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In Balance takes a reasoned look at some of the key components of climate policy. It is particularly interested in carbon markets and energy markets. The perspective is mainly British or European, but there are often articles about international poli
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EUA traders sillier than we thought
Comments on In Balance a few weeks ago seem to have overestimated the maturity of the EUA market. Essentially, the article argued that EUAs were following equities because the market was reducing its ...
What does the economic outlook mean for the EU’s climate change plans?
Climate change was the hot topic at last year’s World Economic Forum. This time round, it is sub-prime loans and the debt markets; SocGen and the equity markets; and the economic fundamentals that m...
Slumping EUA price makes an equity bounceback look unlikely
European carbon allowances are slumping alongside share prices. As the value of the FTSE 100 dropped yesterday by 5.5 per cent, EUA 2008 future prices dropped by 6.6 per cent. The price of emissions a...
Stopgap legislation required to prevent energy generators holding consumers to ransom
Newpapers today reported a calculation by Ofgem that credits distributed free to energy generators in the second round of the EU ETS will net them £9bn. The Association of Electricity Producer’s de...
Geeky point about global warming potentials
Greenhouse gases have global warming potentials that are described in terms of carbon dioxide equivalents. Methane, for example, has a warming potential of 25. This means that, over a 100 year period,...
Poor countries should use the same carbon price as everyone else
During Bali, everyone was telling the US that China’s lack of a binding emissions reduction plan is not a reasonable excuse for not having one yourself. It is a fair point. Many environmentalists an...
Why is the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility not linked to the Clean Development Mechanism?
The World Bank unveiled plans at the Bali conference for a global carbon market in which credits can be generated by protecting or replanting forests. The Forest Carbon Partnership Facility will do tw...