AU Market: ACCU prices start the year higher
Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) started 2026 inching upwards, with a flurry of activity pushing prices slightly higher despite the quiet holiday period.
Read MoreEuro Markets: Carbon eases amid light trading in holiday-shortened session
European carbon allowances were very lightly traded in a narrow range in a shortened trading session on Wednesday as remaining participants began to clear their desks for the holiday break, with EU and UK prices edging lower after data showed an increase in speculative holdings last week.
Read MoreHigh-integrity NbS credits drive calls for stronger data and hybrid monitoring -webinar
Rising demand for high-integrity nature-based credits continues to support prices and increase the need for higher-quality data, with Earth observation (EO) and ground-based measurements being combined to verify carbon project outcomes, a webinar heard on Wednesday.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Canadian climate tech developer targets expansion to EU, Global South
A Canadian climate tech developer would incentivise a modal shift in everyday commuters by monetising reductions in their transportation emissions, producing carbon credits for tech giants who are already tracking their movements.
Read MoreSouth Korea releases fourth allowance allocation for national ETS
South Korea has officially released a five-year emissions allowance allocation plan that will determine the sentiment in the national carbon market towards 2030.
Read MoreCalifornia power emissions in September rise YoY again, despite drop in natural gas generation
Emissions in California’s electricity sector rose year-on-year (YoY) in September for the second year in a row, even as the share of natural gas decreased in the power mix, according to a report from the state’s grid operator.
Read MoreUS electric utilities backslide on decarbonisation targets -report
The US electric utility sector as a whole is backtracking on 2035 decarbonisation goals as the sector faces surging demand growth in the years ahead and a gutted clean energy tax credit regime, according to a new report.
Read MoreRGGI Market: RGAs continue on downward trajectory into shoulder season
RGGI Allowance (RGA) future settlements continued their decline, as traders commented on changing demand for allowances amid the power sector’s transition into the shoulder season this year.
Read MoreNZ ETS continues to grow with record number of registrations, applications in AugustÂ
Last month saw the total number of hectares of forest and participants in New Zealand’s emissions trading scheme reach an all time high, according to government data.
Read MoreChina’s Guangdong provides legal clarity on use of carbon quotas as loan collateral
Top regulators in China’s Guangdong province have released a policy document that legally recognises carbon allowances as pledges for loans, the first regional government in the country to do so.
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