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  • EU Carbon market weekly update - 16 March 2015

    16 March 2015

    In the current bearish conditions for EU Allowance prices, positive news from this week's MSR talks will be needed if prices are to rebound, says Louis Redshaw

  • EU carbon market weekly update - 9 March 2015

    09 March 2015

    It is hard to see what will cause EUA prices to rise, without further positive news on the Market Stability Reserve, says Louis Redshaw.

  • EU carbon market weekly update - 2 March 2015

    02 March 2015

    A vote in favour of reforming Europe's carbon market failed to boost prices, says Louis Redshaw

  • EU carbon market weekly update - 23 February 2015

    23 February 2015

    The recent rally in EU carbon prices faltered last week, amid renewed uncertainty over the proposed Market Stability Reserve. All eyes are now on the EU environment committee's MSR vote on Tuesday, says Louis Redshaw

  • High times for low-carbon indexes

    18 February 2015

    The oil rout and the intensifying stranded assets debate have boosted investor interest in low-carbon indexes. What are the differences between the growing number of products on offer, and how are they performing? Sophie Robinson-Tillett reports

  • EU Carbon market weekly update - 16 February 2015

    16 February 2015

    EU Allowances have entered new price territory, after climbing to a two-year high last week. A further rise above €8 is now possible, says Louis Redshaw.

  • Businesses must turn up the pressure ahead of Paris

    11 February 2015

    As climate negotiators meet in Geneva, Dirk Forrister argues that businesses have a key role to play helping shape policy on the road to Paris

  • EU carbon market weekly update - 9 February 2015

    09 February 2015

    After a quiet week in which EU allowance prices drifted lower, Louis Redshaw says there are few reasons for them to reverse direction this week.

  • Aviation emission allowances: prepared for take-off

    05 February 2015

    Carbon is well and truly back on the agenda for the aviation sector in 2015. Airlines should prepare for the risk that the price of emission allowances could lift significantly in coming years, argue Louis Redshaw and Julien Dufour.

  • How should the EU carbon market be redesigned?

    04 February 2015

    A Market Stability Reserve (MSR) has been proposed to deal with the oversupply of allowances that has depressed prices and trading activity in the EU emissions trading system (ETS) in recent years. Several designs for the MSR have been proposed, with varying impacts on EUA prices, say analysts at ICIS Tschach Solutions in a new White Paper.