VER price rally to persist as developers struggle to keep pace -report
Voluntary emissions reduction (VER) prices are likely to continue rising for up to five more years as supply struggles to keep up with increasing demand, analysts said in a report published Monday.
Read MoreEU lawmaker mulls proposing tougher EU ETS price control measures -Bloomberg
MEP Peter Liese is considering a proposal to release allowances held in the MSR and to lower the threshold at which the Article 29a mechanism is triggered as part of a plan to control sudden EU ETS price spikes, he told Bloomberg in an interview published on Friday.
Read MoreEU lawmaker weighs major changes to ETS price intervention rules
The lawmaker steering carbon market reforms through the European Parliament is planning to propose changes to the EU ETS mechanism meant to prevent price spikes.
Read MoreVCM Report: Nature-based VER prices slip following N-GEO eligibility announcement
Prices for standardised nature-based voluntary emissions reduction (VER) contracts fell for the second straight week last week, as traders said future adjustments to Xpansiv market CBL’s Nature-Based Global Emissions Offset (N-GEO) eligibility led participants to shed credits.
Read MoreEU lawmakers muster efforts to curb carbon market speculation
Several European Parliament lawmakers have proposed amendments to legislation that seek to curb the role of speculative investors in the bloc’s carbon market.
Read MoreCzech, Polish leaders strike deal to end Turow coal mine spat
The leaders of Czechia and Poland agreed on Thursday to end their dispute over the expansion of the Turow coal mine, which put at risk Warsaw’s access to EU clean energy funding.
Read MoreBrussels floats idea to support EU exporters under CBAM
The European Commission is exploring a way to support EU exporters from the effects of its carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM), the bloc’s parliament heard on Wednesday, a move that could address one of the most contentious elements of the proposal.
Read MoreClubbing together: Unpacking the climate visions of France and Germany
EU policymakers are struggling to reconcile an international climate club and a carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM), with both seen as flagship new climate policies respectively endorsed by European heavyweights Germany and France.
Read MoreVCM Report: Nature-based VER prices ease from record highs but remain robust
Standardised nature-based voluntary emissions reduction (VER) prices eased back from record levels this week as some participants flagged a potential pause in the market’s consistent upward rally.
Read MoreEU lawmakers propose raft of amendments seeking to weaken MSR, curb carbon prices
EU parliamentarians have proposed multiple amendments designed to weaken EU ETS reforms and to intervene in the market amid record carbon permit prices, documents released Friday showed, in an early sign lawmakers will face a battle to agree measures to tighten the bloc’s flagship climate policy.
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