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  • EU carbon market update, 1 April 2019

    02 April 2019

    Lower auction volume is a bullish factor, but energy prices and the Brexit debate will also have a big say in the direction of EU Allowance prices this week, says Louis Redshaw.

  • EU Carbon market update, 5 February 2019

    05 February 2019

    Further falls for EU Allowance prices look likely, despite lower auction volumes, unless generation spreads improve or gas prices stop dropping, says Louis Redshaw.

  • EU carbon update, 13 August 2018

    13 August 2018

    It is difficult to see EU Allowances (EUAs) experiencing a substantial fall this week, amid reduced auction volumes, says Louis Redshaw.

  • IETA urges UK's continued participation in EU ETS post-Brexit

    19 May 2017

    The International Emission Trading Association (IETA) has called on the UK to stay in the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) after Brexit, at least until the end of 2020, when the current phase ends.

  • UK departure from EU ETS would increase carbon prices - Sandbag

    15 May 2017

    Carbon prices in the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) would slightly increase and emissions decrease if the UK were to leave the carbon market, according to a report by UK- NGO Sandbag.

  • EU's carbon emissions drop 4.5% as generation shifts from coal to gas

    30 January 2017

    EU carbon emissions fell 4.5% in 2016 to 1018 million tonnes, primarily driven by a shift in power generation from carbon-intensive coal to gas.

  • Ship owners and NGOs object to EU ETS reform proposals

    19 December 2016

    A proposed revision of the EU's pioneering Emissions Trading System (ETS) is facing strong opposition from ship owners and some environmental NGOs.

  • EU ETS fails to curb cement sector emissions, says think tank

    12 October 2016

    The carbon intensity of the cement industry in the European Union has increased since the launch of the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) in 2005, said environmental think tank Sandbag.

  • Aviation emissions plan raises questions for EU ETS

    10 October 2016

    The introduction of a new market-based mechanism to curb the growth of greenhouses gas emissions from aviation raises questions about the future of the sector within the EU's Emissions Trading System (ETS) and will do little to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement, critics said.

  • UK's fifth carbon budget aims to reduce emissions by 57%

    30 June 2016

    The UK has announced an ambitious target of cutting carbon emissions by 57% from their 1990 level in its fifth carbon budget.