Emissions Trading Scheme

Ben Caldecott of the Oxford Sustainable Finance Programme argues Brexit provides an opportunity to build 'the world's first ever net zero aligned emissions trading scheme'

Wide-ranging new consultation sets out series of proposals for carbon pricing mechanisms once the UK leaves the EU

Firm hit by EU's decision to suspend UK companies from accessing CO2 credits under emissions trading system until Brexit deal is ratified

Sandbag research suggests new onshore wind and solar projects can now compete with short term costs of generating power from existing coal and gas plants

Development of major new markets in China and reforms in Europe have provided a crucial boost as countries look at tools to cut carbon and meet their Paris climate targets

Major new study details how carbon prices across the bloc could double by 2021 if the EU moves to make emissions trading scheme compatible with the Paris Agreement

French think tank I4CE publishes Global Carbon Account 2018, confirming that adoption of carbon pricing policies is accelerating

Recent emissions data reveals a worrying global trend re-tying emissions to economic growth

Analysts cite recently-agreed reforms to EU Emissions Trading Scheme as a major driver behind recent carbon price surge, but can the cost of polluting keep rising?

Carbon market will initially cover China's energy sector before expanding over the coming years, but it is still not yet know when trading will actually begin