DOE dishes out $11 mln for CCS transport infrastructure projects
The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced Monday the allocation of $11 million to four CO2 transport projects across multiple states, as the agency continues to enable large-scale carbon capture and storage (CCS) initiatives.
Read MoreUPDATE – Potential market rules worry traders as allowances sell off on release of ARB workshop slidedeck
California regulator ARB will discuss potential changes to market rules surrounding corporate disclosures and holding limits in their public rulemaking cap-and-trade workshop scheduled Tuesday, according to a slidedeck posted Monday that sparked a sell-off in the secondary market as traders were disappointed over the lack of clarity on where proposed emissions cap adjustments would originate from and cost containment Tier level changes.
Read MoreETS & CORSIA Manager, easyJet – Luton, UK
We are seeking a highly skilled individual to take on the role at easyJet, responsible for overseeing all aspects of environmental compliance across our various Air Operator Certificates (AOCs) and Emissions Trading Schemes (ETS), including EU-ETS, CH-ETS and UK-ETS.
Read MoreDonors push “exotic” clean cookstoves in Africa instead of valuing carbon projects that work, says envoy
Wealthy donor countries are too set on “exotic” carbon projects on the African continent like clean cooking and do not pay enough for more “pragmatic” solutions, according to a Sierra Leonian climate envoy speaking Thursday at the 2024 Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank in Washington DC.
Read MoreVCM Report: Creeping optimism in future of voluntary market fails to translate into higher prices
Optimism is creeping back into the voluntary market, although prices and liquidity were steady last week, and some standardized prices slipped lower from already very weak levels.
Read MoreEuro Markets: EUAs slide under selling pressure along with energy, while UKAs edge higher on compliance demand
Carbon prices in Europe began the week on a sharply bearish note in line with wider energy markets, encouraging traders to build additional short positions but also highlighting the degree to which EUAs are being driven by fluctuations in natural gas, while UKAs shrugged off the bearish sentiment to rise amid increased compliance demand.
Read MoreHalf of the world’s 100 largest private firms unprepared for climate goals -report
Most of the private companies worldwide are unprepared to respect their country’s climate goals and the Paris Agreement to keep the global increase in temperature below 1.5C compared to 1990 levels, according to a report released on Monday.
Read MoreUK’s ETS for waste risks raising costs for local govts and pushing rubbish to landfill, experts warn
The extension of the UK ETS to include emissions from waste risks imposing significant new costs on cash-strapped local council authorities and pushing more rubbish to landfills, unless the government passes supporting policies within the next two years, experts said on Monday.
Read MoreCarbon removals registry Isometric issues first batch of credits
Carbon dioxide removal (CDR) registry Isometric launched on Monday, with the first batch of credits issued to members of the Frontier buyers’ club.
Read More*Asia-Pacific Environmental Markets Correspondent, Carbon Pulse – Asia/Australia
* PREMIUM LISTING – We are looking for an Asia-Pacific Environmental Markets Correspondent based anywhere in the region, to help us bolster and expand our coverage of carbon and other environmental markets. Carbon market experts without journalistic experience are also encouraged to apply.
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