Monday, July 16, 2007

EU Carbon Emission Permits Fall Near Two-Month Low As Allocations Raised

(Bloomberg) -- European Union carbon dioxide permits
for 2008 fell near a two-month low after the European Commission
raised the allocation of emission allowances for Ireland and
Latvia in the five years through 2012, increasing supply.

The July 13 increase boosts the total number of permits
allocated by 1.08 million tons of carbon dioxide a year. Permits
for December 2008 fell 19 cents, or 1 percent, to 19.70 euros
($27.12) a ton at 10:19 a.m. local time on the European Climate
Exchange in Amsterdam.


Read more at Bloomberg Energy News

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