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Gold miners have an image problem. The global metals and mining business is responsible for around 8% of global carbon emissions. In contrast to their compatriots mining copper, silver, tin, nickel and a whole host of other metals and minerals essential to driving the energy transition, gold miners have no
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The case for technology-based carbon removal
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EU member states appear to have finally torpedoed the European Commission’s (EC) proposal to raid the Market Stability Reserve (MSR). I wasn’t alone in saying that this was a particularly bad idea, one that would threaten the long-term integrity of the EU ETS and make it very difficult
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“It takes many good deeds to build a good reputation, and only one bad one to lose it.” - Benjamin Franklin When a government begins to lose economic credibility, the market will punish it by selling government bonds, forcing up interest rates and washing itself of it’s currency. As
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Record net short position underlines the extreme negative sentiment towards carbon
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Carbon markets are only having a negligible impact on the international airline industry. That’s a problem given the expected growth in global air travel, and the damage that emissions have from so high up in the atmosphere. The global airline industry is expected to emit around 810 Mt CO2
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Strong corporate demand for carbon credits masks declining willingness to pay
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Calls grow for sale of emission allowances to fund Europe's energy transition
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What happens when EU ETS emissions approach zero?
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The Social Cost of Carbon (SCC) is an estimate of the net economic damage resulting from the addition of an incremental tonne of carbon dioxide (CO₂) into the atmosphere. The SCC is often used by policymakers when assessing the cost-benefit impact of climate related policies. For example, the SCC is
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America's first nationwide price on a greenhouse gas does not go far enough
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The UK carbon market is making a convincing case for being the strongest ‘Currency of Decarbonisation’. UK emission allocation (UKA) prices continue to trade over €90 per tonne, even despite experiencing a sharp sell-off in recent weeks.1 After hitting a daily settlement record of over €115 per tonne on