Commodity trading shop Freepoint parts ways with cross-commodity analyst
A senior cross-commodity analyst has left commodities trading firm Freepoint, Carbon Pulse has learned.
Read MoreGlobal trading firm registers for RGGI after operating in California-Quebec ETS
A global trading firm opened a RGGI CO2 Allowance Tracking System (COATS) account this week, representing the 10th new speculator and latest financial entity to transition into the Northeast US power sector carbon market after participating in WCI cap-and-trade programme.
Read MoreThe FT effect: How big EU carbon price moves follow the financial paper’s market coverage
Want to make a quick buck – or should we say a quick euro? When the Financial Times runs its next piece on EU carbon allowances, trade them immediately.
Read MoreBritish carbon fraudster finally behind bars after 3.5 years on the lam
A carbon trading fraudster is finally behind bars in the UK after he fled an eight-year prison sentence for a £2.4 million scam that saw him and his accomplices sell illiquid and overpriced offsets to over 100 vulnerable investors.
Read MoreEU trade commissioner resigns over Irish golf dinner scandal
The EU’s trade chief, one of the members of the EU Commission in charge of designing the bloc’s carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM), resigned on Wednesday over uproar that he breached COVID rules.
Read MoreGlobal commodities firm becomes latest speculator to open RGGI account
A multinational commodities firm opened a RGGI CO2 Allowance Tracking System (COATS) account on Thursday, marking the ninth new speculative player in the Northeast US power sector carbon market this year.
Read MoreEU ETS suffers registry outage, temporarily preventing trade in carbon units
The EU’s carbon market has been hit by technical issues this week, including a server outage on Wednesday that was preventing participants from accessing their registry accounts or processing allowance transactions.
Read MoreSouth Pole carbon markets director to join BP
South Pole’s director of climate policy and carbon markets has left the company to take up a similar role at BP, Carbon Pulse has learned.
Read MoreShell to buy Australian carbon project developer
Shell will buy an Australian carbon offset project developer as part of its global drive to cut GHG emissions through nature-based solutions, its first acquisition under the programme, the oil major announced Monday.
Read MoreNew US-listed carbon ETF launched amid growing investor interest
A new US-listed exchange-traded fund (ETF) that tracks carbon prices in three markets was launched Thursday, allowing retail investors for the first time to indirectly hold cross-continental stakes in cap-and-trade schemes.
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