Carbon risk
Emissions house of the year: Grey Epoch
Energy Risk Awards 2025: Carbon trader meets clients’ increasing needs through deep expertise and ability to warehouse risk
How Emission Advisors saved clients over $50 million
Emission Advisers bases its business on providing mid-sized firms expert carbon trading strategies that would otherwise be unavailable to them, says Mike Taylor, the firm's founder and president. Over the past 18 months, its clients have saved over $50…
Finding potential in a volatile commodities market
Macquarie is uniquely positioned to offer clients a range of products, expertise and experience across the commodities space. Nick O’Kane discusses the bank’s approach to commodity markets and what he expects next
Energy Risk Commodity Rankings: the return of geopolitical risk
Geopolitical tensions introduced extreme volatility to many commodity markets in 2018, while environmental markets began to take off
‘Trump digs coal’ – but is that enough?
Are recent efforts by President Trump to support US coal levelling the playing field for power generation fuel sources, or just flogging a dead horse?
Options pricing shows next few years crucial for US coal
Carbon trading outweighed by building and fuel cost, research finds
US carbon trade surviving below the radar
As the Trump administration refuses to address climate change both at home and abroad, a growing number of states are taking the lead, but will this enthusiasm reignite US environmental trading markets?
No escape from climate change tail risks
Harsh decisions need to be made on the future of energy financing now, before we run out of time
Climate risk joins ethics in driving lending decisions
Barclays, BNP Paribas and others are analysing risk of climate change-related losses
Emissions house of the year: Element Markets
Energy Risk Awards 2018: Established environmental business flourishes despite political uncertainty
Speculators flock back into the EU carbon market
EU reforms trigger carbon rally set to last through 2018
Brexit issues for carbon market must be solved soon
UK departure from EU ETS is causing headaches for energy traders and risk managers, writes energy consultant
Emissions house of the year: BP
Energy Risk Awards 2017: Energy giant aims to shape emissions trading
Bolstering the biofuels market
Named the number one biofuels broker in the 2017 Energy Risk Commodity Rankings for the fifth consecutive year, SCB sees changing dynamics from greenhouse gas emissions programmes
Coal contracts boom is a sign of desperation
Producers' turn to derivatives may be a last throw of the dice
Carbon life force: derivatives defy coal's bleak future
Coal producers shorting volatility to collect premium, say traders
Brexit roils UK electricity firms’ carbon hedging plans
Utilities may unwind hedges amid uncertainty over EU emissions market
The UK carbon floor and power plant hedging
How to calculate expected future carbon costs and optimal valuation and hedging decisions, by adjusting Monte Carlo simulations for the UK market
Broker of the year: Evolution Markets
The New York-based environmental broker has benefited from its expansion into traditional energy markets
Emissions house of the year: CF Partners
Specialist knowledge of the carbon market is crucial to the London-based company's success