carbon markets
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…
Spectron trades first OTC carbon option settled on CCFE
Energy broker Spectron has brokered the first over-the-counter carbon dioxide option settled against the Chicago Climate Futures Exchange (CCFE)
Mapping out a market
The Australian government will introducea nationwide cap-and-trade emissionstrading scheme by 2011. RoderickBruce examines this emerging market
Clean coal : green and lean
With the economic benefits of emissions offsets, clean coal is poised to move from a government-subsidised to a commercially viable industry, as Catherine Lacoursière reports
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…
Bear Energy launches in Europe
US investment bank Bear Stearns International has launched its European energy business with the appointment of Etienne Amic as head of Bear Energy in Europe. The European venture will offer structured origination and financial products, including…
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.
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.
The green question
Global carbon tradingPedro Moura-Costa, co founder of EcoSecurities, talks with Oliver Holtaway about his hopes for the future of emissions trading
Asian Development Bank launches carbon fund
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has launched a fund to provide capital to buy carbon credits at the outset of clean energy projects, after commitments from participants exceeded the $80 million needed for launch.
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
The missing link
With several countries now developing emissions trading schemes, UN-supervised project-based emissions credits could become the linking instrument that creates a global price signal for greenhouse gas abatement. But greater standardisation in the market…