Matthew Lithgow

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Head of Americas at Carbon Pulse

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Washington cap-and-invest allowance allocation to industrials ticks up in 2024

Oct 27, 2023 | carbon-pulse.com | Matthew Lithgow

Washington state industrial emitters will receive slightly more free allowances under the cap-and-invest programme in 2024 than this year, with some individual economic sectors seeing fluctuations of several hundred thousand permits, according to government data published Friday. A Carbon Pulse subscription is required to read this content. Subscribe today to access our unrivalled news and intelligence, as well as our premium content including all job listings. Click here for details.
WCI Markets: CCAs set new record high following workshop notice, WCAs climb on thin volume

Oct 26, 2023 | carbon-pulse.com | Matthew Lithgow

California Carbon Allowance (CCA) values rocketed to a new all-time peak after the WCI jurisdictions said they will model how slashing their cap-and-trade budgets could impact permit prices, while Washington Carbon Allowance (WCA) prices jumped early in the week despite the market remaining relatively illiquid. A Carbon Pulse subscription is required to read this content. Subscribe today to access our unrivalled news and intelligence, as well as our premium content including all job listings.
Oregon Clean Fuels Program chief plans departure for national biofuels lobby

Oct 25, 2023 | carbon-pulse.com | Matthew Lithgow

The leader behind the Oregon Clean Fuels Program (OCFP) will take up a senior position at a national advanced biofuels group in early 2024, the organisation announced Tuesday, meaning two West Coast jurisdictions are losing their government agency heads for their respective low-carbon fuel standard (LCFS) programmes. A Carbon Pulse subscription is required to read this content.
Manager, Greenhouse Gas Removal, Bezos Earth Fund - Washington DC

Oct 24, 2023 | carbon-pulse.com | Matthew Lithgow

Job Postings > Manager, Greenhouse Gas Removal, Bezos Earth Fund – Washington DC Manager, Greenhouse Gas Removal, Bezos Earth Fund – Washington DC Published 03:12 on October 25, 2023 / Last updated at 03:12 on October 25, 2023 / Matthew Lithgow / Job Postings Major FunctionIn addition to rapid emissions cuts, we must remove greenhouse gases from the atmosphere if we are to have a fighting chance of meeting the Paris Agreement’s goals.
WCI jurisdictions to show carbon price impacts of allowance budget cuts following Q4 auction

Oct 24, 2023 | carbon-pulse.com | Matthew Lithgow

California and Quebec will host a public workshop shortly after the Q4 auction next month to discuss how different cap reduction scenarios will affect allowance prices in the WCI-linked carbon market, the jurisdictions announced Tuesday. A Carbon Pulse subscription is required to read this content. Subscribe today to access our unrivalled news and intelligence, as well as our premium content including all job listings. Click here for details.
Washington lays out potential cap-and-invest changes to facilitate WCI linkage

Oct 23, 2023 | carbon-pulse.com | Matthew Lithgow

The Washington Department of Ecology (ECY) on Monday provided an overview of potential alterations to its cap-and-trade system it may request should the agency decide to link with the broader California-Quebec market, including revisions to auction purchase limits, offset eligibility, and electricity emissions reporting. A Carbon Pulse subscription is required to read this content.
Grassland CO2 stocks may shrink as plant biodiversity decreases -study

Oct 20, 2023 | carbon-pulse.com | Matthew Lithgow

The loss of plant biodiversity in global grasslands can cause terrestrial carbon stocks to wane, with the reasoning behind the phenomenon going against researchers’ original hypothesis, according to a study published Thursday. A Carbon Pulse subscription is required to read this content. Subscribe today to access our unrivalled news and intelligence, as well as our premium content including all job listings. Click here for details.
LCFS Market: Oregon credit prices shed 10% in October as losses hit multiple programmes

Oct 18, 2023 | carbon-pulse.com | Matthew Lithgow

Oregon Clean Fuels Program (OCFP) credit values continued their weeks-long descent in recent days as traders reported the market seems more balanced, following on from even greater losses in neighbouring Washington state earlier this month. A Carbon Pulse subscription is required to read this content. Subscribe today to access our unrivalled news and intelligence, as well as our premium content including all job listings. Click here for details.
California regulator’s LCFS branch chief departs ahead of rulemaking start

Oct 17, 2023 | carbon-pulse.com | Matthew Lithgow

California regulator ARB’s branch chief responsible for overseeing the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) has departed the agency just weeks before the commencement of a major rulemaking process to amend the transportation sector climate programme. A Carbon Pulse subscription is required to read this content. Subscribe today to access our unrivalled news and intelligence, as well as our premium content including all job listings. Click here for details.
Trading firm lands North American carbon portfolio manager from power company

Oct 17, 2023 | carbon-pulse.com | Matthew Lithgow

A Chicago-based proprietary trading company has poached a North American environmental products portfolio manager from a long tenure at a New York-based electricity generation development and investment firm, Carbon Pulse has learned. A Carbon Pulse subscription is required to read this content. Subscribe today to access our unrivalled news and intelligence, as well as our premium content including all job listings. Click here for details.