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Decoding the carbon market logjam at the Madrid Climate Conference

The Madrid Climate Conference (COP25) is nearly coming to an end, and there is little sign of agreement on an operational rulebook for Article 6 of the Paris Climate Agreement (PA), arguably one of the most important elements of the PA and the ongoing negotiations, says Prajwal Baral.

RGGI carbon allowance prices rise as $74m raised at auction

The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) carbon trading scheme of nine northeastern US states has raised a combined $74 million at its second auction in 2019.

Confidence in China’s emissions trading scheme rockets in IETA survey

Confidence that carbon trading in China will begin before 2021 has almost doubled since last year, a survey of organisations in the global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions trading market has revealed.

US carbon markets evolve for the future

Regional carbon trading in North America has survived numerous challenges and setbacks but looks well-positioned for further growth, says Katie Kouchakji.

People Moves: Morgan Stanley Investment Management, AP6, SEB Investment Management, Geneva Association, Robeco and IETA

Vladimir Demine has been promoted to head of environmental, social and governance (ESG) research at Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM).

People Moves: Transition Pathway Initiative, GRI, Credit Suisse, IETA, CalPERS, Hermes EOS, CGC, Robeco and DZ Bank

COP24 Blog: Negotiations intensify in second week

As the second week of COP24 hit its stride, delegates from more than 190 countries were preparing to pass the negotiating baton to their political masters, who will hopefully smooth over any outstanding disagreements and produce a Paris Rulebook on 14 December.

UN talks make slow progress on key carbon market questions

Delegates returning from last week's UN climate change talks in Bangkok reported modest progress but numerous sources of disagreement on how market mechanisms could help achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement.

People moves: AP3, ISS-Oekom, IETA

Mårten Lindeborg, AP3’s CIO and deputy CEO, has passed away. The Swedish buffer fund announced yesterday that Lindeborg died after a short illness

Carbon market sentiment strengthens

Sentiment about carbon prices is becoming increasingly bullish, but "a huge gap remains between current price expectations and what's needed to achieve the 2°C goal" set by the Paris climate agreement.