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  • RGGI raises $240m from carbon allowance sales in 2018

    30 April 2019

    Almost $240 million was raised from the quarterly auctions of emission allowances in the US Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) last year, according to market monitoring firm Potomac Economics.

  • RGGI carbon prices fail to hold on to Q3 gains

    29 May 2018

    The price of emission allowances in the US Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) has slipped back below $4 in the secondary market in recent weeks after surging to $4.65 in August on news of planned rule changes.

  • RGGI regulatory change drives 'dramatic surge' in allowance prices

    28 November 2017

    A 49% increase of the price of allowances in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) carbon market in Q3 is a direct result of regulatory reform to lower the number of available allowances, a study suggests.

  • Investors play increasing role in RGGI, as prices soar

    23 May 2016

    The average auction clearing price of emission allowances in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) market jumped 29% last year, while the share of allowances held by investment firms rose during the year to 36% from 15%.