CARBON PULSE CONVERSATIONS 014: MexiCO2
In the latest edition of our Carbon Pulse Conversations podcast, we chat with Eduardo Piquero, general director of Mexico City-based environmental consultancy MexiCO2, regarding carbon pricing developments at the national and subnational level in Mexico.
Read MoreMARCU MY WORDS: Carbon leakage and competitiveness – different objectives, different tools
The EU needs to broaden its debate beyond a proposed carbon border adjustment mechanism in order to deal with carbon leakage and competitiveness issues thrown up by its climate ambition running ahead of that pursued by its main trade partners, argue Andrei Marcu, Michael Mehling, Aaron Cosbey of think-tank ERCST.
Read MoreCARBON PULSE CONVERSATIONS 013: ClearView Energy Partners
In the latest episode of our Carbon Pulse Conversations podcast, we chat with Neelesh Nerurkar, vice president of Washington DC-based research firm ClearView Energy Partners, to discuss current developments and politics surrounding the US Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS).
Read MoreCARBON PULSE CONVERSATIONS 012: RGGI Commissioners
In the latest installment of our Carbon Pulse Conversations podcast, we speak with former RGGI Commissioners Justin Johnson and David Littel about the upcoming 2021 programme review for the Northeast US power sector cap-and-trade scheme.
Read MoreCARBON PULSE CONVERSATIONS 011: EnergyLab (Chile)
In the latest edition of our Carbon Pulse Conversations podcast, we chat with Cristian Mosella, co-founder and executive director of Chilean consultancy EnergyLab, about the South American country’s recent COP25 presidency, its updated Paris Agreement NDC, and developments regarding a potential emissions trading programme and the current carbon tax.
Read MoreInvestment and advisory group snaps up EIB climate finance expert
A climate finance expert with the European Investment Bank is joining a London climate advisory and investment business, Carbon Pulse has learned.
Read MoreAustralian developer agrees to strict oversight to remain in carbon business
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.
Read MoreCARBON PULSE CONVERSATIONS 010: Biofilica
In the latest instalment of our Carbon Pulse Conversations podcast, we chat with Plinio Ribeiro, CEO of Brazil-based offset project developer Biofilica, about COVID-19 related impacts on the REDD credit market and the outlook for compliance and voluntary market-based programmes both internationally and in Brazil.
Read MoreCOMMENT: Why low oil prices are good news for the environment, but not for the reasons you may think
Low oil and gas prices are no boon for the climate in the short term, but they give us a window into a future of ever-decreasing fossil fuel demand that may deter expansion an opportunity to put in place policies that get us paying to decarbonise the fossil fuels we dig up, argues Eli Mitchell-Larson of Oxford University’s Environmental Change Institute.
Read MoreCARBON PULSE CONVERSATIONS 009: The Gold Standard
In this latest episode of our Carbon Pulse Conversations podcast, we chat with Owen Hewlett, chief technical officer at The Gold Standard, which is one of the main certifiers of voluntary carbon market projects and an approved standard under the international CORSIA aviation offset scheme.
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