EU Weekly Carbon Update, 11 February

Carbon,Policy

Natural capital finance: more than a mirage?

Bruce Howard highlights new insights into the feasibility of natural capital finance projects in advanced economies such as the UK.

Carbon,Policy

Investors face rising biomass risks, says ShareAction

Investors are exposed to increasing financial and reputational risks from investments in biomass energy,…

Carbon,ESG,Investors

Climate change will hit Trump-voting states most, says think-tank

Climate change is likely to have the hardest economic impact on Republican-voting US states that backed…

Carbon,Policy

EU Carbon market update, 5 February 2019

Further falls for EU Allowance prices look likely, despite lower auction volumes, unless generation spreads…

Carbon,Policy

EU Carbon market update, 28 January 2019

An increase in auction supply will pose a test of demand for EU Allowances this week, but the weather…

Carbon,Policy

BlackRock to launch environmentally-weighted money market fund

BlackRock is preparing to launch a money market fund that will invest in money market instruments whose…

Carbon,ESG

EU Carbon market update, 21 January 2019

Carbon,Policy

Barclays' energy policy backs tar sand projects with 'big money', say campaigners

Barclays' revised energy policy has been criticised by environmental pressure groups as underwhelming…

Carbon

Environmental concerns top World Economic Forum's risk lists

Environmental risks have once again dominated the World Economic Forum (WEF) lists of the most likely…

Carbon,Policy,Water,Insurance

EU Carbon market update, 14 January 2019

EUA prices slid in another tumultuous week, says Louis Redshaw.

Carbon,Policy

EU carbon market update, 7 January 2019

The market for EU Allowances currently faces a lack of fundamental demand but also a shortage of auction…

Carbon,Policy

Massachusetts could gain $5.5bn from proposed carbon market for transport sector

A proposed ‘cap-and-invest’ initiative to reduce transport emissions in Massachusetts could generate…

Carbon,Markets,Policy

Analysts bullish on EUAs in 2019, despite hard Brexit threat

EU carbon allowance (EUA) prices are expected in 2019 to build on the extraordinary gains they made last…

Carbon

New Jersey poised to re-join RGGI

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has announced plans for the state to re-join the Regional Greenhouse…

Carbon,Policy

EU carbon market update, 17 December 2018

After last week’s strong rise, EU Allowance prices are poised for further gains as auction volumes dry…

Carbon,Policy

Carbon markets reap rewards of regulation

Carbon markets in North America and Europe have been buoyed by legislative changes introduced last year, and the momentum looks set to continue into 2019, the winners of Environmental Finance's Market Rankings tell Michael Hurley

Carbon,Markets

Market leaders in bullish mood

Major environmental markets saw healthy growth in activity in 2018 and the winners of our annual Market Rankings see plenty of reasons for optimism about next year.

Carbon,ESG,Markets,Renewables

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…

Carbon

Comment: New ISO standard takes an important step to end corporate 'greenwashing'

Renewable Energy Certificates are used by more than 300 companies, but there is no evidence that they lead to a reduction in emissions, argues Matthew Brander

Carbon