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Intern to Study Developing a Carbon Trading Hub, Ministry of Trade and Industry – Singapore
There is potential for Singapore to capture economic opportunities in the carbon trading space, given our strengths as a trusted and strategic location and a business-friendly hub. The intern will conduct an international landscape scan of carbon markets around the world, and analyse their structures and value propositions.
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Intern to Study Carbon Neutrality Around The World, Ministry of Trade and Industry – Singapore
China, Japan, South Korea, South Africa are among an increasing number of countries around the world to have announced plans to achieve climate neutrality. The intern will be involved in a landscape scan and research of various countries’ plans to achieve their targets, and assess if there are learning points for Singapore, taking into account our national circumstances and context.
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EU Midday Market Briefing
EUAs fell back towards €34 on Monday despite matching Friday's record high €35.20 in the opening minutes, as observers expect more gains this week amid continued cold weather.
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US Supreme Court takes up refiner-led lawsuit over biofuel compliance waivers
The US Supreme Court announced Friday that it would review a lower court’s ruling that severely curtailed the EPA’s ability to issue compliance waivers under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), with a future decision potentially adding downside pressure to biofuel credit (RIN) prices that have soared to three-year highs.
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China expects carbon market trading platform to go live mid-year
Trading in China’s national emissions trading scheme is expected to begin around mid-year, the person in charge of developing the ETS exchange has told local media.
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CP Daily: Friday January 8, 2021
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Smaller snowpack could impact California hydroelectricity generation, as December power usage falls
California’s snowpack remains below historic averages that could limit future low-carbon hydroelectric generation, while overall power consumption dropped slightly in December across the Golden State as Governor Gavin Newsom re-imposed measures to slow the spread of COVID-19, data shows.
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California emitters, speculators kept CCA holdings firm in first few 2021 trading sessions
Compliance entities and speculators held their California Carbon Allowance (CCA) holdings mostly firm across the first several trading sessions of 2021, according to US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) data published Friday.
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EU Market: EUAs break new ground above €35 as cold lifts energy prices
EUAs advanced to a new record above €35 on Friday as cold weather continued to support carbon’s massive rally while auction supply remains paused.
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Norway plans threefold hike of national carbon tax by 2030
Norway aims to increase its national carbon tax more than threefold by the end of the decade as part of a climate roadmap released Friday that mainly aims to reduce emissions from non-ETS covered sectors.
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UK government reshuffles climate ministers with an eye on COP26 summit
The UK government shuffled its climate ministers on Friday, with Business Secretary Alok Sharma stepping down from that post to focus full time on his role as president of the upcoming UN climate summit.
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Incoming US Senate agriculture chair to prioritise voluntary carbon market bill -report
The future Democratic chair of the US Senate agriculture committee will focus on passing bipartisan legislation in the new Congress to help rural stakeholders voluntarily participate in carbon markets, according to a media report.
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Germany’s new carbon pricing system to face legal challenges, experts say
Some companies covered by Germany's newly-launched national emissions trading system (nEHS) are likely to promptly launch legal challenges against the mechanism, which could introduce a degree uncertainty that could drag on for years, according to experts.
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CP Daily: Thursday January 7, 2021
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California emitters shift compliance instruments in Q4 ahead of carbon market deadline, data shows
WCI regulated entities shifted carbon allowances and offsets into compliance accounts during Q4 2020 ahead of California’s interim cap-and-trade true-up deadline, while the state moved nearly 23 million allowances into Allowance Price Containment Reserve (APCR) tiers, according to data published Thursday.
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ANALYSIS: Dems’ Senate win improves US climate prospects, but comprehensive measures still seen out of reach
The Democratic Senate victories secured this week will enable US President-elect Joe Biden (D) to more easily reverse Trump-era environmental rollbacks, confirm political appointees, and advance green spending and infrastructure provisions, but the razor-thin majority in both Congressional chambers will still create hurdles to pass more aggressive federal climate legislation, experts told Carbon Pulse.
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NA Markets: RGGI surges to all-time high amid Democrat Senate victories, CCAs nudge above 2021 floor
RGGI Allowance (RGA) prices surged to an all-time high on thin demand this week as Democrats secured a majority in the US Congress, while California Carbon Allowance (CCA) values inched slightly above the programme’s 2021 floor price.
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EU Midday Market Briefing
EUAs stormed to a new all-time high on Thursday, stretching Monday's record as energy markets also notched gains.
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Carbon Analyst, Gazprom Marketing & Trading – London
To support the expansion of the Environmental Markets side of the business, this position is responsible for supporting the development and management of Environmental market analysis activities for the Gazprom Marketing & Trading (GM&T) business in London. The role will be directly reporting into the Head of Fundamentals and Analytics.
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CP Daily: Wednesday January 6, 2021
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