European Commission: ETS emissions are well on track to achieve the 2030 target

The European Commission has published on Tuesday  its annual Carbon Market Report, an analysis on the functioning of the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS). The document covers the entire 2023 and the first half of 2024.

On Monday, EUAs rose to multi-weeks high amid speculative buying and colder weather

The European benchmark carbon contract traded briefly above €70 in yesterday’s session, the highest since early September. The EUAs last traded at  €69.51, more than 2% above last Friday’s settlement.

Gazprom is no longer sending gas to Austria through OMV

As of 16 November 2024, Russian giant Gazprom suspended its natural gas deliveries to OMV, after the Austrian company was awarded €230 million in an arbitration proceedings from the International Chambers of Commerce (ICC) on Wednesday.

Investors’ bets on falling carbon prices continue to decrease

According to the latest Commitment of Traders (CoT) report published by Ice exchange, investment funds have continued to lower their net short positions (short-long) for the third week in a row, reaching the lowest level so far this year.

Potential disruption of Russian gas deliveries following an arbitral rulling in favor of OMV

Both gas and carbon markets posted strong gains this morning after Austrian energy giant OMV announced that it had successfully received an arbitral award of over €230 million following proceedings against Gazprom from the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC).

Raport: European Union emissions are projected to decrease by 3.8% in 2024

The Global Carbon Project science team, which includes scientists  from more than 80 institutions around the world, just published its 19th edition of the Global Carbon Budget, a crucial report that provides information on carbon cycle and anthropogenic emissions.

European carbon prices decoupled briefly from natural gas prices

The European carbon market started the week on a positive note, hitting an intra-day high of €68,80, a level last seen in early September. However, the sentiment changed later in the day with EUAs closing at €67,57 with a daily loss of €0,45. The market continues the downward trend Tuesday morning, with prices dropping briefly […]

Average temperatures this year are on the verge to breach the 1,50C limit outlined in the Paris Agreement

Ahead of this week’s UN climate conference COP29, the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) published its climate bulletin, reporting on the changes observed in air and sea temperatures.

Carbon prices rebounded in line with related gas

The European carbon market rebounded on Thursday from the previous sessions’ two-week low, in line with related gas. The EUA Dec’24 contract last traded at €66,04, up 3,6% from Wednesday’s settlement when prices reacted to the negative sentiment triggered by Donald Trump’s reelection.

Last week, speculative traders reduced their bets on falling carbon prices

According to yesterday’s latest Commitment of Traders (CoT) data, investment funds cut their short position last week by almost 13%, from 56,5 million allowances to 49,7 million allowances. Meanwhile, speculators have reduced their long positions as well,  from 41,4 million allowances to 39,3 million.