IETA members expect UK exit from EU ETS, but spread of global emissions markets -survey
Six out of 10 respondents in the International Emissions Trading Association’s market sentiment survey expect the UK to drop out of the EU ETS, but most are optimistic that new markets will emerge globally driven by China and the aviation sector.
Read MoreCARBON FORWARD 2017: The agenda for this year’s event is taking shape…
Following the immense success of the inaugural Carbon Forward 2016 conference and training day, this year Carbon Forward 2017 will delve deeper into the issues affecting companies with exposure to the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) and other carbon markets worldwide.
Read MoreALLCOT’s Voluntary Carbon Market Report – May 2017
In this month’s issue, ALLCOT looks at a reported rise in demand for CP1 CERs and what it means for VERs, plus they examine a new policy brief from The Gold Standard that suggests the development of NDCs risks marginalising carbon offsetting.
Read MoreCarbon market expects to avoid Trump backfire -survey
Most global carbon market participants don’t expect the Trump presidency to directly impact international emissions markets, according to an annual survey by Thomson Reuters, although more respondents than before said CO2 markets are doing little to cut emissions.
Read MoreICAO opens talks on offsets with World Bank REDD programme
UN aviation body ICAO is in talks with the World Bank-led Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) as part of the agency’s ongoing work into whether REDD credits could be allowed into its CORSIA global offset scheme.
Read MoreBrussels held an 8-week consultation on its controversial aviation ETS plan and only four Germans responded
Four German citizens were the only respondents to an eight-week public consultation held by the European Commission over its divisive proposal to extend the limited coverage of the EU aviation ETS, and all four opposed the idea.
Read MoreMexico’s carbon market plans picking up pace, targeting WCI link by 2021
Mexico will launch its pilot carbon market in early 2018, with an aim to kick off its official ETS later that year and to link to other North American schemes by 2021.
Read MoreDelta Air Lines prepares for CORSIA compliance as worries emerge over scheme
With the rules dictating what types of offsets can be used under the UN’s aviation carbon market still unclear, Delta Air Lines – one of the world’s top three carriers – is hoping that credits it bought to offset growth after 2012 can be used to inform the company’s new compliance obligations from 2021.
Read MoreEU-funded study casts doubt on integrity of UN’s flagship offset programme
Almost three-quarters of the supply of EU ETS-eligible CDM carbon credits to 2020 are unlikely to deliver genuine emission reductions, according to an EU-funded study that green groups say should serve as a clear warning against the future use of offsets as a climate policy tool.
Read MoreALLCOT’s Voluntary Carbon Market Report – April 2017
The voluntary market is facing up to a challenging period as a new global mechanism is developed by the United Nations and while companies pursue fast-growing markets in low-carbon energy.
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