EU carbon market compromise pleases no-one
NEWS: Environmentalists criticise freebies to polluters, while business lobby claims carbon costs will drive manufacturing overseas
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Battle over carbon freebies ahead of EU policy launch
NEWS: As heavy industries lobby for carbon price relief, experts warn against weakening flagship EU climate policy
Why are big EU polluters moaning about carbon leakage?
ANALYSIS: Industries like cement and steel threaten to move jobs overseas if the price of emissions rises, in a challenge to climate goals
Carbon pricing winning favour with tiger economies
NEWS: As China readies nationwide carbon trading market, the likes of South Africa and Kazakhstan are developing carbon pricing
Can carbon pricing be a climate saviour?
ANALYSIS: Businesses and top officials in Barcelona for the Carbon Expo support moves to make polluters pay, but don’t expect miracles
EU-Swiss carbon market link raises fears of diluted climate ambition
NEWS: Carbon Market Watch calls for safeguards as emissions trading pact sets precedent for China and South Korea tie-ins
EU to take carbon market decision the size of Cambodia
NEWS: The difference between two options on reforms to key climate policy is 153 million tonnes CO2, say analysts
Economists warn of “lost decade” risk for EU carbon market
NEWS: Ahead of key European Parliament vote next Tuesday, researchers urge early reform to prop up flagship climate policy
European lawmakers fail to approve carbon market reforms
NEWS: Future of the EU flagship climate policy remains uncertain after inconclusive industrial committee vote
South Korea launches Asia’s first national carbon market
NEWS: Allowances traded at US$7-8 a tonne, a similar price to Europe’s emissions trading system
Beijing reveals bottom-up approach to national carbon market
NEWS: Chinese central government will set regional caps on emissions and leave distribution of permits to provincial authorities
EU efficiency push could counter Russian energy dominance
NEWS: A 35% energy efficiency target for 2030 would wipe out reliance on Russian gas, says UK think-tank IPPR
Why carbon markets should top Ban Ki-moon’s climate agenda
INTERVIEW: Carbon markets cut emissions at the right price, says Dirk Forrister, and next month’s summit is a chance to get public support
Free emissions permits may stifle EU industry – studies
NEWS: Polluting industries are earning windfall profits which may ultimately undermine them says UK report
Carbon market ‘hot air’ undermining EU’s climate strategy
NEWS: carbon credit surplus hindering Europe’s emissions trading scheme from operating effectively, say analysts
EU proposes more time for long-haul airlines to cut CO2
EU negotiators agree tentative deal that stops the clock longer on emissions trading for intercontinental flights
Global carbon market could grow to $87 billion in 2014
Volumes traded in EU, USA and China could see markets grow 3% this year say Thomson Reuters Point Carbon
Flights in EU airspace could face new carbon levy from 2014
European Commission statement this morning confirmed it plans to revise the EU ETS to ensure all flights in “European regional airspace” participate
Aviation industry unlikely to agree emissions reduction deal until 2016
Draft text to be presented at ICAO Council meeting next week suggests decision on global deal will be delayed
Cheap carbon offsets could strengthen aviation emissions goals
Cost of carbon offsetting so cheap that the aviation industry could adopt more ambitious reduction targets, says economist
European Parliament passes carbon market reforms
So-called backloading proposals to fix flagging carbon market passed after months of debate
EU carbon market to ‘cancel out’ 700m tonnes of CO2 cuts
Excess credits after 2020 will allow extra emissions to undo GHG savings from other EU policies, warns campaign group Sandbag
Revised EU carbon market fix passes first hurdle
Amended plans that will boost price of emitting CO2 now move to parliament for the second time
China’s first carbon market faces ‘credit oversupply’ dilemma
Analysts warn Shenzhen scheme could face similar oversupply of credits as faltering EU system