Carbon
ECX and Ice Futures to launch emissions options
The European Climate Exchange (ECX) and Ice Futures will launch the Ice Futures ECX CFI Options Contract (ECX CFI Option) on Friday 13 October, subject to regulatory approval.
Point Carbon launches North American operations
Point Carbon, a provider of market intelligence, analysis, forecasting and advisory services for the energy and environmental markets, today announced the launch of operations in North America.
Natsource in billion dollar green house gas transaction
Carbon asset manager Natsource has announced that two of its entities will participate in a billion dollar green house gas (GHG) transaction.
Climate Change Capital creates world's largest private carbon fund
Climate Change Capital (CCC), a UK-based investment bank that focuses on investment in clean energy and a low carbon economy, announced this morning that it has created the world's largest private sector carbon fund.
Carbon funds - Here come the funds
While government-run procurement funds were the first to establish themselves in the carbon market, more and more private sector funds are now bringing investment capital into the sector. Oliver Holtaway reports
Auctioning - Carbon under the hammer
As the EU emissions trading scheme gears up for its second phase, countries are deciding how much of their allocations will be auctioned. Oliver Holtaway reports
European gas - Battle of the brokers
Boutique environmental brokers walked the European market through the early days of emissions trading, but as traditional money and energy brokers move into this increasingly commoditised market, how will the early educators continue to compete? asks…
US emissions - State of play
Point Carbon's Veronique Bugnion takes a look at the scope and timeline for the carbon emission cap-and-trade programmes on the drawing board in the US
Money for old smoke
Despite the lack of mandatory, standardised carbon trading in Asia, interest is growing fast. And several trading initiatives are under way, finds Joe Marsh
Noble signs India emissions deal
Noble Carbon Credits, part of global supply chain manager Noble Group, has signed a series of long-term certified emission reduction (CER) contracts with India¹s Gujarat Fluorochemicals (GFL).
Burying a problem
As North American power generators prepare for a carbon-constrained world, new coal plants are being built with the option of installing carbon capture and storage technology. And the economics could be about to improve, finds Catherine Lacoursiere
JI emerges from shadows
Long seen as a sideline to the Clean Development Mechanism, the Joint Implementation market could be set to take off, as international regulators and the key JI host countries are coming close to establishing JI approval procedures. Oliver Holtaway…
Knowledge is power
The first year of European carbon trading came to a bumpy end in May. But now the market finally has hard data about emissions, the ride should get smoother. Oliver Holtaway reports
CDM structures mature
Buyers and sellers in the clean development mechanism market now have a broader range of pricing structures at their disposal. Oliver Holtaway investigates
Spectron brokers first 2012 CO 2 allowance trade
The first 2012 European CO 2 allowances (EUAs) have been traded through energy broker Spectron.