BRIEFING: Key details of ETS link-up with EU still up for negotiation, UK says
The end goal of talks on linking the EU and UK emissions trading schemes (ETSs) is to ensure “fungibility” between allowances on the two sides, the UK ETS Authority said this week, without giving many further details on upcoming talks.
Read MoreDATA DIVE: How UK carbon prices have responded to EU ETS linking headlines in 2025
UK ETS allowances are nearly £20 more expensive than they were at the beginning of 2025, with the rise in price thanks in large part to several speculative articles – as well as later official announcements – reporting that the UK and EU aim to connect their two emissions trading schemes (ETSs), but analysts have highlighted that the volatile nature of the headline-driven market is also unlikely to change soon.
Read MoreRevenue frontloading can ease early EU ETS2 impact -report
As the EU prepares to roll out its second Emissions Trading System (EU ETS2), a study has found that revenue frontloading could ease the transition to carbon pricing for transport and heating while accelerating climate action.
Read MoreEuro Markets: EUAs end almost unchanged as carbon tracks swings in gas, while UKAs hold above key level
EU carbon prices gave up a mid-morning rally to end Wednesday fractionally higher, after early strength driven by firmer natural gas and equities as well as the lack of a daily auction, with participants eyeing a recent upside resistance zone around €74.00, wile UKAs continued to hold on just above a key psychological level.
Read MoreEU ETS, CORSIA incompatible in long term, says global consultancy
The EU ETS and UN CORSIA international aviation offsetting scheme have a “collaboration issue” which will come to a head in 2027, according to a new report from an international consultancy.
Read MoreBRIEFING: UK carbon regulator could cut reporting burdens and unify oversight
Establishing a dedicated carbon regulator in the UK could reduce reporting burdens, raise data quality, and strengthen investor confidence by standardising emissions accounting and coordinating oversight, proponents argued on a webinar on Wednesday, building on mounting calls for the establishment of an entity to oversee emissions policy.
Read MoreEU road transport emissions rose in 2024, official data shows
After a consistent decline in 2020-23, average CO2 emissions from newly registered cars in Europe increased in 2024, according to provisional data released today by the European Environment Agency (EEA).
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Industrial group sees rising demand to decarbonise gas plants with CCS
Demand is growing to decarbonise new gas plants with carbon capture and storage (CCS), particularly to serve the spiralling electricity demand of AI-led data centres, said an industrial group executive, who emphasised the importance of thermal power to maintain system flexibility.
Read MoreEU ETS revenues should be used for industrial electrification -industry group
A significant portion of EU ETS revenues should be directed towards industrial decarbonisation efforts, including electrification, a lobby group said Tuesday.
Read MoreBullish outlook for European energy, carbon prices to year-end, say analysts
The second half of 2025 will see higher prices across European energy markets, as well as EUAs, despite increases in gas production, uncertainty due to US tariffs, and weaker-than-expected demand, a consultancy forecast in a report circulated this week.
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