21.08.2014 - Easy times over as carbon prices enter bullish corridor
With prices hitting a 5 month high of €6.50 today, established energy intelligence provider ICIS Tschach predicts a sustained increase in the price of European Trading Scheme (ETS) allowances. On current trajectories, prices are expected to hit double digits and a two-year high by year’s end. Such an increase would be a worrying trend for those with significant compliance obligations, especially large, carbon-intensive industrials. Since the beginning of the EU ETS’s Phase 3 compliance period at the start of 2013, the market has been oversupplied with allowances, leading to a sustained period of trading within a €3-6 corridor. Now however, a number of factors are converging to push prices consistently higher...............................................Full Article: Source
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