http://www.pointcarbon.com/news/digest.rss News http://www.pointcarbon.com/news/1.1744593 Traders are buying out-of-the-money carbon options to take a punt ahead of an EU parliamentary committee vote that could cause EU Allowances to either soar or crash. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:52:00 GMT http://www.pointcarbon.com/news/1.1744593 2012-02-03T17:52:00Z http://www.pointcarbon.com/news/1.1744592 High-speed trains could play a future role in international carbon offset markets following a recommendation by a U.N.-appointed panel, according to documents on the UNFCCC website. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:44:34 GMT http://www.pointcarbon.com/news/1.1744592 2012-02-03T17:44:34Z http://www.pointcarbon.com/news/1.1744574 Strong trading ties with Asia’s biggest emitters make it unlikely Australia will ban its companies from using offsets from China and India to meet domestic CO2 caps, an official with Australia’s Carbon Market Institute said Friday. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:08:50 GMT http://www.pointcarbon.com/news/1.1744574 2012-02-03T17:08:50Z http://www.pointcarbon.com/news/1.1740918 European carbon briefly rose to a fresh six-week high of 8.90 euros early on Friday, but slipped back in afternoon trade as profit-taking outweighed gains in energy prices to stop CO2 from rising for the fourth consecutive day. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:37:00 GMT http://www.pointcarbon.com/news/1.1740918 2012-02-03T16:37:00Z http://www.pointcarbon.com/news/1.1744097 Project developers have asked the U.N. to issue 7.1 million Certified Emission Reduction (CERs) next week, more than double the amount handed out in the past five days. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:25:50 GMT http://www.pointcarbon.com/news/1.1744097 2012-02-03T15:25:50Z http://www.pointcarbon.com/news/1.1741228 Austria will this year buy 2-4 million emission permits to help it meet its goal to cut emissions under the Kyoto Protocol, but the country could buy millions more if it revises its purchase programme, a senior official said Friday. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:20:15 GMT http://www.pointcarbon.com/news/1.1741228 2012-02-03T13:20:15Z http://www.pointcarbon.com/news/1.1741235 The European Union (EU) is willing to consider whether India's efforts to reduce carbon emissions could qualify for waivers under an EU law that charges airlines for polluting, the 27-nation bloc's climate chief said on Friday. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:34:23 GMT http://www.pointcarbon.com/news/1.1741235 2012-02-03T12:34:23Z http://www.pointcarbon.com/news/1.1741140 British Energy Secretary Chris Huhne resigned on Friday after learning he would face criminal charges for allegedly lying to police, a fall from grace that could tweak the dynamics of the coalition government and weaken its environmental agenda. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:23:55 GMT http://www.pointcarbon.com/news/1.1741140 2012-02-03T10:23:55Z http://www.pointcarbon.com/news/1.1740302 Chinese provinces that fail to meet federal goals to cut energy consumption will be banned from building energy intensive projects, such as steel and cement plants, as the country strives to meet efficiency targets, state-owned media reported Friday. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:10:53 GMT http://www.pointcarbon.com/news/1.1740302 2012-02-03T09:10:53Z http://www.pointcarbon.com/news/1.1739874 New Zealand’s Ministry of Environment has told the government it should limit access to international offset credits and focus less on Kyoto Protocol mechanisms, in a bid to restrict offshore cash flows and stimulate domestic emission cuts. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:47:42 GMT http://www.pointcarbon.com/news/1.1739874 2012-02-03T04:47:42Z http://www.pointcarbon.com/news/1.1739850 California carbon allowances (CCAs) for delivery in 2013 jumped $2 from last week to close at $15/t on Thursday on news that utility company PG&E was looking to buy allowances and offsets to meet its compliance obligation. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:48:18 GMT http://www.pointcarbon.com/news/1.1739850 2012-02-02T22:48:18Z http://www.pointcarbon.com/news/1.1739799 A series of regulatory hurdles and a lack of demand for carbon credits will restrict the number of carbon capture and storage projects applying for offsets under the U.N.'s Clean Development Mechanism, a panel on an IEA webinar said Thursday. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:40:08 GMT http://www.pointcarbon.com/news/1.1739799 2012-02-02T17:40:08Z http://www.pointcarbon.com/news/1.1739172 Carbon gained nearly 5 percent on Thursday as a European cold snap extended the rally in EU Allowances for a third day, sending the bellwether contract to a six-week high. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:58:00 GMT http://www.pointcarbon.com/news/1.1739172 2012-02-02T16:58:00Z http://www.pointcarbon.com/news/1.1739812 EUAs for Dec. 2012 delivery traded 4.50 euros higher than the equivalent CER contract on Thursday, despite EU concessions to airlines that mean a record number of credits can be imported in the bloc’s carbon market this year. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:48:33 GMT http://www.pointcarbon.com/news/1.1739812 2012-02-02T16:48:33Z http://www.pointcarbon.com/news/1.1739730 Low carbon prices won't be used as a reason to ban more types of U.N. offsets from the EU market, but further restrictions in the future remain a “possibility”, a senior EU official told a conference Thursday. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:36:07 GMT http://www.pointcarbon.com/news/1.1739730 2012-02-02T16:36:07Z http://www.pointcarbon.com/news/1.1739783 Carbon exchange BlueNext plans to clear trade in emissions units that cannot be traced back to their original source in a bid to boost liquidity, a spokesman said on Thursday. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:29:54 GMT http://www.pointcarbon.com/news/1.1739783 2012-02-02T16:29:54Z