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Carbon and Energy Auditor, Pangolin Associates – Sydney
The work will mainly focus on assisting clients with carbon and energy accounting and management, strategy development and compliance with relevant standards and protocols.
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Senior Policy Analyst – Climate Change, NZ Ministry for the Environment – Wellington
The Ministry for the Environment is looking for a Senior Policy Analyst with strong analytical skills to work on issues related to the role forestry plays in New Zealand's Emissions Trading Scheme.
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CP Daily: Friday August 24, 2018
A daily summary of our news plus bite-sized updates from around the world.
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Mexican ETS simulation wraps up as market “shocks” lower compliance in final round
Compliance in the final round of Mexico's cap-and-trade simulation dropped as unexpected "shocks" were introduced into the market, according to the final results published this week from the months-long exercise to prepare emitters for the country's real carbon market.
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EU Market: EUAs climb further above €20 for massive 14% weekly gain
EUAs recovered from a brief dip below €20 on Friday to extend the previous session’s 10-year high, with another week of curtailed auctions looming and correction risks mounting.
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Senior Energy & Climate Change Consultant, ERM – Sydney
We are currently recruiting for a Senior Energy & Climate Change Consultant to join our Sydney consulting team. This growing team provides a range of services to clients including environmental transaction advisory, management systems development and implementation, regulatory compliance programs and training.
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Climate and Clean Energy Policy Manager, Washington Environmental Council – Seattle
WEC seeks a Climate and Clean Energy Policy Manager to advance policy and campaigns that reduce climate pollution in an equitable way to meet our 2035 emission limits, and ultimately strengthen these limits to meet the challenge of climate change.
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CN Markets: Pilot market data for week ending Aug. 24, 2018
Closing prices, ranges and volumes for China's regional pilot carbon markets this week.
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Australian energy firm racks up nearly 700k offsets
Australia’s Clean Energy Regulator has issued over 825,000 carbon credits over the past two weeks, with energy firm EDL LFG earning over four-fifths of them from landfills and coal mine gas projects across the country.
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Higher EUA price helps create new tipping point for renewables -green group
New onshore wind and solar power generators can for the first time compete with existing thermal plants due to EUA prices climbing above €20 and higher fossil fuel prices, environmental campaigners said Friday.
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Climate policy stuck in the doldrums as Australia changes prime minister
Treasurer Scott Morrison on Friday ousted Malcolm Turnbull to become Australia’s new prime minister, a move likely to push climate change even further down the government’s agenda, but the defeat of right-winger Peter Dutton makes it less probable the nation will seek an exit from the Paris Agreement.
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CP Daily: Thursday August 23, 2018
A daily summary of our news plus bite-sized updates from around the world.
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NA Markets: WCI prices recover following post-auction sell-off
California carbon prices rose this week following Tuesday’s publication of the linked WCI market’s sold-out quarterly auction result, after some entities had looked to turn a profit immediately after the data was made public.
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ANALYSIS: Next stop €25? More analysts raise short-term price estimates as EUA rally motors on
EU carbon allowances could rise to €25 before the end of the year, according to growing number of analysts, extending a year-long rally that has already seen prices quadruple to their highest level in a decade.
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UK’s ‘no deal’ Brexit contingency paper on EU ETS due next month -source
The UK will publish a technical notice focused on the EU ETS by the end of next month, a source told Carbon Pulse, which will set out a plan and provide advice in the case that Britain leaves the bloc with no deal in 2019.
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NZ Market: NZUs take another step towards NZ$25 ceiling
New Zealand carbon allowances reached NZ$24.65 ($16.45) on Thursday, just 35 cents below the government’s fixed price option, with some market participants expecting to see trades above that level soon.
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EU Market: EUAs back above €20 for the first time in 10 years
EU carbon prices broke above €20 in a surging 4% move early Thursday, as a strong auction result triggered further buying.
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CP Daily: Wednesday August 22, 2018
A daily summary of our news plus bite-sized updates from around the world.
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California approves legislation to prevent rise in GHGs from nuclear plant shutdown
The California Assembly this week sent a bill to Governor Jerry Brown’s office that would avert GHG increases stemming from the scheduled closure of the state’s last remaining nuclear power facility, bolstering the state’s commitment to clean energy resources over the next decade.
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California distributes nearly 265,000 offsets as forestry projects net vast majority
California regulator ARB doled out roughly 264,600 California Carbon Offsets (CCOs) this week as forestry projects took home over 89% of the credits issued.
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