EEX to launch new UKA derivative contracts
The European Energy Exchange (EEX) has announced plans to expand its environmental markets offering with the introduction of new UK carbon derivatives, responding to increasing demand from traders and compliance participants.
Read MoreCarbon pricing effectiveness hinges on policy mix design, study finds
Carbon pricing schemes deliver significant emissions reductions, but their effectiveness can be more than doubled when combined with well-aligned climate policies, according to a new study.
Read MoreThe bigger the CBAM exposure, the more likely a country is to turn to carbon pricing -study
The EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) has encouraged other countries to adopt carbon pricing measures since Brussels first raised the idea in 2019, according to a first analysis of the policy’s direct effect on EU trade partners.Â
Read MoreEuro Markets: EUAs weaken after ‘old news’ headline triggers brief €2 drop, as funds continue to cut length
European carbon prices ended Wednesday 0.7% lower, despite a robust rally after a mid-afternoon news headline had caused a brief €2.20 drop in prices, and as weekly positioning data showed investment funds had reduced their net length to the lowest since Aug. 2025.
Read MoreNGOs call for EU Commission to leave Market Stability Reserve alone
Three NGOs have called for the European Commission to not make any changes to the Market Stability Reserve (MSR), after President Ursula von der Leyen signalled last week that the EU executive was considering revising the mechanism to help soften European Carbon prices.Â
Read MoreLow-carbon cement producer taps carbon data firm to assess its value against EU ETS, CBAM
A low-carbon cement producer has partnered with a carbon data firm to assess its carbon intensity and model potential value against mechanisms including the EU’s Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) and Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), the companies said Wednesday.
Read MoreCF Asia: EU ETS uncertainty threatens to slow market momentum in Asia, analysts say
Europe’s decisions on its Emissions Trading System (ETS) and its future use of international carbon credits will have knock-on effects on the development of carbon markets in Asia, analysts said.
Read MoreCF Asia: Compliance markets risk sidelining high-cost carbon projects, developers say
Compliance markets potentially risk sidelining higher-tech and more expensive mitigation activities, developers warned, arguing that lower-cost supply could divert investment from complex, capital-intensive projects.
Read MorePoland seeks EU court clarity on VAT treatment of cash-settled carbon derivatives
Poland’s top administrative court has asked the EU’s highest court to clarify whether cash-settled derivatives linked to carbon allowances should be exempt from value-added tax (VAT), in a case that could have implications for ETS participants across the bloc.
Read MoreEuro Markets: Carbon posts third straight gain as wider worries recede and focus returns to ETS reforms
European carbon prices settled at their highest in nine days on Tuesday as traders reflected on a slightly calmer short-term geopolitical outlook, and on the EU ETS’ more secure footing after last week’s European Council meeting that reiterated its support for the market.
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