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EU Market: EUAs tumble 6% as power prices slide
EU carbon prices fell as much as 6% on Thursday as power prices continued to slide from their recent multi-year highs. Read MoreTop
NA Markets: WCI, RGGI prices diverge in busy trade
North American CO2 prices moved in opposite directions this week, with the WCI market weakening slightly while RGGI prices advanced on sellers holding out for higher levels. Read MoreTop
EU lawmakers tee up ETS Brexit-proofing talks within aviation bill
EU lawmakers will begin trilogue discussions over a measure to safeguard the EU ETS against an uncoordinated Brexit as early as next week after member states on Wednesday agreed a common line on the wider proposal to keep aviation in the bloc’s carbon market. Read MoreTop
US-based Climate Trust Capital inks another offset deal, completing targeted trilogy of sectoral investments
US-based private investment fund Climate Trust Capital (CTC) has inked another carbon credit deal, expanding its portfolio into the livestock biogas sector. Read MoreTop
Chinese coal supplier buys Beijing-based carbon firm
The biggest coal-fired power supplier in China’s Shanxi province has acquired a Beijing-based carbon firm to extend its business portfolio to emissions trading, the company said Thursday. Read MoreTop
NZ Market: NZUs extend losses ahead of Saturday election
New Zealand carbon allowances fell another 10 cents on Thursday as uncertainty continues to reign about the prospects for the market after this weekend’s elections. Read MoreTop
ThyssenKrupp and Tata agree steel merger to create one of EU’s biggest emitters
Germany’s ThyssenKrupp and India’s Tata Steel have agreed to merge their European operations to create the bloc’s number two steel producer and one of the biggest emitting companies in the EU ETS. Read MoreTop
ANALYSIS: EU ETS reforms catch investor attention on rocky road to higher prices
At least one long-term investor has piled into the EU carbon market, attracted by the prospect of double-digit returns in recent months, though traders warn that the road to higher prices is still littered with regulatory uncertainty and supply overhang. Read MoreTop
US Republican senator breaks rank to back carbon price, work on bipartisan bill
A prominent US Republican senator has backed putting a price on carbon to help bring down US greenhouse gas emissions and said he is working on a bill with the Democrats, breaking with his own party's establishment. Read MoreTop