More or less than expected? Analysts mixed over impact of 2024 EUA auction volume announcement
The European Commission last week published projected EUA auction volumes for 2024, and analysts are mixed as to how the figure compared to their expectations.
Read MoreANALYSIS: EU carbon price faces tug-of-war between bulls and bears in year-end drama
A series of factors may be coming together to trigger a big year-end EU carbon price rally, including record short selling by speculators and dwindling auction supply, some experts believe, while others think looming bearish pressures remain too great for prices to see any meaningful recovery from recent lows.
Read MoreResearchers propose new pricing approach to restore faith in voluntary carbon markets
Researchers have unveiled a new approach to valuing carbon credits that they say brings much-needed transparency, accountability, and comparability to the global voluntary carbon markets, specifically nature-based projects.
Read MoreFaltering UK carbon price could mean billions in export tax bills, lost treasury revenues -report
The UK’s faltering carbon price could result in the loss of billions in treasury revenues and may expose British companies to large tax bills for exporting to the EU, warns a new report.
Read MorePOLL: Analysts downgrade EU carbon price forecasts on weaker energy, industrial outlooks
Analysts have downgraded their outlook for EU carbon prices for the remainder of Phase 4 (2021-30) due a number of shorter-term bearish factors including stagnant industrial productivity, sliding demand from the power sector, and an increase in EUA auction supply.
Read MoreUS EPA announces new measures to phase down climate-harming HFCs
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Friday unveiled a series of actions to accelerate the phasedown of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) – the potent greenhouse gases commonly used in refrigeration and air conditioning systems.
Read MoreEEX unveils global index family to track evolving carbon markets
The European Energy Exchange (EEX) on Tuesday announced the launch of its Global Carbon Index (GCI) Family, aimed at providing a comprehensive snapshot of rapidly evolving global carbon markets.
Read MoreUKA & EUA POLL: Analysts slash UKA forecasts while leaving outlook for EUAs unchanged
Analysts have left their short-term forecasts for EU carbon prices more or less unchanged despite a large drop in carbon-intensive power generation and sluggish demand from industrials, while again raising their longer-term outlooks and significantly slashing their expectations for UK carbon costs.
Read MoreDirector leaves Climate Impact Partners a year into role
A director at voluntary carbon market experts Climate Impact Partners has parted ways with the firm just a year into the role.
Read MoreBrazilian state’s public defender launches legal action over alleged REDD+ project ‘land theft’
The public defender of a forest-rich Brazilian state has launched legal action against several organisations and a local government over allegations of land theft linked to a REDD+ project.
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