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China formally announces ETS
18 December 2014China's national carbon market took a step closer to becoming a reality after the government released some details of how it would be run.
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Analysts predict further strong gains for EU carbon prices in 2015
18 December 2014Carbon market analysts expect the price of EU allowances (EUAs) to rise by a further 40% in 2015 after a rise of more than 30% this year, despite some bearish fundamental factors.
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A survivors' market
11 December 2014After some tough years in the traded environmental markets, the survivors have weathered the storm and see better times ahead
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The only way is up
11 December 2014This year's winners in the carbon markets section of our annual rankings believe the tide has finally turned after the economic downturn in 2008 sent prices and volumes tumbling. Graham Cooper and Sophie Robinson-Tillett report
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The results are in: Annual Market Rankings winners announced
10 December 2014Top brokers, dealers and service providers have been named in Environmental Finance's 15th Annual Market Rankings.
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Lima meeting sees several attempts to clarify role of forest carbon credits
03 December 2014Several reports are being launched at the current UN climate change conference in Lima, Peru, which aim to explain the complex situation regarding the REDD+ mechanism for issuing carbon credits to projects that conserve forests.
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ICE reports rise in open interest on EUA contracts
03 December 2014Volumes of carbon traded on ICE Futures Europe are slightly down in the year-to-date, but the exchange pointed to growth in 'open interest' contracts as a sign of the market's health.
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Voluntary carbon standards bodies VCS and CCB forge closer links
24 November 2014Two of the leading standards bodies in the voluntary carbon market – the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) and the Climate, Community & Biodiversity (CCB) standards – will, in future, be managed together.
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Forestry offset prices 'slump by a third'
21 November 2014Prices of emissions reduction credits generated through forestry fell by a third in 2013, driven by a glut of supply, a report has revealed.
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The carbon market is dead, long live the carbon market
20 November 2014The boom has been followed by near-bust for the EU's carbon market, and the ensuing malaise has caused many to quit. But we have reached an inflection point, and carbon emissions trading now has a bright future, argues Louis Redshaw