Traders of Environmental Progress
STX Group is a global environmental commodities trader offering physical and financial solutions across compliance and voluntary systems for energy, fuels, gas and carbon markets.
Traders of Environmental Progress
STX Group is a global environmental commodities trader offering physical and financial solutions across compliance and voluntary systems for energy, fuels, gas and carbon markets.
Transforming Climate Challenges into Business Progress
STRIVE is the consulting division of the STX group, helping companies achieve their climate goals through high-impact strategies and optimized decarbonization pathways.
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In mid-2024, global energy markets were shaken when coal prices suddenly spiked, largely as a knock-on effect from soaring natural gas prices. In Indonesia and beyond, the surge highlighted how tightly interlinked commodity markets are, and how disturbances in one fuel segment can cascade across the energy mix.
For companies navigating the evolving landscape of carbon markets, such volatility holds crucial lessons. When coal becomes more expensive, utilities and industries may shift toward gas, biomass, or other alternatives, each with distinct CO₂ emission profiles. These shifts impact carbon allowance demand, the cost of compliance with systems like the EU ETS, and the risk exposures of energy portfolios.
In this article, we’ll explore:
Every year, the ICAP Emissions Trading Worldwide Status Report lands as one of the most anticipated publications in the carbon markets space. It’s the kind of docume.....
