COMMENT: What critics of a European ‘carbon border tax’ are missing
Opinions abound on a controversial new policy announced by new European Commission President von der Leyen: the ‘carbon border tax’. Yet many commentators limit themselves to repeating decade-old and often irrelevant arguments, overlooking the actual challenges such a measure will face.
Read MoreCOMMENT: The Climate Trust rings in 2018 with a forecast of the top 10 carbon market trends
The Climate Trust’s annual predictions on carbon market policies and ideas that will matter in 2018.
Read MoreDIALOGUE: What future for the voluntary carbon market in a world full of emission targets?
The voluntary carbon market is maintaining demand from corporate buyers but seeing average carbon credit prices fall under a looming global climate regime that could potentially squeeze them out. (Carbon Pulse Dialogues are discussions about carbon markets and climate policy by a selection of leading experts)
Read MoreCARBON FORWARD: Brexit doubts leave EU ETS in limbo
Britain’s June referendum in favour of exiting the EU had an immediate and sustained effect on EU ETS prices and left hundreds of installations unsure of their future in the scheme.
Read MoreDIALOGUE: What now for South Korea’s emissions trading scheme?
The world’s second biggest cap-and-trade system is likely to undergo significant changes over the next year. What are the main challenges facing the market and what can be done to overcome them?
Read MoreDIALOGUE: Will France’s ETS price corridor plan gain traction amongst EU lawmakers?
France is circulating an informal proposal that would introduce a “soft collar” for carbon allowances, with a reserve price at government auctions and a ceiling price some 3-6 times that. Can the idea gain traction amongst EU lawmakers, and what are chances that they will once again attempt to address low EUA prices?
Read MoreDIALOGUE: Is there a future for international carbon trading?
In the run-up to next month’s climate summit in Paris, all major emitters have submitted INDCs focusing on domestic efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions. So what are the prospects for international carbon trading?
Read MoreDIALOGUE: JI casts a long shadow, but does it have redeemable features?
The UN’s Joint Implementation (JI) has long been subject to criticism over its environmental integrity and may have been dealt a knock-out blow by a study this week that found almost three-quarters of its carbon credits may not represent emission reductions.
Read MoreDIALOGUE: What now for climate policy in Australia?
Australia has finally released its 2030 emissions target, but is it a fair contribution to fighting climate change? Will it require the government to design new policies, and could a carbon market emerge to help meet the target?
Read MoreDIALOGUE: How will US states shape up to Obama’s Clean Power Plan?
The US administration’s Clean Power Plan was published this week, tasking states to cut CO2 emissions from the power sector and aiming to ease the creation of carbon markets by making individual states’ emission units “trade ready”.
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