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22 May 13 22:30 EU leaders tout CO2 market role in energy upgrade LONDON, May 22 (Reuters Point Carbon) – EU leaders ended summit talks on Wednesday by agreeing that a “well-functioning carbon market” should play a key role in luring investment to upgrade the bloc’s energy infrastructure. Buy/Free trial
22 May 13 19:08 ICE to relaunch spot CO2 credit trade May 27 LONDON, May 22 (Reuters Point Carbon) – London-based ICE Futures Europe will resume trade in its spot Certified Emissions Reduction (CERs) contracts on May 27 after it updated the underlying contract’s specifications, the bourse said late on Wednesday. Buy/Free trial
22 May 13 17:53 Deutsche Bank's CO2 offset portfolio for sale: sources LONDON, May 22 (Reuters Point Carbon) – Deutsche Bank is hunting for a buyer for its U.N. carbon offset portfolio, once worth hundreds of millions of dollars, two sources said on Wednesday, as the German bank seeks to sell one of the last pieces of its shuttered global carbon trading business. Buy/Free trial
22 May 13 17:45 EU carbon hits six-day low on supply, low energy prices LONDON, May 22 (Reuters Point Carbon) – EU carbon allowances fell to their lowest in six sessions on Wednesday as traders said fresh supply from government auctions and the absence of news on the EU’s plans to fix the carbon market combined with a weak energy complex to send prices lower. Buy/Free trial
22 May 13 11:14 Shale gas, energy costs vex EU leaders BRUSSELS, May 21 (Reuters) - European leaders will discuss plans to exploit shale gas in summit talks on Wednesday as part of a decades-long quest to develop more secure and competitive energy supplies. Buy/Free trial
22 May 13 11:03 Britain sells 4.13 mln EU carbon permits at 3.43 euros each LONDON, May 22 (Reuters Point Carbon) - Britain sold 4.13 million carbon permits at a price of 3.43 euros each on ICE Futures Europe on Wednesday, the exchange said. Buy/Free trial
21 May 13 17:41 FACTBOX-Cost factors dominate EU energy policy debate May 21 (Reuters) - The financial crisis has made the cost of energy the political focus in the European Union at the expense of goals to shift to a low-carbon economy. Buy/Free trial
21 May 13 17:13 ANALYSIS-German households pay for lower industrial power prices LONDON/FRANKFURT, May 21 (Reuters) - German households are paying for ever cheaper wholesale power supplies to industry as the government uses money from soaring domestic bills to subsidise renewable energy, in turn creating overcapacity on the country's grid. Buy/Free trial
21 May 13 16:59 EU carbon steady above 3.50 euros as sale clears safely LONDON, May 21 (Reuters Point Carbon) – EU carbon dipped slightly on Tuesday as firm demand for a government auction offset pessimism that lawmakers would struggle to pass a measure to delay the supply of more permits. Buy/Free trial
21 May 13 14:42 UK to compensate industry 113 mln stg for EU CO2 costs LONDON, May 21 (Reuters Point Carbon) – Britain on Monday set out rules for energy-intensive companies to claw back of millions of pounds in compensation, helping shield them from higher energy bills resulting from the EU’s carbon market. Buy/Free trial
20 May 13 18:00 EU seeks to carve out CO2 cash for industrial projects -official LONDON, May 20 (Reuters Point Carbon) – The European Commission wants to use cash raised from selling carbon permits in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) to develop pilot projects to cut emissions from heavy industry, such as steelmaking, the executive’s top climate official said. Buy/Free trial
20 May 13 17:47 EU carbon creeps higher in quiet, auction-less session LONDON, May 20 (Reuters Point Carbon) – Light buying and a lack of fresh permit supply pushed European carbon prices as much as 4 percent higher on Monday as much of Europe was on holiday, traders said. Buy/Free trial
20 May 13 14:24 China to reject EU fines on airline emissions: papers BEIJING, May 20 (Reuters Point Carbon) - Chinese airlines are on a collision course with the EU after industry officials said carriers would ignore any fines imposed over failing to report their carbon emissions, local media reported this weekend. Buy/Free trial
20 May 13 14:24 ICE lifts trade ban on UN carbon offsets from large hydro LONDON, May 20 (Reuters Point Carbon) – ICE Futures Europe, the world’s largest emissions exchange, on Friday lifted trading restrictions on U.N.-backed carbon offsets from large hydro projects, a move that could boost liquidity in the credits. Buy/Free trial
17 May 13 19:06 Firms surrender 552 mln banned carbon offsets to EU LONDON, May 17 (Reuters Point Carbon) – Companies have surrendered to the EU more than 550 million U.N.-backed carbon offsets that have since been banned under the bloc’s Emissions Trading Scheme, analysts said. Buy/Free trial

