Carbon compliance markets
EEX and Eurex to cooperate in CO2 trading
The European Energy Exchange (EEX) and international derivatives exchange Eurex announced today that they are to offer a common platform for emissions trading.
Birth of a new swaps market
Compliance traders in the EU emissions trading scheme will be able to import project-based CERs to meet their requirements from 2008 onwards. Andreas Arvanitakis of Point Carbon reports
A climate of change
Proposals for an emissions trading scheme in Australia have met with widespread support from industry. However, some stakeholders are questioning what the impact will be on their business, and some believe an ETS alone may not be enough to meet…
Mapping out a market
The Australian government will introducea nationwide cap-and-trade emissionstrading scheme by 2011. RoderickBruce examines this emerging market
Big business responds to Australia’s carbon proposals
A report launched today by the Australian Business and Climate Group (ABCG) has highlighted that plans for an Australian emissions trading scheme (ETS) will not, on their own, be a sufficient response to meet future emissions targets.
Lithuania to auction EUAs
The Lithuanian Environmental Investment Fund is to offer 552,000 EU Allowances (EUAs) for online auction.
Bank of America invests in Climate Exchange
As part of a ten year, $20 billion environmental initiative, Bank of America has established a joint venture with Climate Exchange (CLE) by acquiring 0.5% of CLE’s current issued share capital.
Tales from the sell side
Asia, and in particular China and India, represents the largest source of project-related emissions reduction credits going into the UN's Clean Development Mechanism system. Oliver Holtaway speaks to Asia Carbon Exchange's N Yuvaraj Dinesh Babu about the…
ECX and ICE launch CER futures contract
The European Climate Exchange (ECX) and ICE Futures today announced the launch of CER (certified emissions reduction) futures and options contracts, subject to regulatory approval.
EOn creates EOn Energy Trading; reveals investment strategy
German utility EOn has announced plans to align its trading and power generation businesses “on more European lines,” according to a company statement, “in order to seize earnings and growth opportunities created by the integration of Europe’s energy…
Australia commits to emissions trading – ASX to launch futures
Following yesterday’s commitment by Australian Prime Minister John Howard to a domestic emissions trading scheme before 2012, the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) plans to launch a carbon futures market.
Bush lays out climate agenda – without emissions trading
In a speech in Washington ahead of the G8 meeting in Germany next week, US President George Bush laid out an agenda for tackling climate change.
Evolution Markets
Emissions Europe House of the Year
Is the EU ETS working?
The EU's emissions trading scheme has created a massive oversupply of allowances for its first phase. Kjetil Røine and Henrik Hasselknippe ask whether the scheme is causing emissions reductions, whether there will be a sufficient shortage in Phase II and…
JP Morgan
US Emissions House of the Year