Carbon Pulse
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Market sees continued upside in Australian offset prices despite govt policy, survey shows
A large majority of participants in Australia’s carbon offset market expect ACCU prices to be A$40 or higher in 2030, according to a survey published Monday, despite the government continuing to fend off any proposals to strengthen the country’s climate policy.
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Major Australian business group calls for tougher emissions target, carbon market
The Business Council of Australia on Saturday released an economy-wide pathway to net zero by 2050 for Australia, which included a hugely ramped-up 2030 target and policy changes that would see market mechanisms play a bigger role.
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CP Daily: Friday October 8, 2021
A daily summary of our news plus bite-sized updates from around the world.
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Program Officer, Events, Verra – Remote
Verra is looking for a Program Officer, Events to help ensure consistent messaging and engagement in environmental and social markets, including carbon markets, in a manner that fosters trust and confidence.
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Director, Financial Innovations, Verra – Washington DC/Remote
Verra is creating the new role of Director, Financial Innovations, to lead the development and implementation of Verra’s strategy for standards-related financial, investment and insurance innovations.
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EU leaders pushing for ETS alignment as part of climate reforms in Western Balkans
Western Balkan leaders were told this week that EU accession rests on significant reforms, including over 50 requirements for aligning with the bloc’s ETS and other climate and environmental ambitions.
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Low Carbon Markets Analyst, LNG Consultant, S&P Global Platts – Various locations
The analyst is responsible for researching, analyzing, and reporting on emissions and emissions abatement initiatives in the upstream and downstream sectors of the global gas and LNG industry and the market impacts associated with the carbon intensity of gas production, processing and supply chains, as well as liquefaction, shipping and regasification.
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Financials, emitters largely keep California carbon holdings stagnant amid price surge
Speculators and regulated entities under the WCI cap-and-trade programme mostly kept their California Carbon Allowance (CCA) positions flat this week as prices hit new all-time highs, although greater fluctuations occurred in the futures-only market, according to US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) data published Friday.
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*Carbon Market Associate, The Nature Conservancy – Arlington/London/Elsewhere
*PREMIUM LISTING – The Carbon Markets Associate plays a key role in our work to scale carbon market finance in natural climate solutions (NCS) through affecting public and corporate policy and practices.
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Advisory Senior Consultant, Carbon Trading & Risk Analytics, Deloitte – Minneapolis
The Sustainability and Climate Change (S&CC) advisory team, part of Risk & Financial Advisory, is growing and requires outstanding, innovative, and engaging professionals to join our team.
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Journalist turned analyst joins offset raters BeZero
A former journalist has joined offset ratings service BeZero as its head of carbon markets research.
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CARBON FORWARD 2021: EU industry to face diverging carbon costs from new policies
The EU’s heavy industry could face considerably different carbon costs through 2050 as proposed changes under the European Commission’s Fit for 55 package leads to variations between both sectors and locations, a conference heard this week.
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Fellow/Senior Fellow for Climate Change Policy, Council on Foreign Relations – Washington DC
The David Rockefeller Studies Program at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) is seeking to hire a fellow or senior fellow for climate change. The successful candidate will be expected to conduct original research and writing on what should be done to prevent and mitigate the consequences of climate change and to navigate the global green transition underway.
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Minnesota governor commences stakeholder process to inform LCFS development
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz (D) on Thursday ordered state agencies to work on ways of decarbonising transportation fuels as part of a low-carbon fuel standard, after legislators this year failed to pass a related bill.
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Euro Markets: Midday Update
EUAs edged lower early on Friday as participants wound down after a week of significant volatility, amid news that one large member state will start handing out free EUAs to its industrial plants next week.
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Hong Kong raises mid-term emissions target, pledges 2035 coal phaseout
Hong Kong on Friday committed to cutting its greenhouse gas emissions 50% below 2005 levels by 2035 and to phase out the use of coal for power generation by the same year.
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Poland to start handing out 2021 EUAs to industry next week
Poland will begin distributing free allowances to industrial installations for their 2021 output next week, its emissions trading authority confirmed Friday, while other member states are reported also to have begun issuing EUAs nearly eight months later than scheduled.
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Carbon Emissions Broker, SSY Futures – Singapore
SSY Singapore is assisting in the development of a Carbon / Emissions Brokerage Desk, Covering Asia / European Markets.
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Manager, Policy and Advocacy, Carbon Market Institute – Melbourne/remote
The Carbon Market Institute (CMI) is looking for a Manager, Policy and Advocacy to lead the organisation’s carbon market research portfolio.
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Australia Market Roundup: Govt extends crediting period for coal mine waste gas, as supply crunch looms
Australia has extended the period for which coal mine waste gas projects can earn carbon credits, as spot ACCUs linger at record high levels amid limited available supply.
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