22 May 13 22:30

EU leaders tout CO2 market role in energy upgrade

LONDON, May 22 (Reuters Point Carbon) – EU leaders ended summit talks on Wednesday by agreeing that a “well-functioning carbon market” should play a key role in luring investment to upgrade the bloc’s energy infrastructure.

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22 May 13 19:08

ICE to relaunch spot CO2 credit trade May 27

LONDON, May 22 (Reuters Point Carbon) – London-based ICE Futures Europe will resume trade in its spot Certified Emissions Reduction (CERs) contracts on May 27 after it updated the underlying contract’s specifications, the bourse said late on Wednesday.

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22 May 13 17:53

Deutsche Bank's CO2 offset portfolio for sale: sources

LONDON, May 22 (Reuters Point Carbon) – Deutsche Bank is hunting for a buyer for its U.N. carbon offset portfolio, once worth hundreds of millions of dollars, two sources said on Wednesday, as the German bank seeks to sell one of the last pieces of its shuttered global carbon trading business.

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22 May 13 17:45

EU carbon hits six-day low on supply, low energy prices

LONDON, May 22 (Reuters Point Carbon) – EU carbon allowances fell to their lowest in six sessions on Wednesday as traders said fresh supply from government auctions and the absence of news on the EU’s plans to fix the carbon market combined with a weak energy complex to send prices lower.

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22 May 13 11:14

Shale gas, energy costs vex EU leaders

BRUSSELS, May 21 (Reuters) - European leaders will discuss plans to exploit shale gas in summit talks on Wednesday as part of a decades-long quest to develop more secure and competitive energy supplies.

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22 May 13 11:03

Britain sells 4.13 mln EU carbon permits at 3.43 euros each

LONDON, May 22 (Reuters Point Carbon) - Britain sold 4.13 million carbon permits at a price of 3.43 euros each on ICE Futures Europe on Wednesday, the exchange said.

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21 May 13 17:41

FACTBOX-Cost factors dominate EU energy policy debate

May 21 (Reuters) - The financial crisis has made the cost of energy the political focus in the European Union at the expense of goals to shift to a low-carbon economy.

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21 May 13 17:13

ANALYSIS-German households pay for lower industrial power prices

LONDON/FRANKFURT, May 21 (Reuters) - German households are paying for ever cheaper wholesale power supplies to industry as the government uses money from soaring domestic bills to subsidise renewable energy, in turn creating overcapacity on the country's grid.

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21 May 13 16:59

EU carbon steady above 3.50 euros as sale clears safely

LONDON, May 21 (Reuters Point Carbon) – EU carbon dipped slightly on Tuesday as firm demand for a government auction offset pessimism that lawmakers would struggle to pass a measure to delay the supply of more permits.

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21 May 13 14:42

UK to compensate industry 113 mln stg for EU CO2 costs

LONDON, May 21 (Reuters Point Carbon) – Britain on Monday set out rules for energy-intensive companies to claw back of millions of pounds in compensation, helping shield them from higher energy bills resulting from the EU’s carbon market.

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20 May 13 18:00

EU seeks to carve out CO2 cash for industrial projects -official

LONDON, May 20 (Reuters Point Carbon) – The European Commission wants to use cash raised from selling carbon permits in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) to develop pilot projects to cut emissions from heavy industry, such as steelmaking, the executive’s top climate official said.

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20 May 13 17:47

EU carbon creeps higher in quiet, auction-less session

LONDON, May 20 (Reuters Point Carbon) – Light buying and a lack of fresh permit supply pushed European carbon prices as much as 4 percent higher on Monday as much of Europe was on holiday, traders said.

