EU carbon credits hit three month low

James S Murray
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Price of EUA futures slips more than four per cent as utility buyers dry up

The price of European Union allowance (EUA) carbon credits hit a three month low yesterday approaching €14 a tonne as prices tumbled over four per cent on the back of weak power prices. The price of...

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