Price of EU carbon credits to hit €45

clock • 2 min read

Report claims credits are badly undervalued

Carbon credits in both the European Union's emissions trading scheme (ETS) and the UN's Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) offsetting programme are badly undervalued and due to increase in price before...

To continue reading this article...

Join BusinessGreen

In just a few clicks you can start your free BusinessGreen Lite membership for 12 months, providing you access to:

  • Three complimentary articles per month covering the latest real-time news, analysis, and opinion from Europe’s leading source of information on the Green economy and business
  • Receive important and breaking news stories via our daily news alert
  • Our weekly newsletter with the best of the week’s green business news and analysis

Join now

 

Already a BusinessGreen member?

Login

More on Carbon Trading

Study: Voluntary Carbon Market increasingly seen as 'proven' route for driving climate action
Carbon Trading

Study: Voluntary Carbon Market increasingly seen as 'proven' route for driving climate action

Two-thirds of sustainability professionals trust recognised VCM standards, but 46 per cent stress clearer policy is needed to further scale the market

Stuart Stone
Stuart Stone
clock 04 November 2025 • 5 min read
Global Briefing: UN finalises latest draft carbon market rules
Carbon Trading

Global Briefing: UN finalises latest draft carbon market rules

New carbon market standards, renewables goals for South East Asia, and another US clean energy project could be blocked

James Murray
James Murray
clock 17 October 2025 • 9 min read
Climeworks inks 'largest-ever' CO2 removal deal with Schneider Electric
Carbon Trading

Climeworks inks 'largest-ever' CO2 removal deal with Schneider Electric

Multi-year offtake agreement is Schneider Electric's first purchase of 'high-durability' carbon removals in support of its net zero commitments

Amber Rolt
clock 19 September 2025 • 3 min read