Carbon credit trading has its pros and cons, but if you’re interested in helping reduce global pollution, this could be a great investment. Some ETFs specialize in carbon credits and are growing in popularity. You can also use online trading platforms, such as SoFi Invest, to track and research your investments.
eToro
If you are looking for an opportunity to make some money in the carbon market, eToro has an excellent product that can help you accomplish your goal. This online brokerage service allows you to trade carbon credits through its carbon market. This market is accessible to institutions and sovereign governments. Apart from carbon, eToro offers a variety of other commodities and stocks, as well as ETFs and proprietary Smart Portfolios.
eToro also offers a lot of useful stats to help you make informed trades. It also has a risk score that tells you how risky your trade is. You can use this score to compare your strategies. You can also view your max drawdown, which is the biggest drop in price in a week or a year.
EU ETS
The EU ETS is a system that allows the trading of carbon credits to meet the EU’s emissions reduction targets. The scheme works under the ‘cap and trade’ principle, which means that each year a cap is set on the amount of greenhouse gases that a member state can emit. Emissions allowances are traded among different installations, with each installation buying a certain number of allowances each year. The value of each allowance depends on supply and demand.
The auctioning of EUAs reflects the EU’s ‘polluter pays’ principle, encouraging businesses to factor in the full cost of carbon in their decisions. The auctioning system is governed by the European Commission’s Auctioning Regulation, which creates a common EU auction platform and grants member states the right to set up national auction platforms. The UK was the first EU country to hold an auction in phase II, auctioning 10% of its allowances. However, this was far less than the EU average of 3%.
China National Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS)
The China National Emissions Trading Scheme (ETTS) is a market-based tool to reduce carbon emissions. The ETS will improve companies’ monitoring, reporting, and verification of emissions. However, prices will likely remain low and the scheme will not be very predictable in the short term. However, it will provide China with the necessary market engineering capabilities to accelerate its transition to a low-carbon economy.
The Chinese government has been building up its ETS for several years, and it plans to start trading of allowances online by the end of June 2021, and complete its first implementation cycle by the end of December 2021. The MEE, which is in charge of regulating the scheme, is still testing the infrastructure needed to facilitate trading. Carbon Pulse’s Stian Reklev said in March that the trading platform had not yet been finalised.
Fairtrade carbon credits
Fairtrade Carbon Credits are carbon offsets that represent a reduction in carbon dioxide emissions. These credits can be purchased by businesses, organizations, and individuals who wish to do their part to fight climate change. They are a powerful tool for addressing the effects of climate change and supporting the development of rural communities.
However, the voluntary carbon market currently lacks the liquidity required for efficient trading. Carbon credits are highly heterogeneous – each one has different attributes associated with the underlying project, which affect its price. This heterogeneity also makes it difficult to match buyers with suppliers. As a result, this process is extremely time consuming and inefficient.