Carbon
The rise or fall of CDM
European Commission proposals to limit the use of Clean Development Mechanism credits post-2012 came as a surprise to many carbon market participants. Kristian Tangen and Kjetil Røine of Point Carbon discuss the implications
Swiss Re’s Conning to manage post 2012 fund
Conning Asset Management Limited, a fully-owned subsidiary of Swiss Re, has been appointed to manage a pioneering EUR 125 million post-2012 Carbon Credit Fund.
BlueNext launches EUA Futures
Environmental exchange BlueNext has listed its first derivatives contracts, offering EU Allowance (EUA) futures with December 2008 to 2012 maturities.
Orbeo makes first Phase III carbon trade on ECX
Carbon trading company Orbeo has completed the first futures trade for Phase III of the EU emissions trading scheme (EU ETS), on European Climate Exchange’s new 2013 EUA contract.
ECX's CER volumes hit 10 million+ tonnes
The European Climate Exchange says volumes of its certified emissions reduction futures hit over 10 million tonnes in the first 10 days after the March 14 launch
Market split over Green Exchange
The Green Exchange launched its crusade into the environmental trading markets last month, but it will have a battle on its hands to gain critical liquidity, writes Andrew Holt
EEX - An exchange of ideas
The European Energy Exchange is positioning itself as the key trading hub for Europe's energy and emissions markets. Roderick Bruce meets Tim Greenwood, head of UK operations at EEX, and Oliver Maibaum, sales and business development director, to discuss…
RGGI allowance auction date announced
States participating in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), an agreement among the Governors of ten Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic states to reduce greenhouse gases from power plants, have announced the date for the first ever CO2 allowance…
Montreal Climate Exchange to launch carbon futures
The Montréal Climate Exchange (MCeX), a joint venture of the Montréal Exchange (MX) and the Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX) is planning to launch futures contracts on Canada carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) units on May 30, 2008, subject to regulatory…
Flight to quality
As volumes grow and investor sophistication increases, the US voluntarycarbon markets are demanding higher quality products and greaterregulatory oversight. David Watkins reports
Awakening a JI-ant?
Recent policy changes in Russia may finally pave the way for effectivejoint-implementation (JI) projects. Roderick Bruce discovers Russia’scarbon credit potential
A changing carbon market climate
The EU Emissions Trading Scheme is stepping up a notch with a batch of new measures for its Third Phase. Andrew Holt finds out what carbon market participants think of the new proposals