In this issue of Carbon Market Analyst we ask: How big will the global carbon market be in 2020? We look into existing and planned emissions trading schemes worldwide and assess the underlying assets and turnover rates in these.
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In this issue of Carbon Market Analyst we provide a short presentation of each proposal in the EU's climate energy package, its current status in the legislative process, the issues likely to be most controversial throughout the decision-making process and the possible compromises and timelines for the adoption of the proposals.
The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative: Implications of the First Trades
"Carbon 2008 - Post-2012 is now", our annual report on the state of the carbon market, was launched at Carbon Market Insights 2008. The report draws upon the world’s largest ever carbon market survey in conjunction with Point Carbon's extensive models, databases and analyses of the global carbon markets. The report provides an in-depth analysis of the global carbon markets in 2007, an outlook for 2008 as well as insight into the remaining of the first Kyoto period (2008-12) and beyond.
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This issue of CMA presents our forecast for the global carbon market in 2008. We also discuss lessons learned and key statistics from 2007. Growth is expected to continue in the major market segments, both in physical and financial terms, in 2008. We also introduce forecasts for EUA and CER option volumes, as well as for three new market segments: RGGI, AAU and pre-compliance trading.
In this issue of Carbon Market Analyst we present the US Senate’s Lieberman – Warner Climate Security Act (CSA), introduced in October 2007 and discuss the differences between the original and a revised version of the proposal to federal cap-and-trade scheme. What are the compliance obligations, emissions caps and allowance allocations, and the implications for the existing Kyoto markets?
In this issue of Carbon Market Analyst we assess the structure and performance of 39 carbon funds, comparing our data with the previous Point Carbon report on funds and examine factors such as capitalisation, issuance rate, management fees, type of investors and risk profile
Understanding and managing the impact of weather variability on European Union allowance prices will be critical as the EU ETS enters its second phase in January, 2008. This Carbon Market Special Report presents historical case studies to show how the weather and carbon markets interact. One case study focuses on temperature driven demand for allowances in Germany, the other on hydro driven supply in Spain. “Weather and the Carbon Markets” also presents a set of hedging approaches, which can be used to mitigate weather risks in the carbon markets.
This second issue of Carbon Market Analyst North America aims to provide a few insights into the design of an emission trading scheme in the Western Climate Initiative region in North America. We focus on the power sector, as this is the most complex when it comes to allocation, and we discuss the pros and cons of various allocation methodologies and points of regulations.
What is the size of the voluntary carbon market? And what implications does it have for compliance markets, whether the Kyoto markets or emerging cap-and-trade schemes in the US? We answer these questions in this CMA, assessing market size and indicating how transaction volumes and project pipelines are distributed over project types and between the US, European and other markets. We also estimate CER demand from non-compliance buyers and give an overview of prices and standards in the voluntary market.