Alessandro VitelliApr 13 minDeceived wisdomIt’s been a somewhat wild start to 2022. As the energy index below shows, we had a relatively calm start to the year before Russia...
Alessandro VitelliDec 22, 20218 minWhat a long, strange trip 2021 has beenIt’s been a year of tumbling records and high anxiety as carbon prices have explored uncharted territory while natural gas and...
Alessandro VitelliDec 7, 20215 minTrigger-happyEdit: December 8 – I've added a third possible interpretation of the Article 29a calculation at the bottom of this post. A few people...
Alessandro VitelliSep 18, 20216 minIs it over?So the latest peak in European carbon prices is over. EUAs climbed to a record of €63.35 on September 8 and have settled back at around...
Alessandro VitelliSep 15, 20214 minWhat does the current price of EUAs actually represent?(This article was originally published on September 8 on Carbon Pulse). Despite all the excitement around EUA prices topping €60 for the...
Alessandro VitelliAug 10, 20214 minCarbon’s summer of– NATURAL GAS!Carbon’s steady progress to the top of the energy agenda, thanks to its 140% rally since November 2 last year, has been brought to a halt...
Alessandro VitelliMar 28, 20213 min2021 BC (beyond coal)Over the past few months it’s become apparent that an increasing number of people believe that the first part of the EU ETS’ work –...
Alessandro VitelliMar 13, 20213 minEverybody wants someA month ago I reported on the rumours that the European Commission was considering action to limit the influence of speculative traders...
Alessandro VitelliFeb 3, 20214 minMay you live in interesting timesWell, this has been an interesting week. In the space of 72 hours carbon has risen 14%, reached a new all-time record and if things keep...
Alessandro VitelliOct 29, 20204 minAll change?The worm is turning. European power economics are shifting in favour of coal, especially at the front of the curve, and this might be...
Alessandro VitelliOct 11, 20208 minAutumn stock-takeIt's officially autumn; compliance buyers are weighing up the choice between doing their 2020 buying now or waiting till the spring, fuel...
Alessandro VitelliAug 24, 20204 minA maturing market, but less of it?In principle, carbon emissions markets are self-destructive. Once the cap on emissions has been lowered to zero, or as near to zero as it...
Alessandro VitelliJun 1, 20203 minMay 2020 by the numbersMay saw a steady rally in EUA prices, with the Dec 20 contract climbing back near the levels it was at in March before the Great Covid...
Alessandro VitelliApr 13, 20205 minCorona-pocalypse and pandem-oniumWe're now two weeks into April, over a month since the lockdown began in Italy, a little over two weeks since it began in the UK, and...
Alessandro VitelliApr 1, 20203 minA record-setting month for the EUETSThe EUETS set all sorts of records in March...