biden bump” bull run
US biofuel credit (RIN) prices skyrocketed this week to levels not seen in several years as traders expect President Joe Biden’s administration to more stringently enforce the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) and set higher fuel quotas going forward.
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California LCFS bank to shrink 6% in Q3 2020 following lockdown respite -analysts
California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) credit bank declined by nearly 6% during the third quarter of 2020 as petroleum gasoline and diesel sales rebounded following the temporary lifting of COVID-19 economic and travel restrictions, analysts estimated on Thursday.
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NA Markets: RGGI prices dive to two-month low, while CCAs slide ahead of Q1 sale
RGGI allowance (RGA) prices collapsed across the week on thin volume to hit a two-month low, while California Carbon Allowances (CCA) inched down on the secondary market ahead of the February auction.
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EU Market: EUAs rise ahead of auction resumption
EUAs climbed 2% on Thursday as colder weather forecasts supported energy prices, with carbon resilient a day before the resumption of daily auctions.
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Junior Program Officer, Program Team, Verra – Washington DC/Remote
Verra is looking for a multitasker Junior Program Officer to perform a variety of administrative tasks for the day to day operation of the Program Team and help manage the processing of projects and stakeholder inquiries coming to Verra Secretariat for Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) Program, the Jurisdictional and Nested REDD+ framework (JNR), the Climate, Community & Biodiversity (CCB) Standards and the Sustainable Development Verified Impact Standard (SD VISta).
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Microsoft buys 1.3 mln carbon offsets as it targets removal-based projects
US tech giant Microsoft said on Thursday that it has contracted over 1.3 million removal-based carbon credits, with California compliance-eligible and voluntary market forestry projects making up the majority of these units as the company seeks a transition to long-term technological solutions.
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Methodologies Manager, Verra – Washington DC/Remote
With rapid growth in carbon markets driving a new wave of innovative new approaches, Verra is seeking a Methodologies Manager to oversee the methodology development process for the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) Program, ,and the Sustainable Development Verified Impact Standard (SD VISta).
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Operations Manager, DeSmog UK – London
Organization: DeSmog UK
Position: Operations Manager
Duty Station: London, England, UK | (flexible working possible)
Deadline for Application: 14 February 2021
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Portfolio Results Data Analyst, GCF – Songdo, South Korea
Organization: Green Climate Fund (GCF)
Position: Portfolio Results Data Analyst
Duty Station: Incheon, Republic of Korea
Deadline for Application: 21 February 2021
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Forestry & Soil Carbon Consultant, Vertis – Madrid
Organization: Vertis
Position: Forestry & Soil Carbon Consultant
Duty Station: Madrid, Spain
Deadline for Application: 31 January 2021
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Director, Climate Finance Access Network, Rocky Mountain Institute – Remote (NYC/Washington DC preferred)
Organization: Rocky Mountain Institute
Position: Director – Climate Finance Access Network
Duty Station: Remote through the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, at which point candidates should live near one of RMI’s U.S. locations with a preference for New York, NY or Washington, DC.
Deadline for Application: 15 February 2021
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Independent Contractor-Analyst, Climate Policy Initiative – Brazil
Organization: Climate Policy Initiative
Position: Independent Contractor - Analyst
Duty Station: Brazil
Deadline for Application: 19 February 2021
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Senior Advisor for Land and Climate Change, USAID – Washington DC
Organization: US Agency for International Development
Position: Senior Advisor for Land and Climate Change
Duty Station: Washington D.C., US
Deadline for Application: 8 February 2021
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Senior Analyst, Climate Policy Initiative – San Francisco
Organization: Climate Policy Initiative
Position: Senior Analyst
Duty Station: San Francisco, CA, US
Deadline for Application: 19 February 2021
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COMMENT: Quality counts – scaling voluntary offsetting the right way
Owen Hewlett of Gold Standard welcomes the Taskforce to Scale the Voluntary Carbon Market's intention to make sure companies can take responsibility for their emissions, but argues that scale alone should not be the marker of success.
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MARCU MY WORDS: MSR review: evolution or revolution?
While the ETS and carbon pricing are critical components of the EU decarbonisation process the functioning of the EU ETS has long been impacted by a what was seen as a “structural” surplus of emission allowances (EUAs), or what was labelled a “supply-demand imbalance”, explains Andrei Marcu of think-tank ERCST.
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Laos, Fiji seal World Bank REDD deals
Laos and Fiji have secured deals with the World Bank’s Forest Carbon Partnership Facility that would see them receive payment for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation and forest degradation over the next five years.
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