Quantum launches additional daily carbon compliance assessments

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Quantum Commodity Intelligence - Quantum has launched additional daily price assessments covering the global carbon compliance markets, including markets in North America, Europe and APAC.

Daily prices for all the launched carbon prices will be published on the website and in the Quantum Carbon Daily. Prices can be downloaded via the website or the API data feed.

North America

These assessments reflect the value of carbon allowances traded in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) cap-and-trade programme and carbon allowances and offsets traded in the California-Québec linked cap-and-trade programme at a timestamp of 1430 Eastern time.

Prices for the current calendar month, as well as the front and next December contracts, are published daily for RGGI Allowances, California Carbon Allowances (CCAs), and California Carbon Offsets (CCOs) with no invalidation period and no Direct Environmental Benefits in the State (DEBS).

Spot prices will also be published daily for CCOs with DEBS and non-DEBS for 0-, 3-, and 8-year invalidation periods, as well as for Golden, or seller-guaranteed, CCOs. 

The price assessments can be found in the N. America Compliance section on the pricing page. 

Prices launched with their respective pricing codes:

RGGI

Current month: CARGGI-SPO
Front December: CARGGI-D00
Next December: CARGGI-D01

CCA

Current month: CARCCA-SPO
Front December: CARCCA-D00
Next December: CARCCA-D01

CCO-0 Non-DEBS

Current month: CACC0N-SPO
Front December: CACC0N-D00
Next December: CACC0N-D01

Other CCOs

CCO-0 DEBS: CACC0D-SPO
CCO-3 Non-DEBS: CACC3N-SPO
CCO-3 DEBS: CACC3D-SPO
CCO-8 Non-DEBS: CACC8N-SPO
CCO-8 DEBS: CACC8D-SPO
Golden CCO Non-DEBS: CACCGN-SPO
Golden CCO DEBS: CACCGD-SPO

Europe

These assessments reflect the value of carbon allowances traded on both the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) as well as the UK ETS at a timestamp of 1630 London time. Prices for the current calendar month, as well as the front and next December contracts, are published daily.

The price assessments can be found in the Europe Compliance section on the pricing page.

Launched prices with their respective pricing codes:

EU Carbon Allowances

Current month: CAREUA-SPO
Front December: CAREUA-D00
Next December: CAREUA-D01

UK Carbon Allowances

Current month: CARUKA-SPO
Front December: CARUKA-D00
Next December: CARUKA-D01

Additional APAC

This price assessment reflects the value of carbon allowances traded under the Korea Emissions Trading Scheme (K-ETS), known as Korean Allowance Units (KAUs). The spot value represents the most liquid contract and is assessed at 1330 Singapore time.

The price assessment can be found in the APAC Compliance section on the pricing page.

The assessment complements the suit of price indices for the Australian and New Zealand carbon compliance markets launched by Quantum last year which can be found on the same pricing page.

Launched price:

Korean Allowance Units: CAKETS-SPO