Documentation Allowance Price Explorer
Disclaimer: Allowance price data updated manually. The data is provided for information purposes only; current allowance prices may differ from those displayed. We do not take responsibility for the timeliness, correctness, or completeness of the data provided. Reproduction of the data in other websites is not allowed without written permission.
Disclaimer: Allowance price data updated manually. The data is provided for information purposes only; current allowance prices may differ from those displayed. We do not take responsibility for the timeliness, correctness, or completeness of the data provided. Reproduction of the data in other websites is not allowed without written permission.
Notes:
- Allowance prices are updated quarterly.
- Emission Trading System (ETS) allowance prices are not a single commodity. Allowance prices are not directly comparable across systems, given different circumstances and differences in ETS design
- Different types of prices are displayed for different systems, either auction or spot (see table below). Prices are reported in different frequencies depending on their availability. This heterogeneity may affect the ability to view allowance price data across specific time periods.
- RGGI allowance prices are in short tons and have been converted metric tons for the purposes of the tool.
- Where allowance prices reflect auction settlement prices, a linear development of the price between auctions is assumed. Prices in secondary markets may differ from this trajectory.
- Spot prices reflect settlement prices and do not capture intra-day trade variation.
- Where allowances have a limited vintage, the time series data compiles these vintages in a way that reflects the compliance cycle.
- Rule-based market stability mechanism with price triggers can be overlaid on the jurisdiction-specific view. Other stability mechanisms which do not have price triggers cannot be reflected here but may also impact upon prices.
- Allowances prices can be viewed in Euros (€), USD ($) or, for the jurisdictions specific view, domestic currency. All market stability mechanisms are displayed in domestic currency.
- Where systems are linked, the domestic currency market stability mechanisms may also exhibit exchange rate volatility.
- Prices for the ETS systems in Kazakhstan, Tokyo, Saitama, Oregon and Austria are not included in this version of the tool.
- For currency conversions, monthly exchange rates provided by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are used. It is possible that, at the time of updating the tool, exchange rates for the respective month are not yet available from IMF. In this instance, the latest available exchange rates are used.
- Allowance prices are reported in nominal values and are not inflation adjusted.
Recommendation for data export/import:
The data is exported as a CSV file. This file can be opened in MS Excel with the following conventions:
- Separator – semicolon
- Decimal symbol: period
To avoid misinterpretation of the data it is best to use the “Import dialogue”.
Sources for allowance prices and exchange rates:
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System |
Type of price |
Acknowledgement |
Source |
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European Union Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) |
Spot price |
EUA spot price data provided by the EEX Group |
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New Zealand Emissions Trading System (NZ ETS) |
Spot price |
NZU Data supplied by Jarden |
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Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative |
Auction price |
RGGI auction prices are retrieved from the RGGI website (here) |
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Californian Cap and Trade Program |
Auction price |
Californian Cap and Trade auction prices are retrieved from the Air Resources Board website (here) |
Californian Air Resources Board (ARB) |
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Québec Cap and Trade Program |
Auction price |
Québec Cap and Trade auction prices are retrieved from the Ministry for the Fight Against Climate Change website (here) |
Ministry for the Environment and the Fight against Climate Change |
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Ontario Cap and Trade Program |
Auction price |
Ontario Cap and Trade auction prices are retrieved from the Government of Ontario’s website (here). |
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Switzerland Emissions Trading System |
Auction price |
Swiss ETS auction prices are retrieved from the Swiss Emissions Registry (here). |
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Korean Emissions Trading System |
Spot price |
Korean ETS spot prices are retrieved from the Korea Exchange (here) |
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Nova Scotia Cap-and-Trade Program |
Auction price |
Nova Scotia Cap and Trade auction prices are retrieved from the Nova Scotia Cap-and-Trade Program website (here) |
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| United Kingdom Emissions Trading Scheme | Auction price | United Kingdom Emissions Trading Scheme auction prices are retrieved from the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) platform (here) | ICE | |||
| German National Emissions Trading System | Auction price | German National Emissions Trading System auction prices are retrieved from the EEX platform (here) | EEX | |||
| Washington Cap-and-Invest Program | Auction price | Washington Cap-and-Invest Program auction prices are retrieved from the Washington Cap-and-Invest Program website (here) | Washington Cap-and-Invest Program auctions and trading website | |||
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China National Emissions Trading System |
Spot price |
Prices are provided by SinoCarbon and retrieved from the Shanghai Environmental and Energy Exchange (here) |
Shanghai Environmental and Energy Exchange |
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Shenzhen (Pilot) Emissions Trading System |
Spot price |
Prices are provided by SinoCarbon and retrieved from the China Emissions Exchange (Shenzhen) (here) |
China Emissions Exchange (Shenzhen) |
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Beijing (Pilot) Emissions Trading System |
Spot price |
Prices are provided by SinoCarbon and retrieved from The China Beijing Environmental Exchange (here) |
China Beijing Environmental Exchange |
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Shanghai (Pilot) Emissions Trading System |
Spot price |
Prices are provided by SinoCarbon and retrieved from the Shanghai Environmental and Energy Exchange (here) |
Shanghai Environmental and Energy Exchange |
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Tianjin (Pilot) Emissions Trading System |
Spot price |
Prices are provided by SinoCarbon and retrieved from the Tianjin Climate Exchange (here) |
Tianjin Climate Exchange |
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Guangdong (Pilot) Emissions Trading System |
Spot price |
Prices are provided by SinoCarbon and retrieved from the China Emissions Exchange (Guangzhou) (here) |
China Emissions Exchange(Guangzhou) |
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Hubei (Pilot) Emissions Trading System |
Spot price |
Prices are provided by SinoCarbon and retrieved from the China Hubei Emission Exchange (here) |
China Hubei Emission Exchange |
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Chongqing (Pilot) Emissions Trading System |
Spot price |
Prices are provided by SinoCarbon and retrieved from the Chongqing Carbon Emissions Trading Center (here) |
Chongqing Carbon Emissions Trading Center |
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Fujian (Pilot) Emissions Trading System |
Spot price |
Prices are provided by SinoCarbon and retrieved from the Haixia Equity Exchange (here) |
Haixia Equity Exchange |
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Exchange rates |
Monthly Average Exchange Rates |
Exchange rates are provided by the International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and can be accessed (here). |
Acronyms used in data download sheet:
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Market Stability Mechanisms |
Abbreviations |
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Auction Reserve Price |
ARP |
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Emissions Containment Reserve |
ECR |
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Cost Containment Reserve |
CCR |
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Price Ceiling |
P_cel |