Climate Action Reserve policy director joins soil-based carbon credit start-up
The policy director of offset registry Climate Action Reserve (CAR) has left the company to lead carbon methodology development at a Massachusetts-based agricultural technology firm, Carbon Pulse has learned.
Read MoreSlovenian prop shop Belekton hires former utility CO2 trader to open Berlin desk
Slovenia-based trading house Belektron has hired a former utility emissions trader to set up a new desk in Berlin.
Read MoreAustralian developers renew push to earn carbon credits from killing camels
Australian firm RegenCo is lobbying the environment ministry to issue carbon credits for culling feral camels as part of a strategy to manage the country’s large population, which experts say is responsible for significant greenhouse gas emissions.
Read MoreCentral European voluntary offset vendor accused of selling retired carbon credits
A Central European voluntary carbon offset vendor has been accused of reselling previously retired credits and of listing some units on its online registry without authorisation.
Read MoreFive UK carbon fraudsters ordered to repay £20.6 mln or face more jail time
Five men sentenced to a combined 43 years in prison for investment fraud related to the reforestation carbon market have been ordered to repay £20.6 million or face an additional 37 years in jail.
Read MoreNZ names Climate Change Commission members
New Zealand on Tuesday named the panel of experts that will make up the country’s newly-established Climate Change Commission.
Read MoreNew Zealand, EU exchanges announce carbon market partnership
New Zealand’s NZX and Germany-based EEX are joining forces in a bid to run the auction platform for New Zealand’s reformed ETS and will together explore other partnership opportunities in the country and elsewhere, the exchanges announced Tuesday.
Read MoreUK court rejects oil & gas firm’s Brexit ‘net off’ argument in appeal over €4m EU ETS bill
A British oil and gas firm has lost its appeal over its €4 million EU ETS bill, with a London court rejecting the idea that UK emitters should be able to ‘net off’ allowances unallocated due to Brexit with their surrender obligations.
Read MoreCourt sides with BP over fired US carbon trader’s bonus dispute, pending termination ruling
A former US emissions trader for BP will be liable to repay a $200,000 signing bonus after being fired within the first two years of employment, the US District Court of the Northern District of Illinois decided Monday, provided it rules early next year that the oil major terminated her with cause.
Read MoreMitsubishi-led consortium prevails in bid to buy Dutch energy firm Eneco
A Japanese consortium led by Mitsubishi Corp has agreed to buy Dutch energy company Eneco for €4.1 billion, beating rival offers from oil major Shell and private equity firm KKR.
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