Carbon Pulse

New Zealand carbon allowances have risen 2.2% over the past three trading sessions as demand has returned to the market ahead of the far-reaching ETS reforms entering into force next month.

The primary purpose of this Project Officer role is to support CMI key membership related initiatives, contribute to CMI’s membership management, CMI’s Soil Carbon Taskforce and support in the coordination and delivery of other CMI projects and events.

Australia has identified five new offset project methods it will fast-track over the next four months to further boost the supply of domestic carbon credits, Energy and Emissions Reduction Minister Angus Taylor said Friday.

Organization: Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) Position: Associate / Project Lead (Mid- to Senior-level) - Climate and Energy Policy Duty Station: UK, Sweden, or US (European working hours preferred) Deadline for Application: 5 January 2021

Organization: Enerdata Position: Project Manager - Energy Efficiency and Demand Duty Station: Grenoble, Rhone-Alpes, France Deadline for Application: until suitable applicant is found

Organization: E Co. Position: Senior Analyst Duty Station: London, England, UK | or Remote Deadline for Application: until suitable applicant is found

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Organization: ClimatePartner GmbH Position: Senior Carbon Project Developer Duty Station: Munich, Bavaria (Freistaat Bayern), Germany Deadline for Application: until suitable applicant is found

Organization: ClimatePartner GmbH Position: Carbon Offset Procurement and Portfolio Manager Duty Station: Munich, Bavaria (Freistaat Bayern), Germany Deadline for Application: until suitable applicant is found

California Carbon Allowance (CCA) prices rose to near pre-Q4 auction levels this week as sellers exited the secondary market, while RGGI Allowance (RGA) values declined in front of the Northeast US cap-and-trade scheme’s own quarterly sale. 

Hartree Partners has hired two emissions trading experts, including a former head of global carbon at Deutsche Bank, as the commodities trading firm ramps up its environmental product offerings.

*PREMIUM LISTING (viewable by non-subscribers) – Reporting to the Vice President of GHG Operations, the GHG Program Director’s primary role is to direct and oversee timely and successful generation of Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) and Renewable Fuel Standard RIN credits across CalBio’s portfolio of projects.

ENGIE are looking for a passionate, driven and ambitious Head of Sustainability to join our team in Salford Quays, Manchester on a permanent basis.

The EU’s Market Stability Reserve is an invaluable tool to help protect the ETS from demand shocks, an expert workshop heard Thursday, but the mechanism needs to be reassessed in light of a changing landscape, while ensuring it doesn’t double as a driver of carbon prices or climate ambition.

Organization: ClimatePartner GmbH Position: Sales Manager Carbon Offsets Duty Station: Munich, Bavaria (Freistaat Bayern), Germany Deadline for Application: until suitable applicant is found

EUAs dipped back below €29 on Thursday as a late oil drop, weaker energy complex, and wider uncertainties over Brexit helped stall carbon's month-long rally.

Finland’s largest utility Fortum came under fire from environmental campaigners on Thursday when its long-awaited investment plans featured no major raising of its climate ambition.

California Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) credit values receded towards the $200 level this week as new coronavirus restrictions in the Golden State loomed and fuel consumption falls off. 

The European Commission is considering two main options for the design of its carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM), either the implementation of a tax at the border, or to force exporting countries to buy carbon allowances, a senior EU official said Thursday.

Australia should consider setting up a public-private fund to boost the nature-based carbon offset market and pilot projects under the Paris Agreement’s Article 6 in the Pacific region, a business group said.