Updated: Sell-off forces EU carbon to record lows

James S Murray
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EUAs hits record low of €11.60 as watchers warn market has "detached" from oil prices

The price of carbon credits in the EU's emissions trading scheme reached a record low for the current phase of the scheme of just €11.60 as many of the large scale emitters covered by the scheme continued...

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