Emissions Trading Scheme

Analysts predict a temporary restriction of allowances will trigger a surge in the value of CO2 in Europe next month

EU Ministers confirm no objection to withdrawal of 900 million allowances, meaning backloading could begin in March

MEPs approve early implementation of plan to withhold 900 million allowances from auction in bid to boost flagging carbon price

By opting for an emission reduction target of 40 per cent Brussels can provide the foundations for the kind of deep emissions reductions that are needed

BusinessGreen analyses the key points from the European Commission's wide-ranging green policy proposals

The Korea Exchange said to have won contract to operate world's second largest emissions trading scheme from start of 2015

New report from Environmental Defense Fund hails "well constructed" emissions trading scheme's successful first year

New Reuters Point Carbon report shows carbon market value sank 38 per cent in 2013, despite strong growth in North America and emerging pilots in China

Price of permits opens at a bullish €7, as China prepares to roll out similar schemes next year in Hubei, Chongqing, and Tianjin

European Council provides final rubberstamp for EU emissions trading scheme backloading, but campaigners promise to step up calls for wider reforms