Carbon trading
Carbon price sinks as EU vote is delayed
The European Commission is proposing to cut the supply of European Union Allowances to bolster prices, but delays to the plan are causing prices to sink, reports Gillian Carr
Lawsuit threats cloud California cap-and-trade scheme
California is set to launch the world’s second-largest carbon market, but threats of litigation have kept many potential market participants sitting on the sidelines
Australia and EU carbon schemes to be linked, Australian carbon floor price dropped
Australia and the EU have made plans to link their carbon trading scheme from 2015 and Australia will drop its controversial carbon floor price.
Will a 'set-aside' save the EU carbon markets?
Set-aside: an intervention too far?
Airlines face regulatory uncertainty in US-EU emissions standoff
Legislation that would stop US airlines from complying with the European Union’s Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) survived a key vote in Congress this week, casting further doubt on the EU’s efforts to bring non-EU airlines into the ETS and creating…
Emmanuel Fages departs SG CIB to join Roland Berger
Emmanuel Fages has left his role as head of European energy research at Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking to join strategy consultants Roland Berger
Energy Risk presents the Future of Carbon Trading Round Table
With carbon prices plunging both the Europe and the US as the fragile global economy takes place Energy Risk is speaking to key players within the industry regarding the future of the carbon markets and what developments are foreseen in the future
Carbon markets facing uncertain new year after Durban
What next for carbon markets?
Energy Risk Environmental Rankings 2011
It’s not easy being green
Special report: carbon trading
This month's special report looks at carbon trading with a particular focus on the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS).
Will aviation give the EU ETS a lift next year?
Giving carbon a lift?
Can the EU Emissions Trading Scheme survive Europe's debt crisis?
Confidence crisis for carbon?
Q&A – RWE npower's Volker Beckers
Sharing the load
UK power chiefs call for more clarity on UK’s Electricity Market Reform
With the UK's power sector estimated to need some £200 billion ($317 billion) worth of investment in the next 10-15 years, much is riding on the Electricity Market Reform, which so far lacks detail, say top power executives
EIB to sell 300 million carbon units
European Investment Bank plans to sell 300 million EU carbon allowances
Including global airlines in EU emissions scheme is legal, says EU court
Preliminary opinion of advocate-general says that US and Asian airlines cannot opt out of EU emissions trading next year
Carbon tax here to stay: Alberta energy minister
Alberta, Canada, home to the world’s third largest oil reserves, will await further federal government moves before upping its own emissions limits or developing a carbon cap-and-trade scheme
US cap-and-trade: efforts to standardise agreeements
Setting the standard for US carbon trading
Cutting edge: Pricing carbon-linked bonds
Within the framework of Phase II of the EU ETS, which has consecutive compliance periods that allow banking and borrowing, Daniel Bloch expresses the dynamics of Certified Emission Reductions as a function of European Union Allowances, and computes the…
Falling oil prices and Greek crisis a boon to carbon traders
Carbon allowance trading hits all-time high in June as analysts downgrade predicted average ETS Phase 3 price to €22 per tonne
California carbon scheme delay “prudent”: EDF
California's decision to delay carbon trading compliance until 2013 “will give the cap-and-trade programme it’s best chance of success”, says AB 32 co-sponsor
US carbon outlook: John Melby, GreenX
John Melby of Green Exchange (GreenX) discusses the current carbon market in the US, the potential for international links in the future and the emergence of other environmental markets such as water