Emissions allowances
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
Carbon trading firms positive about future of EU ETS
Market participants optimistic due to political support, survey finds
EU ETS decision leaves airlines playing cameo role
Airlines set to remain on fringes of emissions scheme until 2016
Lawsuit threats cloud California cap-and-trade scheme
California is set to launch the world’s second-largest carbon market, but threats of litigation have kept many potential market participants sitting on the sidelines
Ruling sets back US emissions trading
Federal judges reject the US Environmental Protection Agency’s latest clean air rule, disappointing emissions market participants and shaking confidence in the viability of US cap-and-trade schemes
Airlines face regulatory uncertainty in US-EU emissions standoff
Legislation that would stop US airlines from complying with the European Union’s Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) survived a key vote in Congress this week, casting further doubt on the EU’s efforts to bring non-EU airlines into the ETS and creating…
Energy Risk presents the Future of Carbon Trading Round Table
With carbon prices plunging both the Europe and the US as the fragile global economy takes place Energy Risk is speaking to key players within the industry regarding the future of the carbon markets and what developments are foreseen in the future
Can the EU Emissions Trading Scheme survive Europe's debt crisis?
Confidence crisis for carbon?
Texas could face power shortages due to new EPA rule: ERCOT
Pollution rule could impact long-term ERCOT reliability and create additional costs as power plants devote resources to understanding the new system, ERCOT warns
Energy Risk European Emissions House of the Year: Deutsche Bank
European Emissions House of the Year: Deutsche Bank
Further uncertainty for US carbon trading
Californian carbon cap-and-trade scheme suffers legal set-back on road to 2012 start date
EC tightening of carbon spot market could threaten forward market
Industry experts are wary of European Commission proposals intended to bring additional safeguards to the spot market
US: States rethink carbon trading scheme
New Hampshire House votes to leave RGGI, New Jersey could follow; change in states’ attitudes to cap-and-trade “not surprising”
Uncertainties cloud CDM market
Looking beyond 2012