在气候面临挑战的过去一年中,碳市场观察(Carbon Market Watch)最近的一份报告揭示了欧盟前 30 家排放企业(被称为 “排放贵族”)中的一个令人担忧的趋势。这些公司涉及发电、钢铁、水泥、炼油和石化等多个行业。它们的排放量占欧盟...
The moment of calm in the European Union’s carbon market after widespread reforms were finalized in 2023 was short-lived. The decision to front-load allowance supply amid tumbling emissions has since pushed prices into a valley. But the implementation of the agreed reforms and a plethora of ad...
With its proposed reform of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS), the European Commission is bringing carbon pricing policies to new areas such as shipping, road transport, and buildings. However, it is the fate of industry and ordinary people that is getting all ...
With its proposed reform of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS), the European Commission is bringing carbon pricing policies to new areas such as shipping, road transport, and buildings. However, it is the fate of industry and ordinary people that is getting all the political...
The EU ETS framework The legislative framework of the European carbon market is spelled out in the ETS Directive. The system operates in trading phases. Now into its fourth trading phase (2021-2030), the ETS framework has undergone several revisions to maintain the system’s alignment with the...
This flexibility means that heterogeneous linking can accelerate the growth of international carbon markets, in turn enabling enhanced cooperation, reduced mitigation costs and therefore greater climate ambition. There is a range of drivers and facilitators of ETS-linking. Economic and political benefits ...
3. FUNCTIONINGOF THECARBON MARKET 3.1. Supply: allowances put in circulation 3.1.1. Cap During phase 3 of the EU ETS (2013-20), the cap decreased every year by the linear reduction factor of 1.74%, ensuring that total emissions fell (See Chapter 3.2.1). In phase 4 of the EU ETS ...
Despite a compromise being reached, the market was seemingly unconvinced by the agreement, with EU carbon falling 4% to 81.20 euros per metric ton ($85.91 per ton) following the vote. New pollution caps The updates will ensure that the bloc’s ETS remains in line with the increased EU-w...
The European Parliament environment committee on Tuesday (17 May) agreed on reform of the European carbon market — including its expansion to buildings and transport. The EU's emissions-trading system (ETS) limits emissions in the power sector, manufacturing industry, and airlines operating in Euro...
Greens/EFA MEPs will seek to establish a price floor and additional measures to stabilise prices under the much-anticipated EU ETS reform process kicking off in mid-July, two EU lawmakers said Thursday, also calling for curbs on speculation in Europe's carbon market. ...