Demand for CERs/ERUs under the EU ETS

07Feb09

I thought it would be instructive to look at the treatment of CERs/ERUs under the EU ETS, with a view to the light this sheds on demand and supply within the EU ETS. CERs and ERUs are eligible under the EU ETS – but the quantity of CERs/ERUs that can be used for compliance are [...]

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Falling EUA & CER Prices – and the questions we should be asking

04Feb09

Over the last half of 2008 EUA and CER prices declined markedly. EUAs prices have fallen from their mid-2008 high of €30 to their current levels of just under €12; while CERs have fallen from their mid-year highs of €24 to current levels just above €10. The spread between EUA and CER prices has also [...]

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