Carbon risk
Asian emissions markets seen as step in right direction
Hopes that carbon emissions might one day emerge as the next major commodity market have been confounded by poor liquidity in Europe and the lack of a federal US cap-and-trade scheme. But developments in some Asian countries are giving traders more to…
EU ETS risk and climate risk
Vertis has been active in carbon markets since 2001 – starting out as a developer of joint implementation projects, before entering into brokerage and dealing when the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) was established in 2005. Vertis…
CDM future in doubt amid changes to EU carbon rules
UN developing country scheme being slowly suffocated, firms say
EU ETS to become bigger priority for industrials
Back-loading and structural reforms to Europe’s carbon market are set to collide with a reduction in free allowances, making life tougher for the continent’s polluters. Market participants hope this will engender an increased focus on risk management and…
Looking back: Chaos ensues at IPE amid protest
Open-outcry trading at the IPE was halted in February 2005 amid a lively protest by Greenpeace activists. The timing was ironic, as Energy Risk reported the following month
Emissions House of the Year: Element Markets
Element Markets is seeking to provide clients with help navigating the dense thicket of North American environmental commodity markets
Carbon reform may be shaken by European Parliament vote
Proposals designed to address the problem of oversupply in the EU ETS – including the EC’s proposal for a market stability reserve – are likely to become harder to pass thanks to recent elections, say analysts
Carbon emissions trading spreads across the globe
Traders’ enthusiasm for the European Union Emissions Trading System has slumped during recent years. But at the same time, there have been a variety of significant developments in carbon markets elsewhere around the globe. Gillian Carr rounds up some of…
Coal derivatives market fosters burning ambition
Increased attention from both traders and hedgers is providing a boost to the coal derivatives market, say participants, fuelling the success of the API 8 index linked to Chinese coal imports and stimulating further product development efforts elsewhere…
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EPA rules may create new opportunities for US carbon traders
The US government is planning to use the Environmental Protection Agency to combat climate change, in a move that could create new opportunities for carbon traders, according to lawyers and analysts. Alexander Osipovich reports
Europe's carbon market begins long road to recovery
A critical July 3 vote in the European Parliament has brought the world's largest carbon market back from the brink of collapse. But participants say structural reform remains necessary to secure its future – and this is a long way off. Mark Nicholls…
Uncertainty rules in Australian electricity derivatives market
Australia's electricity derivatives market had been picking up since the global financial crisis, but volumes have declined in recent years. Firms blame the slowdown on a combination of slim trading opportunities and uncertainty over plans to curb…
Energy Risk Glossary 2013
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Energy Risk USA: Firms optimistic about California carbon market
Energy market participants upbeat about development of California emissions market, despite legal threats
'Half dead' EUA market hit by political uncertainty
Uncertainty over a plan to postpone sales of EUAs is contributing to stalling prices and reduced liquidity
California carbon market faces challenges
California’s first auction for carbon allowances on November 14 was hailed as a success by state officials. But the fledgling market must survive a barrage of legal challenges before it can truly take off. Alexander Osipovich reports
Lawsuit threats cloud California cap-and-trade scheme
California is set to launch the world’s second-largest carbon market, but threats of litigation have kept many potential market participants sitting on the sidelines
Australia and EU carbon schemes to be linked, Australian carbon floor price dropped
Australia and the EU have made plans to link their carbon trading scheme from 2015 and Australia will drop its controversial carbon floor price.
Ruling sets back US emissions trading
Federal judges reject the US Environmental Protection Agency’s latest clean air rule, disappointing emissions market participants and shaking confidence in the viability of US cap-and-trade schemes
Airlines face regulatory uncertainty in US-EU emissions standoff
Legislation that would stop US airlines from complying with the European Union’s Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) survived a key vote in Congress this week, casting further doubt on the EU’s efforts to bring non-EU airlines into the ETS and creating…
Lynda Clemmons joins NRG Energy
Lynda Clemmons, a pioneer in the field of weather derivatives and emissions trading, has been hired by NRG Energy to help run its green technology team