Open Access BASE2010

Carbon Prices during the EU ETS Phase II: Dynamics and Volume Analysis

Chevallier, Julien

Open Access

Abstract

The European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) is the largest emissions trading scheme to date. This article summarizes the principle elements behind the trading system, and details the carbon price dynamics during Phase II (2008-2012), along with an analysis of traded volumes. The main findings emphasize that the EU ETS is a rapidly growing market, which yields to innovative learning process for all participants involved: policy makers, industrial operators, and financial analysts. Besides, these results shed some light on the usefulness of credit project mechanisms, which may result in the medium-term in integrated 'world' carbon markets between various regional and/or national ETS.

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