Alberta TIER September spot prices fall to lowest in two years as illiquidity dampens market

Published 00:35 on October 2, 2024  /  Last updated at 00:35 on October 2, 2024  / /  Americas, Canada

The Alberta Technology Innovation and Emission Reduction (TIER) programme recorded its lowest spot prices in the past two years, attributed to policy uncertainty, according to a report published Tuesday, while worries of forthcoming credit oversupply also shroud the outlook, market observers said.

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Forest Carbon Analyst, Manulife Investment Management Timberland and Agriculture – Charlotte, NC/Vancouver, WA

Published 00:13 on October 2, 2024  /  Last updated at 00:13 on October 2, 2024  /  Job Postings

Responsible for providing resource analysis and valuation support focused on forest carbon offset economics and analytics. Participates with other team members to provide timber and carbon investment analysis, harvest scheduling, tactical and long-term resource modelling. Provides overview and assessment of third-party investment models for purposes of carbon sequestration. Provides direct analytical support for Impact Investment and forest management teams.

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US dairy operators run pilot to curb methane emissions from livestock barns

Published 21:52 on October 1, 2024  /  Last updated at 21:52 on October 1, 2024  / and /  Americas, EMEA, US, Voluntary

A Denmark-based company announced on Tuesday a field test at a US farm to remove methane from dairy barn exhaust using a non-invasive technology.

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Euro Markets: EUAs slump to near 5-month low as fundamentals, spreads weigh on prices

Published 17:16 on October 1, 2024  /  Last updated at 17:23 on October 1, 2024  / /  EMEA, EU ETS, UK ETS

European carbon prices fell for a third consecutive day on Tuesday and neared their recent five-month lows, weighed down by a growing focus on fundamentals among participants, weaker energy markets, and an increase in spread trading as traders moved more positions into the December 2025 contract.

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Biodiversity Pulse: Tuesday October 1, 2024

Published 16:36 on October 1, 2024  /  Last updated at 16:36 on October 1, 2024  / /  Biodiversity, Newsletters

Presenting Biodiversity Pulse, Carbon Pulse’s free newsletter on the biodiversity market. It’s a twice-weekly summary of our news plus bite-sized updates from around the world

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Cookstove project developer to expand across Africa after securing $5-mln investment

Published 15:48 on October 1, 2024  /  Last updated at 15:48 on October 1, 2024  / /  Africa, EMEA, Voluntary

A cookstove project developer is set to expand operations  from Kenya across ten countries in Africa after securing $5 million of investment.  

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BRIEFING: Brazil looks to ammonia, tech opportunities as carbon pricing goes global

Published 15:27 on October 1, 2024  /  Last updated at 15:27 on October 1, 2024  / /  Americas, Carbon Taxes, CBAM, EMEA, EU ETS, South & Central

Brazil’s renewable energy-based grid stands ready to ratchet up economic growth in a world entering the age of carbon border tariffs and a tech scramble for low-carbon electricity.

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Dutch company plans to develop first nature credits in mid-2025 under Verra’s framework

Published 15:01 on October 1, 2024  /  Last updated at 15:01 on October 1, 2024  / /  Biodiversity, EMEA

A Netherlands-headquartered environmental company plans to develop its first nature credits under Verra’s Nature Framework in mid-2025 as part of a restoration project in Portugal, Carbon Pulse has learned.

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Energy firm unveils plans for UK’s first utility-scale green hydrogen project

Published 14:53 on October 1, 2024  /  Last updated at 14:53 on October 1, 2024  / /  EMEA, UK ETS

A UK energy company has submitted plans for the country’s first utility-scale green hydrogen project to be built in Aberdeenshire.

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BRIEFING: Carmakers look at carbon removal credits while awaiting clarity on Scope 3 emissions

Published 14:04 on October 1, 2024  /  Last updated at 16:49 on October 1, 2024  / /  EMEA, Nature-based, Voluntary

An automotive company is encouraging its suppliers to buy removal credits that meet a defined set of criteria, as it awaits further clarity from the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) on whether carbon removals will be allowed to meet Scope 3 emissions.

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