Emissions Trading Scheme

Carbon market analysts IDEAcarbon provides a heads up on the key dates likely to shape the market over the month ahead

EU emissions trading scheme will deliver no real change without tighter caps, say leading charities

Report argues hybrid carbon tax-and-trade model would give low-carbon investors certainty they crave

The low price of carbon might have attracted plenty of criticism, but those in the know are already preparing for the post-2013 recovery

New draft regulations for cap-and-trade scheme suggest more firms than first thought will have to provide Environment Agency with energy use data

Lord Adair Turner urges government to consider imposing a floor price on EU carbon allowances

Analysts calculate price of carbon credits for first year of US cap-and-trade scheme

But analysts remain upbeat as volumes increase and new trading schemes come online

Nine EUA auctions announced with the next due on 24 March

Companies are rumoured to be selling off huge numbers of EUAs in desperate bid to raise cash, raising prospect of surge in carbon price come 2012