Carbon Pulse

Fourteen US states asked a US District Court to reject a Department of Justice (DOJ) motion that seeks to declare the California-Quebec cap-and-trade linkage as unconstitutional.

The European Commission approved on Monday Romania’s plans to grant a €251 million emergency loan to state-owned utility CE Oltenia to help the struggling firm meet its EU ETS obligations.

You will become part of a dynamic, interdisciplinary team that is actively involved in shaping a key future task for the 21st century. They observe and analyze the international climate negotiations and use this as a basis to develop recommendations for political decision-makers and other actors.

The European Roundtable on Climate Change and Sustainable Transition is seeking a (senior) researcher to join its team in Brussels to work on EU and international climate and energy policy.

The person in this role will engage with a range of partners in Europe and globally to drive media debates around the EU’s international climate leadership role. The work will involve maintaining trusted relationships with key media correspondents and sharing information about newsworthy EU and international climate and energy debates.

Our Energy and Climate team works extensively on improving energy efficiency and mitigating greenhouse gas emissions at national and international level. We would like to add two Research Assistants to the Energy and Climate team, to contribute and expand all aspects of our work. 

The Washington legislature is unlikely to approve both of the market-based GHG reduction programmes up for debate this year, as negotiations get underway on several climate-related bills in the final weeks of the 2020 session, a key lawmaker told Carbon Pulse.

Oregon Democrats sent a WCI-modelled cap-and-trade bill to the Senate on Monday after passing a key committee, but the vote sparked an immediate decision by Republicans to walk out to protest the carbon market legislation.

Montenegro’s climate law entered into force on Friday, paving the way for a national ETS featuring an auction floor price that could eventually help the market to link with the EU's cap-and-trade system.

The GHG removal trading platform led by Finnish utility Fortum foresees holding auctions every other month this year as its first voluntary market sale of 2020 saw prices climb back above €20/tonne.

EUAs tumbled almost a euro to well below €25 early on Monday, as the rapid spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus beyond China sent financial markets reeling.

A New Zealand carbon forestry firm says it can make 20% of the emission cuts required for the country to meet its Paris target if the government makes offsetting rules under the ETS more flexible.

Uniper on Friday inked a deal to sell its stake in the 900MW Schkopau power plant to partner Saale Energie, a subsidiary of the Czechia's EPH, with the agreement completing the German utility's exit from European lignite generation.

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A summary of legislative and regulatory action on carbon pricing and clean energy at the US subnational and federal level this week, including developments in Hawaii, Colorado, Maryland, and cross-border hydroelectric potential in the Northeast US.

Democrats are rallying behind Oregon’s WCI-modelled ETS bill ahead of a critical vote next week, as questions arose Friday about whether enough Republicans will follow through with a walkout to stop the legislation.

EU leaders failed to agree late Friday on the bloc’s joint budget for 2021-2027, postponing talks that included among the main sticking points plans that could divert over half of nations' future ETS revenues.

The UK will resume its EU carbon allowance sales as planned on Mar. 4, auction platform host ICE Futures Europe announced late Friday, with very high per-sale volumes scheduled as the country attempts to monetise all of its unsold 2019 and 2020 supply this year.

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A former employee of US-based offset registry administrator APX Inc will oversee the international expansion of CBL Markets as several global carbon markets seek to launch next year, the trading platform announced Friday.