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ANALYSIS - What goes up: Bearish headwinds lead more experts to change tune on once irrepressible EUAs
After tripling in price and being hailed the best performing commodity of 2018, the party could be over for once irrepressible European carbon - at least for now - with experts forewarning of a hangover fuelled by falling gas and other bearish factors. Read MoreTop
Washington LCFS stakeholders bracing for oil pushback as bill clears second committee
The oil industry is expected to mount an opposition campaign against a Washington state proposal to enact a low-carbon fuel standard (LCFS) that is currently advancing through the legislature, stakeholders said Friday. Read MoreTop
California could account for LADWP plant closures in carbon allocation discussions
California's ARB could amend its carbon allowance allocations to account for the Los Angeles Department of Water & Power's (LADWP) post-2020 power plant closures, as the state agency also looks to adapt ETS regulations to account for higher Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) targets, sources said. Read MoreTop
US Carbon Pricing Legislative Roundup for week ending Feb. 15, 2019
A summary of legislative action on carbon pricing and clean energy bills at the US state level taken this week, including Virginia Republicans’ move to block a RGGI linkage, carbon pricing developments in New York, and the defeat of a carbon tax bill in Montana. Read MoreTop
German minister rules out carbon pricing for non-ETS sectors until 2021
Germany will not apply carbon pricing to its non-ETS sectors until at least 2021, new state energy secretary Andreas Feicht said Thursday. Read MoreTop
EU Market: EUAs back above €20, but bearish risks linger after 9% weekly drop
EUAs climbed back above €20 on Friday, partially reversing this week’s volatile plunge to a two-month low that saw carbon enter bear market territory, though traders said prices remain vulnerable to further falls. Read MoreTop
Australian offset issuance grounds to near halt
Australia’s Clean Energy Regulator issued fewer than 10,000 new carbon credits this week, as most projects seeking to earn credits in time for the Safeguard mechanism compliance deadline have done so over the past two months. Read MoreTop
CN Markets: Pilot market data for week ending Feb. 15, 2019
Closing prices, ranges and volumes for China's regional pilot carbon markets this week. Read MoreTop
Canadian ‘backstop’ carbon price a matter of national concern, federal government argues
The Canadian federal government may impose its CO2 pricing scheme on recalcitrant provinces because the country's GHG emissions are not only a matter of national concern, but Canada is well off track towards meeting its targets under international treaties, Ottawa and its supporters argued in the second and final day of a court hearing on Thursday. Read MoreTop
