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08 Feb 12 17:30
UPDATE 1: EUAs fall 3.9 pct on weaker energy ahead of UK sale

European carbon dropped 3.9 percent on Wednesday following falls in power and gas prices as traders remained nervy ahead of fresh supply of 3.5 million EU Allowances (EUAs) from Thursday’s UK auction.

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08 Feb 12 13:53
Airlines seek compromise as EU carbon debate hots up

A debate between European policymakers and foreign governments over the EU’s airline emissions trading scheme (ETS) is heating up, but carriers caught in the middle are pushing for a compromise.

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08 Feb 12 13:26
ICE to launch EU carbon permits for aviation Feb. 27

ICE Futures Europe said it would launch European Union carbon permits for the aviation sector on Feb. 27, subject to regulatory approval, making it the latest exchange to seek out added revenue from airlines' carbon trade.

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08 Feb 12 13:01
Set-aside should not lift EUAs over 30 euros: policymakers

European carbon prices should rise to no higher than 30 euros through a one-off market intervention if the EU’s flagship Emissions Trading Scheme is to remain effective and not be replaced with other measures, policymakers said late on Tuesday.

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08 Feb 12 12:44
Russia issues 462 mln Kyoto permits

Russia has issued 462 million CO2 permits that it can use to meet its international goal to cut emissions, according to government documents, a move that one trader said could further depress U.N.-backed Certified Emission Reductions (CERs) prices.

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08 Feb 12 10:37
Business group calls on MEPs to vote against CO2 market set-aside

A coalition of industrial emitters has urged European Parliamentarians to reject a proposal to give the European Commission the power to slash supply of carbon permits by up to 8 percent in a bid to prop up permit prices.

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08 Feb 12 01:23
U.S. aviation bill heads to White House

A bill that contains a statement opposing an EU law that forces U.S. airlines to participate in its carbon cap-and-trade scheme is heading to the president’s desk for signature after clearing both houses of Congress.

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07 Feb 12 18:35
Italy’s Kyoto gap widens in 2010, as GHGs rise 2.2 pct

Italy’s greenhouse gas output rose 2.2 percent in 2010 as the country’s economy recovered from a recession, sending emissions further above a level targeted under the Kyoto Protocol, preliminary government data shows.

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07 Feb 12 17:24
EU carbon flat ahead of auctions

European carbon prices were little changed Tuesday amid low trading volume, shrugging off small gains across the energy complex as traders remained cautious ahead of this week’s government auctions of EU Allowances (EUAs).

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07 Feb 12 16:56
ArcelorMittal books $93 mln profit from CO2 sales, down 36 pct

ArcelorMittal, the world’s biggest steelmaker, earned $93 million from selling CO2 allowances in 2011, down more than a third on the $140 million it earned a year earlier, the company said Tuesday.

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07 Feb 12 16:55
UPDATE 1: Russia transfers 1m ERUs to Gazprom, Lukoil trading arms

Russia has issued 643,000 U.N-backed carbon credits to Russian energy giant Gazprom for reductions made at two emission reduction projects, according to data published on a government website.

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07 Feb 12 13:18
Cold weather drives UK emissions up 3.1 pct in 2010: govt

The UK’s greenhouse gas output climbed 3.1 percent in 2010 as people used more gas to heat their homes amid colder weather and more nuclear plants were closed for maintenance, according to final government estimates published Tuesday.

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07 Feb 12 11:17
Chinese media round on EU aviation plan

China’s state-owned English language newspapers on Tuesday labelled an EU law to regulate the emissions from all airlines visiting the EU as "hypocritical", a "rip-off" and a form of "colonisation".

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07 Feb 12 09:48
EEX to launch CO2 contract for airlines

Germany-based energy exchange EEX said Tuesday it would launch an emissions allowance contract for the airline industry.

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06 Feb 12 19:17
Opponents of EU airline CO2 scheme to meet in Moscow

A group of 26 countries vehemently opposed to the EU aviation emissions trading scheme will meet in Moscow on Feb. 21 to discuss a plan of action, EU and Indian sources told Reuters on Monday.

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