Veteran carbon journalist sues Bloomberg over dismissal

Published 18:58 on July 8, 2020  /  Last updated at 14:13 on November 27, 2020  /  Bavardage, EMEA, EU ETS

A veteran carbon market journalist has sued Bloomberg over his dismissal, alleging it was based on him ‘whistle-blowing’ over the news agency’s “biased” coverage of climate change and the Paris Agreement.

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New European energy and emissions trading platform boasts early industry support

Published 22:33 on July 7, 2020  /  Last updated at 22:33 on July 7, 2020  /  Bavardage, EMEA, EU ETS

A new European energy and emissions trading platform is preparing to launch with committed participants representing more than 50% of the continent’s traded volumes.

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Investment and advisory group snaps up EIB climate finance expert

Published 01:33 on June 2, 2020  /  Last updated at 12:22 on December 19, 2023  /  Australia, Bavardage, EMEA, EU ETS, International, US, Voluntary

A climate finance expert with the European Investment Bank is joining a London climate advisory and investment business, Carbon Pulse has learned.

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Australian developer agrees to strict oversight to remain in carbon business

Published 08:56 on June 1, 2020  /  Last updated at 12:22 on December 19, 2023  /  Asia Pacific, Australia, Bavardage

Australian project developer Country Carbon has agreed to having its business practices strictly monitored by the government for a two-year period to address ‘compliance issues’ with regulations under the nation’s carbon offset market.

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EU launches tender to pick ETS auction platform for Phase 4

Published 15:47 on May 18, 2020  /  Last updated at 15:47 on May 18, 2020  /  Bavardage, EMEA, EU ETS

The European Commission on Monday launched a tender to appoint a common auction platform to host carbon allowances sales during the first half of Phase 4 of the EU ETS (2021-30).

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Surprise EU data release lifts lid on 12 years of ETS emissions transactions

Published 18:13 on May 15, 2020  /  Last updated at 13:30 on May 16, 2020  /  Aviation/CORSIA, Bavardage, EMEA, EU ETS, International, Kyoto Mechanisms, Voluntary

The European Commission this week quietly published over 12 years’ worth of trading records from the EU ETS emissions registry, offering a comprehensive glimpse of how hundreds of billions tonnes of CO2 were shifted across more than a million transactions.

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Global carbon fund hands back majority of early gains after volatility bet sours

Published 18:34 on May 13, 2020  /  Last updated at 20:47 on May 13, 2020  /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Bavardage, Canada, EMEA, EU ETS, International, Kyoto Mechanisms, New Zealand, South Korea, US

A carbon market investment fund in April handed back most of the gains made the previous month after a bet on volatility went sour.

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Next year’s UN climate talks should take place in Africa as planned, say continent’s negotiators

Published 12:38 on May 13, 2020  /  Last updated at 22:48 on November 23, 2022  /  Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Bavardage, Climate Talks, EMEA, International, Kyoto Mechanisms, Nature-based, Paris Article 6, Voluntary

African climate negotiators want next year’s COP27 UN summit to go ahead in Africa as planned, despite this year’s postponement of the UK-hosted talks to 2021.

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Lead US climate negotiator departs for sustainability consultancy

Published 15:18 on May 5, 2020  /  Last updated at 19:36 on May 5, 2020  / /  Americas, Aviation/CORSIA, Bavardage, Climate Talks, International, Paris Article 6, US

The US State Department’s chief climate negotiator has exited President Donald Trump’s administration for a role in the sustainability consulting arm of a multinational utility, Carbon Pulse has learned.

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EU carbon trader leaves Redshaw Advisors for offsetter Climate Care

Published 13:14 on May 4, 2020  /  Last updated at 22:42 on May 4, 2020  /  Bavardage, EMEA, EU ETS

A trading and risk management analyst at London-based consultancy Redshaw Advisors has left the firm to join Oxford-headquartered offset project developer Climate Care.

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