Emissions allowances
Emissions house of the year: Grey Epoch
Energy Risk Awards 2025: Carbon trader meets clients’ increasing needs through deep expertise and ability to warehouse risk
German emissions traders swell ECC membership
CCP’s bid for transparency leads to 165-member increase
Delving into the European Commission’s proposed overhaul of FRTB
Raft of potential changes would benefit both IMA and SA banks – but only temporarily
Voluntary carbon markets need to be ‘cut a bit of slack’
Catherine McGuinness says excessive focus on greenwashing in fledgling market could undermine its development
Ice to accept EUAs as collateral
Emissions certificates accepted to offset short EUA futures positions, subject to 14-day comment period
Concentration risk add-ons too low at Ice and ECC, says regulator
Results of European stress test suggest shortfall of collateral for large commodities positions is equivalent to 17% of total required margin
Isda broadens FRTB carbon trading study to win over sceptics
New study shows risk weights too high for US markets, but data from 2008 still missing
Leaked EU proposals show FRTB divergence on carbon trading
EC takes up Isda call to cut standardised risk-weight; unclear if it applies to non-EU markets
Making the cut: EU eyes Isda’s carbon trading proposals
EBA fears suggested treatment of emissions would be misaligned with rest of FRTB
Climate risk-weights a ‘terrible idea’ for aiding transition
Carbon pricing and direct regulation of top emitters seen as better approach
Isda disputes excessive FRTB charges for carbon trading
EU carbon certificates show lower volatility and higher netting than Basel approach assumes
Energy Risk Commodity Rankings: the return of geopolitical risk
Geopolitical tensions introduced extreme volatility to many commodity markets in 2018, while environmental markets began to take off
Speculators flock back into the EU carbon market
EU reforms trigger carbon rally set to last through 2018
European Parliament vote on carbon market reforms seen as bullish
Energy traders welcome reforms seen as shoring up ailing EU carbon market
Brexit roils UK electricity firms’ carbon hedging plans
Utilities may unwind hedges amid uncertainty over EU emissions market