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Daily: Brent crude up for a consecutive third session on equity gains
Brent crude oil futures increased for a consecutive third session to settle at $100 a barrel on Monday, pushed up by gains in the U.S. stock market. Brent crude for June delivery boosted 74 cents to close at $100.39 a barrel, declining from a high of $101.04.
read more... 23/04/2013
What next for the EU Emissions Trading Scheme?
The European Parliament narrowly defeated a proposal to temporarily remove allowances from the world’s biggest carbon market, the European Union’s Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS).
read more... 23/04/2013
Daily: European spot power prices traded higher on the return of colder weather
Brent crude oil futures increased on Friday, pushed up by a strong day in equity markets, recovering after a consecutive six-day decline. Brent crude settled up 52 cents a barrel at $99.65, declining from an intraday high of $100.33.
read more... 22/04/2013
Clean energy investments worldwide decreased 11% in 2012
According to a report released by Pew Charitable Trusts clean energy investments worldwide dropped 11% in 2012 to $269 billion from 2011 levels, weighed down by regulatory uncertainty and policy changes in big markets such as the US, India, Spain and Italy.
read more... 17/04/2013
EU carbon market suffers a major blow amid CO2 plan rejection
European lawmakers rejected on 16 April the European Commission’s draft plan to increase companies’ costs of emitting greenhouse gases, a plan aimed to boost the carbon emission rights trading mechanism.
read more... 17/04/2013