The week opened with further price declines on the European carbon market. The EUA Dec’26 extended its recent downward trend for a fifth consecutive session, falling another €1.50 to settle at €69.18 — the lowest closing level since late April 2025.
Saptamana a debutat cu noi scaderi de pret pe piata europeana a carbonului. Contractul EUA Dec’26 si-a continuat tendinta descendenta pentru a cincea sesiune consecutiv, pierzand inca 1,50 euro pentru inchide in final la 69,18 euro, cel mai redus nivel de inchidere din aprilie 2025.
Saptamana trecuta s-a incheiat cu pierderi semnificative pe piata europeana a carbonului, contractul EUA Dec’26 stabilindu-se la 70,68 euro, cel mai scazut nivel de inchidere din inceputul lunii mai 2025. Pretului carbonului a scazut cu 10% fata de vinerea anterioara, marcand cea mai abrupta scadere saptamanala din ultimii doi ani si prelungind seria de pierderi […]
Last week ended with heavy losses on the European carbon market, as EUA Dec’26 settled at €70.68, its lowest close since early May 2025. The contract dropped 10% over the week alone, marking the steepest weekly decline in more than two years and extending losses to a fourth consecutive week.
Lately, attention in the carbon market has shifted to the upcoming revision of the EU ETS, after the European Commission announced a “comprehensive climate package” for the second half of 2026. In this context, media speculation about looser regulations has weighed on sentiment, sending a bearish signal for EUAs.
In ultima perioada, atentia pietei de carbon s-a mutat asupra viitoarei revizuiri a EU ETS, dupa ce Comisia Europeana a anuntat un „pachet climatic cuprinzator” pentru a doua jumatate a anului 2026. In acest context, speculatiile din media privind o posibila relaxare a regulilor au afectat sentimentul pietei, transmitand un semnal negativ pentru EUA.
With Europe’s competitiveness set to dominate the informal EU leaders’ meeting on 12 February, pressure from energy-intensive industries is mounting for action on rising carbon prices and persistently high energy costs.
Inaintea reuniunii informale a liderilor UE din 12 februarie dedicata, printre altele, competitivitatii Europei, presiunea exercitata de industriile energo-intensive creste. Reprezentantii acestora solicita masuri urgente pentru a aborda cresterea preturilor carbonului si nivelurile persistent ridicate ale costurilor energiei.
Cel mai recent raport Commitment of Traders (CoT) al platformei ICE, publicat miercuri dimineata, arata ca fondurile de investitii si-au redus pozitiile nete pe termen lung (pozitii pe termen lung minus pozitii pe termen scurt) pentru a doua saptamana consecutiv.
The latest Commitment of Traders (CoT) report from the ICE platform, published Wednesday morning, shows that investment funds reduced their net long positions (long minus short) for a second consecutive week.