What will be the main features of the global climate regime expected to emerge from the Copenhagen meeting in 2009? Will the US, China and other major countries take on GHG emission reduction requirements? This CMA presents Point Carbon's main political scenario and outlines what share of global emissions we think will be covered by the new framework. We also estimate the total demand for reductions in the 2013-17and 2018-22 periods.
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This issue of Carbon Market Analyst North America looks at the role of regional carbon markets under a nation-wide cap-and-trade program. Several options exist for keeping the regional markets parallel to or within a national system, and we discuss potential scenarios and their implications for carbon prices and market dynamics. We find that keeping regional programs does not result in environmental benefits, and that reducing emissions from the power sector will cost considerably less in a federal program than in existing regional programs.
This issue of Carbon Market Analyst North America takes a look at the power and transportation sectors under a carbon-constrained US economy. How will a national cap-and-trade system for greenhouse gases impact electricity prices and the relative prices of vehicle fuels? We show that price increases in the power sector could vary by region, depending on the fuel mix and the type of electricity market. The degree to which biofuels become competitive over gasoline depends on how policymakers measure their emissions.
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.
"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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