A nuclear power plant in France. (EDF)
Reforms to the EU’s Emissions Trading System have helped trigger a recent rise in allowance prices, which briefly hit €14 per ton ($17.2/t) last week. At the time of writing, the benchmark December 2018 contract was trading at around €13/t on the ICE exchange. However, the recent gains, and the potential for more short-term increases, are not translating into confidence in prices in the mid-to-long term.
Although the EU is bringing in further reforms to help stabilise allowance prices, including the Market Stability Reserve (MSR), they...
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