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Choose wisely: what are the most price-sensitive EU ETS reform options facing lawmakers?
EU carbon prices are widely expected to soar over the next 15 years, but lawmakers are juggling a dizzying array of reform options that analysts warn could still push EUAs below today’s rock-bottom levels if deployed a certain way. Read MoreTop
EU’s move puts Paris Agreement on brink of entry, but don’t expect any action
EU ministers on Friday agreed a fast-track ratification process that is all but certain to bring the Paris Agreement into force in November, but the UN’s procedural manoeuvring means the move is unlikely to trigger any acceleration in climate action. Read MoreTop
EU Market: EUAs dip back below €5 but lodge stellar 9% weekly gain
EU carbon prices slipped further from the previous session’s three-month high to end Friday just below €5, capping a relatively turbulent week for the market. Read MoreTop
SK Market: Korean CO2 prices up on persistent demand
Korea Allowance Units (KAUs) edged up 2.9% in Friday trade to hit a 4-month high as some short compliance companies remain eager to buy in a market short on offset supply. Read MoreTop
NZ Market: NZUs rangebound as buyers snub moves towards NZ$19
New Zealand carbon allowances slumped 0.3% over the week in thin trade as buyers continued to follow sellers above NZ$19. Read MoreTop
CN Markets: Pilot market data for week ending Sep. 30, 2016
Closing prices, ranges and volumes for China's regional pilot carbon markets this week. Read MoreTop
MEPs skirt compromises in EU ETS reform debate
MEPs made scant progress towards agreeing clinching ETS reform compromises on Thursday in a poorly attended session of the EU Parliament’s environment committee (ENVI), raising the likelihood that the measure will be delayed due to the ongoing political wrangling. Read MoreTop
RGGI mulls taking middle ground on cap cut as states grasp for compromise
RGGI states are considering setting a 3.5% annual cap decline after 2020 as carbon leakage concerns leave some members wary about a push to double the market’s emission reduction rate, an analyst said on Thursday. Read MoreTop
EU Market: EUAs end above €5 after hitting new 3-mth high on oil-fuelled gains
EU carbon allowances retreated after jolting to a three-month, oil-fuelled high early on Thursday, but still managed to finish in the black and above the key €5 level. Read MoreTop