India launches draft green hydrogen certification scheme

Published 10:36 on September 9, 2024  /  Last updated at 10:36 on September 9, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, International, Other APAC, Paris Article 6

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) in India has launched a draft of its green hydrogen certification scheme with an aim to provide a framework for the measurement, monitoring, and certification of green hydrogen production in the country.

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Fossil fuels’ ties with the university sector far-reaching and underestimated, study finds

Published 08:44 on September 9, 2024  /  Last updated at 08:44 on September 9, 2024  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Australia, Canada, EMEA, International, US

The fossil fuel industry has been able to use its ties with the university sector in multiple countries to fund research that promotes its own interests and acts as a form of climate obstructionism in ways that have yet to be fully realised, a recently published study has found.

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Australian agtech outfit forms another strategic alliance to develop carbon projects

Published 05:32 on September 9, 2024  /  Last updated at 05:32 on September 9, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, Australia

An Australian agtech company has formed a strategic alliance with a local carbon project developer in a bid to expand its presence in the market, it announced Monday.

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China to add major industries to ETS this year, minister says

Published 09:32 on September 8, 2024  /  Last updated at 09:32 on September 8, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, China

China will add several major industrial sectors to its national emissions trading scheme (ETS) by the end of this year, its environment minister told a conference in Beijing on Saturday according to state media.

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CP Daily: Friday September 6, 2024

Published 03:48 on September 7, 2024  /  Last updated at 00:16 on September 9, 2024  /  Newsletters

A daily summary of our news plus bite-sized updates from around the world.

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Manager, Carbon Markets, Climate Intelligence Program, RMI – US (Hybrid/Remote)

Published 02:51 on September 7, 2024  /  Last updated at 02:51 on September 7, 2024  /  Job Postings

RMI’s Climate Intelligence Program is seeking a Manager to join our Carbon Markets Initiative (CMI), which seeks to improve the transparency, efficiency, and quality of carbon credits and accelerating progress towards a 50 percent cut in global greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and net-zero emissions by 2050.

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Producers slash holdings across North American carbon markets, financials build CCA and RGGI net length

Published 02:51 on September 7, 2024  /  Last updated at 02:51 on September 7, 2024  / /  Americas, Canada, US

Financial entities continued to boost V25 California Carbon Allowance (CCA) holdings at the expense of V24 net length, while emitters cut holdings across North American carbon markets over the week ahead of third quarterly RGGI and Washington permit sales, according to data from the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).

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Senior Energy Policy Advisor, Carbon Policy, Energy Systems Catapult – Birmingham, UK (Hybrid)

Published 02:50 on September 7, 2024  /  Last updated at 02:50 on September 7, 2024  /  Job Postings

We are recruiting for a Senior Energy Policy Advisor. We are particularly interested in strengthening our Carbon Policy Practice, which focuses on how the UK can develop an innovation-friendly, economy-wide framework for Net Zero. Some of our recent work includes addressing carbon leakage , carbon accounting in industry, and developing the UK Emissions Trading Scheme.

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US forest management firm’s 2023 CO2 removals surpassed emissions by almost 600%

Published 01:22 on September 7, 2024  /  Last updated at 01:22 on September 7, 2024  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Nature-based, New Zealand, US, Voluntary

A US forest management company reported that its forests removed nearly seven times more CO2 than it emitted in 2023, although overall removals decreased in comparison to previous years.

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US fossil fuel industry reports results of methane emissions reduction efforts

Published 01:20 on September 7, 2024  /  Last updated at 01:20 on September 7, 2024  / /  Americas, US, Voluntary

An annual report by a network of US oil and gas companies detailed results from the group’s methane emissions reductions measures, revealing that participation was not identical across its membership.

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