CO2 price crash in the ETS: causes and i • Table.Briefings

The price per ton of CO2 in the Emissions Trading System (ETS) has fallen by around 30 percent since the start of the war in Ukraine. However, the war seems to be only the trigger for the price crash. The longer-term causes lie elsewhere.

For energy companies, it’s good news at a time when there is little such news. The CO2 price in the European Emissions Trading System (ETS) has crashed in recent days. While it stood at around €95 per ton of CO2 in the middle of last week, by Thursday, it had fallen to around €66. With electricity and gas prices rising for months, the relief this has provided is extremely small, but concerns about further price increases in the ETS have recently been enormous.

CO2 price crash in the ETS: causes and impact

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