European Carbon Prices Fundamentals in 2005-2007: The Effects of Energy Markets, Temperatures and Sectorial Production.

This article aims at characterizing the daily price fundamentals of European Union Allowances (EUAs) traded since 2005 as part of the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). Results show that spot prices react not only to other energy markets and temperatures, but also to economic activity within the main sectors covered by the EU ETS such as proxied by sectoral production indices.

Alberola, E., J. Chevallier and B. Chèze (2007). "European Carbon Prices Fundamentals in 2005-2007: The Effects of Energy Markets, Temperatures and Sectorial Production." EconomiX Working Paper No. 2007-33, Oct 2007.