Environmental Markets & Commodities

Environmental Markets & Commodity News

UN orders independent review of IPCC

Beijing, 11 March 2010

The UN has placed its scientific panel on climate change under an independent review. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said an international scientific body will review the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) following errors in a report that has been key to international climate talks.

Obama hears ideas on climate bill from key senators

Washington D.C., 10 March 2010

Obama hears ideas on climate bill from key senators the year at the one hour and 10 minute meeting, saying that it should offer companies incentives to shift towards cleaner energy production.

CarbonDesk announce new option price platform

London, 10 March 2010

CarbonDesk is today pleased to announce the launch of its new option price display and intent platform, CarbonDesk Option Platform (COP). The first successful transactions took place on Monday 18th January 2010 after five months’ development. Following extensive market testing the system is now ready to be used by a wider audience.

Proposed legislation introduced to incentivize US offshore wind

Washington, 9 March 2010

Senators Tom Carper (D-DE), Olympia Snowe (R-ME), Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Susan Collins (R-ME) introduced legislation to provide tax incentives for the production of offshore wind energy.

Rich countries outsource GHGs

Oslo, 9 March 2010

Nearly one-quarter of global carbon dioxide emissions were the result of exports to rich countries: A new study by researchers at the Carnegie Institution of Washington examined consumption-based CO2 emissions – output from the production of goods destined for another country.

Point Carbon: Carbon Market Awards, 2010

Amsterdam, 3 March 2010

Best Trader, Broker and Project Developer announced: Point Carbon is delighted to announce that Barclays Capital, TFS Green/Tradition and Noble Carbon Credits have won best trader, best broker and best project developer respectively at this year’s Carbon Market Awards.

Rich need to be clearer on climate cash: de Boer

Amsterdam, 3 March 2010

Rich nations must outline firm plans on where finance to tackle climate change will come from. Only then will poor countries be willing to agree to structure carbon markets beyond 2012, outgoing UN climate chief Yvo de Boer told the Carbon Market Insights conference in Amsterdam today.

Carbon market participants downbeat on future expansion

Amsterdam, 3 March 2010

Policy uncertainty is having a negative impact on the expectations for future carbon market expansion, according to respondents to a recent carbon market survey. However, confidence in existing market segments remains solid.

ICE ECX EUA Options: Notification of Dec 13 addition

London, 2 March 2010

Following demand from market participants, Members are advised that with effect from Monday 8 March 2010, the Dec 13 contract will be available for ICE ECX EUA Options.