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For this position, we are seeking a candidate to support our ongoing facilitation of the political dialogue and implementation of activities supporting the energy transition (from fossil fuels to renewable energy systems) in Southeast Asia (Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Philippines).

For this position, we are seeking a candidate to support the research in our project “Deep Decarbonisation in Latin America”, with a focus on creating the enabling conditions to align finance flows with low-carbon development pathways in selected Latin American countries.

The California Independent Emissions Market Advisory Committee (IEMAC) will publish its annual report this fall that is likely to provide state regulator ARB with additional suggestions on how to grapple with the allowance glut in its WCI-linked cap-and-trade programme.

EUAs rose towards €27 early on Wednesday on strong demand at the bumper UK auction, but failed to hold on to the gains amid news of a bloc-wide emissions registry outage.

The UK has financed 39 climate projects in developing countries that resulted in 31 Mt of CO2e reduced or avoided over 2011-2020, the government said in a report on Wednesday, a rate of abatement eclipsed by emissions growth that campaigners say is a result of its fossil fuel funding.

US biofuel credits (RINs) briefly rallied on Wednesday morning after President Donald Trump said he will speak to EPA officials regarding refiners’ applications for retroactive “gap filling” compliance waivers under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS).

The EU’s carbon market has been hit by technical issues this week, including a server outage on Wednesday that was preventing participants from accessing their registry accounts or processing allowance transactions.

The project promotes linking of carbon market activities with national climate change policies and Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). GIZ is recruiting advisor on Global Carbon Markets Project to support in the implementation of its programmes.

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Upcoming WCI auctions failing to sell out could push California Carbon Allowance (CCA) values upward next year as the outcome may tighten the supply-demand balance in the linked cap-and-trade market, analysts said in a report published Tuesday.

Offset standard developer and manager Verra has released a public consultation regarding how to identify VCS credits that will be eligible for trade under the Paris Agreement, becoming the latest organisation to seek a differentiation based on whether or not host countries make corresponding adjustments to their emissions inventories.

The Transportation and Climate Initiative’s (TCI) final Memorandum of Understanding for a proposed fuel sector carbon market may not be released until after the November elections, sources told Carbon Pulse.

J-PAL is recruiting a Policy Manager with a focus on Environment, Energy, and Climate Change to contribute to its mission of promoting evidence-informed policy. This position will be remote until at least January 2021 due to COVID-19.

The first batch of CERs have been cancelled for use towards South Africa’s new carbon tax, UN data shows.

The UK's climate ministry favours supporting domestic carbon capture projects with a contracts-for-difference (CfD) model tied to its post-Brexit carbon pricing system, it said in a report this week.

The American Forest Foundation is seeking a highly motivated candidate for its Family Forest Carbon Program (FFCP) account manager position. The role can be based either in the NGO's Washington DC office or remote. The application deadline is Sep. 20.

EUAs continued to edge higher early on Tuesday, with a stronger auction and buoyant energy complex helping to consolidate the previous session's gains.

China’s Hubei province will issue 270 million CO2 allowances to its ETS participants for 2019, according to its newly released allocation plan, a significant jump from previous years as more than 30 new emitters are being brought into the scheme.

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In the latest edition of our Carbon Pulse Conversations podcast, we speak with Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) International Counsel Annie Petsonk and WWF Director of Carbon Market Governance and Aviation Brad Schallert about recent developments regarding UN body ICAO’s global aviation offsetting mechanism CORSIA.