Prospects for CO2 trade post-Copenhagen: DOWN, BUT NOT OUT

The disappointing outcome of the Copenhagen climate change talks has led to questions about the future of the international carbon market. Failure to agree a post-Kyoto climate treaty has certainly dented confidence in the short term. But analysts and traders believe the carbon market is robust enough to survive even without such a treaty. A more fundamental question is whether carbon trading is an effective way of cutting greenhouse gas emissions. That debate is far from settled. See the new article on European Energy Review.