carbon markets
Jerome Malka
Jerome Malka, managing director of SG's Orbeo, may have risen rapidly through the ranks, but he doesn't want to make a big deal of it, finds 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
LCH.Clearnet launches OTC emissions clearing
Clearing house LCHClearnet has today launched OTC clearing services for Certified Emissions Reduction (CER) and EU Allowance (EUA) emissions contracts.
Nymex to launch first Green Exchange contracts
New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex) is to introduce its first slate of futures and options contracts, as part of its Green Exchange initiative, on 16 March for trade date 17 March.
ECX and LCH clear way for CER futures launch
European Climate Exchange (ECX) and clearing house LCH.Clearnet have reached an out-of-court settlement over the proposed launch of ECX Certified Emission Reduction (CER) futures contracts.
TFS Energy launches Green Finance Division
TFS Energy has launched TFS Green Finance, which aims to provide clients with merchant banking and brokerage solutions for the environmental markets.
ICAP executes first US Compliance Carbon Allowance Trade
ICAP announced today that its energy and emissions arm has executed the first over-the-counter (OTC) compliance carbon allowance transaction in the United States.
Bank of America and Climate Exchange call off joint venture
Bank of America and Climate Exchange, parent company of the Chicago Climate Exchange and European Climate Exchange, have scrapped plans for a formal joint venture.
EEX and Eurex to launch CER futures in March
The carbon trading cooperation between European Energy Exchange (EEX) and Eurex will expand further with the imminent launch of futures contracts for certified emissions reduction (CER) credits.
EC sets out phase III plans for EU ETS
The European Commission (EC) today outlined its plans to expand the scope of the European Union’s Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) for the trading period of 2013 - 2020 (phase III).