Market turmoil in European energy markets last year continues to have an impact on the hedging activities of many of the continents utilities, with some…
Carbon markets are just the start of a revolution putting a price on natural capital
The collapse of two mid-tier American banks in quick succession, followed by a hastily arranged weekend rescue deal of one of Switzerland’s…
A market based approach to pricing carbon is founded on the most basic of economics problems – scarcity. The science of climate change makes the case…
The ‘sailing ship’ effect – also known as the ‘last gasp effect of obsolescent technologies’ - occurs where competition from new technologies stimulates…
A recent shipment of ‘carbon neutral’ LNG between Australia and Taiwan is the first of its kind to be delivered under a new framework supposed to give…
High premium to other North American carbon markets will increase calls to link up with California
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As Europe gradually moves towards net zero, opportunities to cut emissions even further are likely to become significantly more challenging. Rather than…
What does the carbon futures curve tell us and why is it important?
The European airline industry is about to become much more exposed to developments in the EU carbon price. Up until now airlines have been cushioned…

February 2023

European chemicals behemoth BASF is one of Germany’s largest consumers of natural gas and has been particularly hard hit by the surge in energy prices…
What lessons can we learn from the first cap-and-trade system?