Carbon compliance markets
Emissions trading comes home
Point Carbon's Carina Heimdal looks at what people are expecting from the US and global carbon markets up to 2012 and beyond
CME launches SO2 futures and options contracts
The CME Group will offer new sulfur dioxide (SO2) emission 25-allowance futures and options contracts from July 12, for a trade date of July 13.
House passes cap-and-trade bill
The House of Representatives has passed the American Clean Energy and Security (ACES) Act, taking the US a step closer to developing a national carbon cap-and-trade initiative.
LCH.Clearnet to launch spot carbon clearing in July
London-based clearing house LCH.Clearnet's over-the-counter (OTC) clearing service for the UK spot market for carbon credits will launch on July 3 this year.
BlueNext launches OTC registration service for brokers
Environmental exchange BlueNext has launched a new registration service for brokers to help secure over-the-counter (OTC) EUA and CER spot transactions.
Bluenext announces deal with Chinese exchange
NYSE's Bluenext and the China-Beijing Environmental Exchange (CBEEX) have signed an agreement to set up an international information platform for Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects.
Waxman-Markey early action provisions criticized as unclear
Industry commentators have spoken out about the provisions for early adoption of carbon emission reduction strategies in the cap-and-trade legislation currently going through the US House of Representatives.
CME to list new EUA and CER contracts
The CME Group will list four new In Delivery Month European Union Allowance (EUA) and Certified Emission Reduction (CER) futures and options contracts as part of its Green Exchange venture.
Bluenext suspends trading following VAT exemption for carbon
Trading will resume on environmental exchange Bluenext on Wednesday June 10 at 8.00AM after two days of closure following the French Budget Ministry's announcement that carbon permits will be exempt from VAT.
Bidders in for Ecosecurities
A takeover battle has emerged between France's EDF Trading and Dutch company Guanabara Holdings for Irish environmental project developer EcoSecurities.
Australian emissions trading scheme will stunt LNG growth says opposition
The Australian LNG industry has expressed concern about the effect the Rudd Government's Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) will have on growth, following its proposed introduction in July 2011.
S&P to launch carbon risk service
Standard & Poor's is set to launch Copra, a new risk assessment tool offering independent assessment of CER delivery risk for CDM projects
To Copenhagen via Australia
The start of Australia's much talked-about carbon trading scheme has been put back a year to 2011. Andrew Petersen and Eros Artuso at PricewaterhouseCoopers discuss the details of the proposed Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme
Adaptation Fund sells first CERs
The World Bank's Adaptation Fund has sold its first Certified Emission Reductions (CERs) as part of its CER monetisation programme.
Ontario debates cap-and-trade scheme
Cap-and-trade legislation introduced this week by the Government of Ontario, Canada proposed a 6% cut in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from 1990 levels by 2014.
Carbon industry calls for clarity on emission targets
Leading carbon market figures at the Carbon Expo conference in Barcelona have demanded increased clarity on four crucial issues ahead of the UN's COP 15 climate talks in Copenhagen in December.
House energy committee passes cap-and-trade bill
The Energy and Commerce Committee of the House of Representatives approved The American Clean Energy and Security Act by a vote of 33 to 25 yesterday.
Munich Stock Exchange to offer spot carbon trading
The Munich Stock Exchange plans to enter the carbon market with the introduction of spot trading for European Emission Allowances (EUAs) and Certified Emission Reduction units (CERs) in the summer.
Norway to sell 12.7 million EUAs in 2009
The Norwegian Ministry of Finance has announced it will sell 12.7 million EUAs this year through Barclays Capital.
BlueNext and Markit announce new carbon index
Environmental exchange BlueNext has announced that it will form a strategic partnership with financial information provider Markit, to create a range of emission index products.
Regulator expands energy panel to examine carbon trading
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has appointed 11 members to a newly expanded panel established to prepare the government for carbon trading.
Australia's carbon scheme delayed to 2011
The Australian government has delayed the start of its Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) to July 2011 and announced a more ambitious emissions reduction target for 2020.