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  • Carbon allowances - insurers slowly warm to the net-zero opportunity

    09 December 2021

    The European benchmark price for carbon allowances hit a record high in November, but only one insurer acknowledges investing in them and others seem coy, so far, to deep their toes in, as Vincent Huck finds out.

  • 'First' EU carbon allowance-backed security launched

    04 November 2021

    Carbon investing firm SparkChange has launched a physically-backed carbon exchange-traded commodity (ETC) security, intended to prevent carbon emissions by withholding EU carbon credits from polluters and support investor engagement.