Archive

  • Improving quality leading to higher prices in VCM, report finds

    06 February 2025

    The quality of voluntary carbon credits is steadily improving and leading to higher prices, a Calyx and ClearBlue Markets report has found, as issuances continued to decline in 2024.

  • China likely to open ETS to international investors, says ClearBlue Markets

    23 January 2025

    The opening up of China's national emissions trading scheme (ETS) to institutional investors could be the first step towards internationalisation of the market, according to ClearBlue Markets.

  • Article 6.4: Is operation underway?

    15 October 2024

    Final details for Article 6.4 have been agreed ahead of COP29, but uncertainty remains over whether the mechanism is now operational. Genevieve Redgrave reports

  • Voluntary Carbon Market Rankings 2024 announced

    23 September 2024

    Environmental Finance received more than 7,000 votes across 23 separate categories for this year's Voluntary Carbon Market Rankings rankings, as readers nominated leading companies and initiatives in the sector that exhibit best practice or innovation.

  • COP28 needs to deliver clarity on Article 6

    22 August 2023

    With 100 days to go until COP28, the conference needs to nail down the technicalities of Article 6, if the carbon markets are to be used to help meet national emissions reduction targets, writes Genevieve Redgrave

  • EU carbon price hits record high

    22 August 2022

    Carbon allowance prices under the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) increased by over 10% to a new record high last week, peaking at more than €99 ($99.70).

  • Cryptocurrency snaps up 2% of VCU carbon offset supply

    01 December 2021

    A climate-focussed cryptocurrency has bought at least 2% of the global supply of one of the main types of carbon offset in recent weeks, in a move that has helped drive up prices, Environmental Finance understands.

  • WCI Carbon Market Update, 20 April 2020

    20 April 2020

    California Carbon Allowance prices are likely to remain close to their current levels in the short term, in the absence of further selling by the financial sector, says Nicolas Girod*.

  • WCI Carbon Market Update, 14 April 2020

    14 April 2020

    Selling pressure from financial sector participants in the WCI market appears to be slowing, says Nicolas Girod*.

  • WCI Carbon Market Update, 30 March 2020

    30 March 2020

    California Carbon Allowances staged a sharp recovery last week after dramatic, COVID-19 related losses in the previous week, but the May auction may see unsold allowances, warns Nicolas Girod*.