Carbon Broker, ProClime – Chennai

Published 02:31 on April 25, 2024  /  Last updated at 02:31 on April 25, 2024  /  Job Postings

We are looking to hire an experienced stockbroker to advise clients on investment opportunities within the carbon market. The carbon broker’s responsibilities include analyzing the market, finding profitable mandates & opportunities, and advising clients in making sound investment decisions. You should have the ability to work well in a high-pressure environment.

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Director, Nature-Based Solutions Design & Development, WWF – Washington DC (Hybrid)

Published 02:29 on April 25, 2024  /  Last updated at 02:29 on April 25, 2024  /  Job Postings

The NbS Design and Development Director’s overarching role is to advise and support place-based technical teams in WWF country offices in the design, development, and implementation of high-quality NbS interventions that are strategically linked to landscape and jurisdictional strategies in WWF priority forest geographies.

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Junior Nature-Based Solutions Engineer, Conservation International – Various Locations

Published 02:27 on April 25, 2024  /  Last updated at 02:27 on April 25, 2024  /  Job Postings

Conservation International leads an innovative international program focused on developing and implementing hybrid Green-Gray Infrastructure solutions for coastal resilience and climate adaptation. The Junior Nature-based Engineer will play a supporting role to advancing this green-gray initiative, providing specialized technical guidance to projects restoring and conserving ecosystems alongside conventional engineering solutions as a climate adaptation strategy for people around the world.

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CP Daily: Wednesday April 24, 2024

Published 01:05 on April 25, 2024  /  Last updated at 01:07 on April 25, 2024  / Carbon Pulse /  Newsletters

A daily summary of our news plus bite-sized updates from around the world.

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Italy warned against falling short on climate targets at G7 ministerial

Published 01:01 on April 25, 2024  /  Last updated at 11:11 on April 24, 2024  / Emanuela Barbiroglio /  Climate Talks, EMEA, International

Climate experts are calling on Italy to support stronger commitments for renewables as G7 nations prepare to meet over the weekend to discuss climate action for the first time under the country’s leadership.

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Backed by $5 mln USDA grant, agtech startup seeks to earn carbon credits through hydroponic farming

Published 00:09 on April 25, 2024  /  Last updated at 00:09 on April 25, 2024  /  Americas, Nature-based, US, Voluntary

An Atlanta-based agtech startup is seeking to generate voluntary carbon credits through indoor hydroponic vertical farming, with funding from a $5 million US Department of Agriculture (USDA) grant.

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Canadian insurance subsidiary piles C$6 mln into nature-based removals, conservation

Published 00:03 on April 25, 2024  /  Last updated at 00:03 on April 25, 2024  / Graham Gibson /  Americas, Canada, EMEA, Nature-based, US, Voluntary

A Candian subsidiary of a UK insurance multinational has provided C$6 million ($4.4 mln) to a non-profit towards the development of nature-based carbon projects and conservation efforts, it announced Wednesday.

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UK nature degradation could cost economy £70 bln in next five years -report

Published 00:01 on April 25, 2024  /  Last updated at 19:36 on April 24, 2024  / Thomas Cox /  Biodiversity, EMEA, International

Long-term nature-related risks could cost the UK economy up to £70 billion – or 3% of GDP – by the late 2020s due to a slowdown in growth, the Green Finance Institute (GFI) found in a “first of its kind” research published Thursday.

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Ecosystem ‘tipping points’ poised to severely harm global economy, study warns

Published 00:01 on April 25, 2024  /  Last updated at 12:50 on April 24, 2024  / Giada Ferraglioni /  Biodiversity, International

Policymakers should recognise and properly assess the economic risks posed by ecosystem ‘tipping points’ (ETPs) in order to preserve global financial stability, according to researchers.

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ARB issues smallest volume of offsets in nearly two years

Published 00:00 on April 25, 2024  /  Last updated at 00:00 on April 25, 2024  / Allison Gacad /  Americas, Canada, US

California regulator ARB issued the smallest number of compliance-grade offsets in almost two years, but maintained its year-to-date totals above 2023 levels, data published Wednesday showed.

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