Monday, April 16, 2007

European Carbon Emissions Permits for December Climb to Highest This Year

(Bloomberg) -- European Union carbon dioxide permit prices for 2008 rose to their highest this year, making power production from plants burning fossil fuel more costly. Electricity contracts for next-year in Germany gained.

Permits for December 2008 rose for a fifth day, gaining as much as 47 cents, or 2.6 percent, to 18.30 euros ($24.79) a metric ton in Amsterdam, according to the European Climate Exchange. They were at 18.20 euros at 9:54 a.m. local time.


Read more at Bloomberg Energy News

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