Following the consultation period over the summer, DEFRA has now put before Parliament regulations to encode the EC’s directive on linking emissions trading with the Kyoto Project mechanisms. The regulations will take effect on 2005-11-13. The Government has said it will not impose any limit on the use by UK organizations of credits generated [...]

The London Financial Times today has an article by Andrew Duff, CEO of leading UK gas and electricity provider, RWE npower, criticizing the UK Government’s energy policy, and the uncertainty created by it for energy companies:
“But increasingly the market signals are being obscured by a fog of uncertainty surrounding planned new regulation. This leads in [...]

So the general trend is up, but is it yet possible to predict short-term fluctuations in the price of Carbon?
As with all markets, there are many factors which influence the price of Carbon, but given the narrow field here is it possible to create a realistic model?
There are the obvious factors: demand; deadlines; gas/oil [...]

Today’s Financial Times has an article on the pressures leading the UK Government to a rethink of its energy policies, just 3 years since the last review. The main reason is the prospect of higher gas and electricity prices over the next two years, primarily due to the harsh winters expected. The article is:
Jean [...]

We are planning quite a few posts in the coming weeks, on topics related to carbon emissions strategies and trading. For instance,

A guide to forecasting and modelling methods, for forecasting prices and emissions.
A guide to the decision-making processes before and after emissions trading.
A guide to the main European marketplaces for trading emissions rights (CERs).
A [...]