Market data reflects more pessimism among investment funds

The weekly report of the Commitment of Traders (CoT), published by the ICE platform this morning revealed that investment funds have reduced their net long positions (long term positions – short term positions ) to 15,8 million allowances, down by nearly 50% compared to the previous report.

The EU obtained 71% of its electricity from clean sources in 2024

A new report published on Tuesday by energy think tank Ember revealed that the European Union has achieved  significant milestones last year in terms of clean energy, proving that “a deep transformation of the power sector is achievable and beneficial.”

Preliminary data show a 5% decline in emissions covered by EU ETS for 2024

Last Friday, the European Commission released preliminary data on verified emissions for 2024, as submitted by Member States by the 31 March deadline. Compared to the previous year, the report indicates a 5% drop in emissions from stationary installations and aircraft operators.

European carbon dropped to its lowest this year amid global recession fear

After weeks of anticipation and speculation, Donald Trump managed once again to surprise investors with “the worst case scenario for tariffs,” according to Mary Ann Bartels, executive at US wealth management firm Sanctuary Wealth. Concerns about the impact of US tariffs on the global economic outlook affected all markets following higher than anticipated taxes.

Investment funds have reduced their bets on rising carbon prices by 9%

The most recent weekly report of the Commitment of Traders (CoT),  published by the ICE platform on Wednesday, revealed that investment funds have reduced their net long positions (long term positions – short term positions ) to 30,3 million allowances, down by nearly 9% compared to the previous report.

European carbon price ended on Friday with a 3,7% weekly decline

The European carbon market saw a modest rise in Friday’s trading, ending the session at €68.80 with a daily gain of €0.26. However, the week closed with a 3.7% decline, largely driven by significant losses on Thursday. As Carbon Pulse pointed out, this marked “the sixth weekly loss in eight weeks.”

France has put forward a proposal to introduce a price corridor within the EU ETS

According to Carbon Pulse, during Thursday’s closed doors meeting of EU environment ministers, France “added a last-minute item to the agenda,” calling for the introduction of a price corridor, with a minimum and a maximum level, to help stabilize the market.

Trading data indicates a more optimistic market sentiment among invetsment funds

The most recent Commitment of Traders (CoT) report published by the ICE platform this week, revealed that investment funds have increased their net long positions (long term-short term) to  33,3 million allowances from 31 million allowances in the previous week. 

Analysts expect a modest decline in EU ETS emissions for 2024 following 2023’s sharp drop

Ahead of the European Commission’s publication of preliminary emissions data  for 2024, analysts predict a modest decline compared to the previous year. In 2023, emissions declined by a massive 15,5% driven mainly by the reductions recorded in the power generation sectors.

Gas and carbon prices post impressive gains at opening on Friday

The European carbon price jumped by almost €1 at the opening on Friday, tracking similar development in gas prices. Meanwhile, TTF front month traded briefly at €45,495/MWh,its highest level in three weeks and almost 6,2% higher compared to the previous settlement.