UK seeks views on changes to ETS free allocation rules ahead of CBAM, confirms current period extension

Published 17:38 on December 16, 2024  /  Last updated at 17:38 on December 16, 2024  / /  Carbon Taxes, CBAM, EMEA, UK ETS

The UK ETS Authority on Monday opened new public consultations on proposed changes to its method of calculating adjustments to free allocations related to carbon leakage, as well as on future adjustments to free allocations to account for the introduction of the country’s carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM).

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UPDATE – Canadian finance, deputy PM resigns in sudden move before annual fiscal update

Published 16:04 on December 16, 2024  /  Last updated at 00:48 on December 17, 2024  / and /  Americas, Canada, Carbon Taxes

Chrystia Freeland, Canadian finance and deputy prime minister, resigned from her cabinet post on Monday just hours before tabling of the national fall fiscal update, citing differences with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau about the best path forward for the country as reasons for her departure.

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Economists urge caution on carbon taxation in Sub-Saharan Africa, citing ineffectiveness and poverty risks

Published 00:40 on December 14, 2024  /  Last updated at 00:40 on December 14, 2024  /  Africa, Carbon Taxes, EMEA, International, Nature-based, Voluntary

Introducing carbon taxes in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) could prove both ineffective in curbing emissions and detrimental to the region’s poor, economists warn in a new study

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Montenegro seeks CBAM exemption by linking power system with EU -media

Published 15:43 on December 13, 2024  /  Last updated at 15:43 on December 13, 2024  / /  Carbon Taxes, CBAM, EMEA, EU ETS

Montenegro has asked for an exemption from the first year of the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), the country’s energy minister said on Friday as reported by local media.

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India defines green steel, sets maximum threshold for emissions intensity

Published 08:29 on December 13, 2024  /  Last updated at 08:29 on December 13, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, Carbon Taxes, CBAM, Other APAC

India’s Ministry of Steel has released a green steel taxonomy as the South Asian country steps up efforts to control CO2 emissions in its heavy industry.

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Swiss CBAM compliance startup raises €1.5 mln in seed funding

Published 22:06 on December 12, 2024  /  Last updated at 22:06 on December 12, 2024  /  Carbon Taxes, CBAM, EMEA, EU ETS, Switzerland

A Swiss-based startup has secured €1.5 million in seed funding to advance its integrated hardware-software platform designed to facilitate compliance with the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM).

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Stronger carbon price with complementary measures needed for decarbonisation -think tank

Published 16:41 on December 12, 2024  /  Last updated at 16:41 on December 12, 2024  / /  Carbon Taxes, CBAM, EMEA, EU ETS

The current EU ETS price signal will take too long to fully decarbonise the economy unless elements that soften the mechanism are phased out and liquidity is increased, a report by a Brussels-based think tank said on Thursday.

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Fears of a tighter EU ETS could soon prompt 2026-27 exposure hedging -analysts

Published 01:12 on December 12, 2024  /  Last updated at 01:12 on December 12, 2024  /  Carbon Taxes, CBAM, EMEA, EU ETS

Expectations of a tightening EU carbon market may prompt emitters to hedge their 2026-27 EUA exposure next year amid a projected annual surplus.

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EU carbon prices to see “modest” recovery in 2025 -analysts

Published 00:53 on December 12, 2024  /  Last updated at 00:53 on December 12, 2024  /  Carbon Taxes, CBAM, EMEA, EU ETS

EUA prices will see a “modest” recovery in 2025, driven by a series of mildly bullish factors, a European investment bank said Wednesday.

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Bank warns that consensus around tight EUA market in 2026 could be blown off course

Published 16:58 on December 11, 2024  /  Last updated at 16:58 on December 11, 2024  / /  Carbon Taxes, CBAM, EMEA, EU ETS

Consensus there will be sharp tightening in the EU ETS market in 2026 could be shocked when new free allocation numbers are published by the EU Commission, an investment bank has warned.

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