Carbon
Acquisition boosts awareness of carbon capture and storage
2Co takeover of Powerfuel could improve profile of carbon capture and storage
Incentivising CDM private sector investment
The Clean Development Mechanism plays a pivotal role in emissions reduction by incentivising investment in developing nations. Much effort has been put into CDM project development, but more should be done to generate additional demand for CDM…
UK carbon floor seen raising power prices across Europe
Electricity prices could rise as the UK sets a minimum floor price for carbon
Hedge funds see potential in European carbon markets
There is growing interest by hedge funds in carbon trading. Traders are diversifying their funds and business risk by combining carbon investments with allocations to related asset classes. By David Walker
Further uncertainty for US carbon trading
Californian carbon cap-and-trade scheme suffers legal set-back on road to 2012 start date
Cutting edge technical: Carbon derivatives pricing
In carbon dioxide equilibrium models, permit prices are positive and bounded by the penalty level. To obtain closed-form solutions to the pricing of carbon dioxide derivatives, Daniel Bloch models the permit price as a function of a positive unbounded…
EC tightening of carbon spot market could threaten forward market
Industry experts are wary of European Commission proposals intended to bring additional safeguards to the spot market
US: States rethink carbon trading scheme
New Hampshire House votes to leave RGGI, New Jersey could follow; change in states’ attitudes to cap-and-trade “not surprising”
BarCap advises carbon market to use UK registries
Barclays Capital advises clients to stick to the UK in light of recent EUA thefts across European registries
EUA theft could severely damage carbon market, say analysts
Last month’s theft of carbon allowances was a blow to the European Union’s efforts to develop the carbon market. Katie Holliday reports on the expected extent of the damage
Global carbon market gears up for 2011 climate talks
The COP16 meeting in Cancun has been deemed a ‘technical success’ by market participants, but expectations were far lower in comparison to Copenhagen. Katie Holliday investigates
CER/ERU spread to tighten this year, say experts
On the back of Russia starting to issue ERUs, increased market liquidity will lead to tighter ERU/CER spreads, say analysts
Multi-pronged tack expected for US carbon cuts
Cap-and-trade to continue as part of portfolio of emission reduction tools for states and regions; scheme co-operation expected
Last-minute power plant hedging will push up carbon prices
Prices for European Union carbon allowances (EUAs) will rise sharply in 2012 as companies hurry to hedge their emissions compliance requirements by the end of that year.
Sponsored Q&A: Navita Systems
As the European Union’s (EU's) Carbon Market Initiative nears implementation of Phase III, Navita Systems’ Anette Nordskog discusses the recent developments in the carbon market, along with the practical and technological challenges it faces
Turning Points: James Emanuel, ADM Investor Services International
James Emanuel, head of environmental markets at Archer Daniels Midland subsidiary ADM Investor Services International, talks to Alex Davis about the complexities of the carbon markets
Over half a billion CERs at risk of homelessness post-2012
Restrictions to which offset credits will be acceptable after 2012 could leave 530 million credits ‘homeless’, but demand from Japan and NZ may fill the gap finds Katie Holliday
Carbon Report: Market growth hit by fraud
Some argue fraud in the carbon markets is an old story – but has the market fully recovered and will post-2012 changes to the legislative framework be sufficient to stem further cases? Katie Holliday reports
Q&A - Tom Lewis, CEO of the Green Exchange
Hot on the heels of the closure of the Chicago Climate Exchange, Nymex’s Green Exchange is preparing to become fully independent in January. However, is there scope for another environmental platform? Katie Holliday talks to Green Exchange’s CEO, Tom…
Carbon report: State of play for US cap and trade
As climate change slips off the national political agenda in the US, Pauline McCallion looks at the carbon cap-and-trade opportunities available at a state and regional level
Major players show support for California carbon trading
First California Carbon Allowance forward underlines US interest in trading, contract standards to evolve as activity increases
Uncertainty over phase III EU carbon plans a ‘nightmare’
Risk managers face a CDM ‘nightmare’ when managing their carbon portfolios in the face of post-2012 uncertainties, according to carbon market experts, as Katie Holliday reports