OTC EUA sCER Price Assessments

OTC price assessments

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EUA	Dec 2012	7.67	-0.29
sCER	Dec 2012	3.69	-0.21

Australian offset scheme to be under-supplied

Demand for carbon credits from Australia’s Carbon Farming Initiative (CFI) will vastly exceed supply in this decade, analysts say, forcing emitters to look abroad for millions of lower-cost emission reductions.

U.S. carbon rules could slam door on new coal plants

The Obama administration is expected soon to unveil long-delayed rules limiting carbon emissions from new power stations, possibly helping to slam the door shut well into the future on building plants that run on coal.

EU carbon rises 2.7 percent, shrugs off euro zone downgrade fears

European carbon prices traded 2.7 percent higher on Tuesday morning, as gains in power prices offset macroeconomic concerns amid a warning by Moody’s of ratings downgrades for the UK, France and Austria.