Euro Markets: EUAs stabilise in familiar price range as energy markets trim big weekly gains

Published 17:21 on June 20, 2025 / Last updated at 20:21 on June 20, 2025 / / EMEA, EU ETS, UK ETS

European carbon prices bounced off their two-week lows of Thursday to post their first rise of the week, settling back into the middle of their recent trading range on Friday, with options hedging appearing to be the main driver, while energy markets gave up some of their recent gains after President Trump indicated he would delay any strike on Iran to give more time for diplomacy.

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Euro Markets: EUAs drop most in a month as correlation to gas breaks down amid heavy selling

Published 17:34 on June 19, 2025 / Last updated at 19:29 on June 19, 2025 / / EMEA, EU ETS, UK ETS

European carbon prices fell 2.5% on Thursday, completely reversing the recent positive correlation with natural gas, as aggressive selling dominated a lacklustre market, even as energy prices continued to climb amid signs that the US was considering joining the conflict between Israel and Iran.

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Euro Markets: EUAs end flat as energy markets reverse early strong gains amid mixed political signals

Published 17:22 on June 18, 2025 / Last updated at 17:36 on June 18, 2025 / / EMEA, EU ETS, UK ETS

European carbon prices were little changed on Wednesday after two days of weakness, shrugging off early strength across the energy complex, before again resisting a sharp sell-off in oil and gas amid mixed signals surrounding events in Israel and Iran, while weekly positions data showed a further build-up in speculative net length which raised speculation that traders were initiating a squeeze on the recent length.

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New UK forest carbon standard to launch in August

Published 13:01 on June 18, 2025 / Last updated at 13:01 on June 18, 2025 / / EMEA, Nature-based, UK ETS, Voluntary

A new version of a UK forest carbon crediting standard will launch at the start of August, the organisers confirmed Wednesday.

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Euro Markets: Carbon-gas correlation breaks down as EUAs shrug off bullish energy moves

Published 17:28 on June 17, 2025 / Last updated at 17:30 on June 17, 2025 / / EMEA, EU ETS, UK ETS

European carbon allowance prices slumped on Tuesday morning as bullish risks appeared to recede for EUAs, while oil and gas prices advanced amid the continuing conflict between Israel and Iran, and some traders suggested EUAs had reached the top of their current trading range.

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Crown Estate to invest up to £400 mln in UK offshore wind

Published 14:10 on June 17, 2025 / Last updated at 14:10 on June 17, 2025 / / EMEA, UK ETS

The UK Crown Estate has laid out plans to invest up to £400 million in offshore wind, in a move to support new infrastructure – including ports, supply chain manufacturing, as well as research and testing facilities.

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Euro Markets: Sluggish EUAs fail to match early energy strength, before falling away amid late selling

Published 17:18 on June 16, 2025 / Last updated at 17:18 on June 16, 2025 / / EMEA, EU ETS, UK ETS

EU carbon prices were slow to match the gains in other energy markets on Monday morning, as early selling interest drove prices lower even as natural gas advanced nearly 3%, before EUAs moved back into positive territory late in the session, with some participants describing carbon as “tired” and the weakest component of the energy complex.

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Euro Markets: EUAs set fresh four-month high before weakening to post 3% weekly gain amid energy markets surge

Published 17:13 on June 13, 2025 / Last updated at 20:21 on June 20, 2025 / / EMEA, EU ETS, UK ETS

European carbon prices jumped to a fresh four-month high on Friday morning after overnight attacks by Israel on Iranian military and nuclear targets sent energy markets spiralling higher at the opening, but EU allowances gave back more than half their gains in the afternoon while the energy complex stabilised and traders took profit even as EUAs posted a 3% weekly gain.

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EU-UK agreement to start linking talks has shifted UKA price outlook –analyst

Published 12:45 on June 13, 2025 / Last updated at 12:45 on June 13, 2025 / / EMEA, EU ETS, UK ETS

The recent agreement between the UK and EU to start negotiations over linking their respective emissions trading systems “has fundamentally shifted the outlook” for UK Allowances, according to an analyst who has raised their forecasts for British prices for the second half of this year onwards.

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Euro Markets: EUAs breach key level to reach four-month high amid energy rally as French nuclear units face tests

Published 17:19 on June 12, 2025 / Last updated at 18:39 on June 12, 2025 / / EMEA, EU ETS, UK ETS

EUA prices climbed to their highest in nearly four months on Thursday, recovering from early profit-taking amongst speculative participants after news emerged of further investigations at French nuclear facilities, leading to renewed buying which also led to some hedging activity in anticipation of the June options contract expiry.

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