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The Associate Director, International Carbon Markets will focus on expanding MIMTA’s forest carbon project development globally.  This is a unique opportunity to play a key role in the company’s continued growth and success and to make significant contributions to an international, dynamic, and entrepreneurial team. 

A US national conservation organisation has teamed up again with its international partner to launch a nature-based offsets programme for small scale, family-owned and individual forest holdings, the companies announced Wednesday.

A Dutch carbon offset firm has agreed to sell around 535,000 voluntary carbon offsets from a Kenyan clean cookstove project.

This week, Austalia began a climate pivot on its relationship with the region. Fossil fuels are out and exporting green energy and green manufacturing techniques are in. John Mathews, Professor Emeritus, Macquarie Business School, Macquarie University Elizabeth Thurbon, Scientia Associate Professor in International Relations / International Political Economy, UNSW Sydney Hao Tan, Associate Professor, Newcastle Business School, University of Newcastle Sung-Young Kim, Senior Lecturer in International Relations, Discipline of Politics & International Relations, Macquarie School of Social Sciences, Macquarie University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Some 13 EU countries are eyeing alternatives to fund the bloc's shift away from Russia fossil fuels amid concerns that a Brussels plan to sell MSR-held carbon units is too disruptive for the EU ETS. 

A European renewables-focused market intelligence firm is seeking to hire several new analysts as part of an expansion of its coverage to compliance and voluntary carbon markets worldwide.

The world could still burn nine million barrels of oil a day and substantial amounts of gas under a mid-century net zero scenario if carbon capture use and storage (CCUS) was more quickly deployed at scale, according to analysis published on Wednesday. 

A firm specialising in direct air capture announced Wednesday it has secured £3 million through a UK government net zero innovation fund.

Tech giant Microsoft announced Wednesday that it has signed a multi-year commitment with direct air capture (DAC) pioneer Climeworks as its first supplier of long-term, technology-based carbon removal.

The UK’s governing Conservative party leadership contest features several climate sceptic candidates in the race to become the next prime minister, but while the new premier is likely to slow progress on climate, they will struggle to dismantle existing policy and the country’s mid-century net zero target.

Two Verra-credited projects were awarded a moderate chance of avoiding or removing a tonne of CO2 by a ratings agency in its latest update this week.

The European Parliament’s industry committee (ITRE) voted on Wednesday to substantially raise 2030 headline targets for renewable energy and energy efficiency – a move in tune with the EU’s overarching objective to wean itself off Russian oil and gas by no later than 2027.

Fourth small energy retailer collapses under the weight of high wholesale electricity prices caused by surging fossil fuel costs.

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Queensland proposes to burn up to 13 Olympic swimming pools worth of organic liquid food and fat, oil and grease waste from restaurants and supermarkets in new power facility.

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EUA trading activity fell away sharply on Wednesday morning, with the lowest morning volume on the ICE exchange in more than a month as many traders were either absent or awaiting the outcome of the afternoon UK Allowance auction, while energy markets continued to climb as more European countries mulled options to secure energy supplies this winter.

*PREMIUM LISTING - As a Voluntary Carbon Market Analyst you will play a central role in achieving our ambition of becoming a globally leading supplier of analytics and insights supporting the path towards a net zero economy. You will join our highly skilled and motivated team of experts, delivering forward looking analytics combined with deep market expertise and delivered through a state-of-the-art tech platform.

*PREMIUM LISTING - As a Compliance Carbon Market Analyst you will play a central role in achieving our ambition of becoming a globally leading supplier of analytics and insights supporting the path towards a net zero economy. You will join our highly skilled and motivated team of experts, delivering forward looking analytics combined with deep market expertise and delivered through a state-of-the-art tech platform.

*PREMIUM LISTING - As a Lead Carbon Market Analyst you will play a central role in achieving our ambition of becoming a globally leading supplier of analytics and insights supporting the path to net zero. The right candidate has the drive, knowledge and creativity to work operationally while simultaneously scaling the team and coaching and guiding new team members. You will be a recognized thought leader in the field of carbon markets.

This role will identify and quantify new opportunities to undertake new projects that are eligible under the Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF), and other carbon accounting standards, and that will deliver biodiversity and other ecological co-benefits.

The American Carbon Registry (ACR) on Wednesday released the next version of its improved forest management (IFM) protocol, focusing on shoring up the additionality of CO2 mitigation activity and outlining new equations for calculating “removals” credits.