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20 May 13 14:24

China to reject EU fines on airline emissions: papers

BEIJING, May 20 (Reuters Point Carbon) - Chinese airlines are on a collision course with the EU after industry officials said carriers would ignore any fines imposed over failing to report their carbon emissions, local media reported this weekend.

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20 May 13 14:24

ICE lifts trade ban on UN carbon offsets from large hydro

LONDON, May 20 (Reuters Point Carbon) – ICE Futures Europe, the world’s largest emissions exchange, on Friday lifted trading restrictions on U.N.-backed carbon offsets from large hydro projects, a move that could boost liquidity in the credits.

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17 May 13 19:06

Firms surrender 552 mln banned carbon offsets to EU

LONDON, May 17 (Reuters Point Carbon) – Companies have surrendered to the EU more than 550 million U.N.-backed carbon offsets that have since been banned under the bloc’s Emissions Trading Scheme, analysts said.

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22 May 13 22:30EU leaders tout CO2 market role in energy upgrade
22 May 13 21:06New California carbon offset insurance product comes to market
22 May 13 19:08ICE to relaunch spot CO2 credit trade May 27
22 May 13 17:53Deutsche Bank's CO2 offset portfolio for sale: sources
22 May 13 17:45EU carbon hits six-day low on supply, low energy prices
22 May 13 11:14Shale gas, energy costs vex EU leaders
22 May 13 11:03Britain sells 4.13 mln EU carbon permits at 3.43 euros each
22 May 13 04:07Amazon deforestation carbon emissions up 55 pct: report
21 May 13 23:53Aviation officials see global emissions deal possible by 2020
21 May 13 21:06California carbon permits sell for record high price of $14/t
21 May 13 17:41FACTBOX-Cost factors dominate EU energy policy debate
21 May 13 17:13ANALYSIS-German households pay for lower industrial power prices
21 May 13 16:59EU carbon steady above 3.50 euros as sale clears safely
21 May 13 14:42UK to compensate industry 113 mln stg for EU CO2 costs
21 May 13 14:31China’s Shenzhen eyes expanded CO2 market by 2015
21 May 13 11:02EU emissions auction clears at 3.49 euros: traders
21 May 13 10:56China could set absolute cap on emissions in 2016: paper
20 May 13 18:00EU seeks to carve out CO2 cash for industrial projects -official
20 May 13 17:47EU carbon creeps higher in quiet, auction-less session
20 May 13 16:40U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear Alaska climate change case
20 May 13 14:24China to reject EU fines on airline emissions: papers
20 May 13 14:24ICE lifts trade ban on UN carbon offsets from large hydro
20 May 13 03:14ANALYSIS-Airline emissions deal may not come before EU deadline
17 May 13 23:42NAMAs gain ground in Latin America as UN offset scheme fades
17 May 13 19:38U.N. shipping body inches towards agreeing CO2 curbs
17 May 13 19:06Firms surrender 552 mln banned carbon offsets to EU
17 May 13 18:19 EU carbon ends week up 3.5 pct as auction volume snapped up
17 May 13 18:19Speculators main buyers in EU carbon auctions -report
17 May 13 11:01German CO2 auction clears at 3.55 euros
17 May 13 10:33China’s Shenzhen to hand out some 100 mln CO2 permits
17 May 13 10:26Aus. carbon offset supply surpasses 1 million
17 May 13 01:15Groups oppose effort to restart damaged California reactor
17 May 13 01:00CCAs hit 3-week high as buyers anticipate strong auction clearing price
16 May 13 19:36Analysis: Obama climate agenda faces Supreme Court reckoning
16 May 13 19:31Senate panel backs Gina McCarthy to lead EPA
16 May 13 18:52Barclays breached Chinese walls to buy Tricorona, court hears
16 May 13 17:30EU carbon hits 4-day high on technical buying
16 May 13 16:17Price collapse wipes $66 billion off value of CDM market: report
16 May 13 12:12EU says firms used record number of CO2 offsets in 2012
16 May 13 12:02Airlines comply with EU emission law after rule climbdown