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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The EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) is entering a transitional phase in which traditional pricing drivers, especially from the power sector, are losing dominance.
At a recent conference in Florence, analysts pointed out that the carbon market now sits “in no man’s land,” caught between fading utility-based hedging and emerging industrial demand.
Stefan Feuchtinger, Head of Market Research & Analysis at Vertis, observed that while utilities have historically anchored carbon pricing, their hedging activity is much reduced today. He expects the carbon market to stay influenced by power sector dynamics until approximately 2026–27, at which point industrial forces may begin to assert greater pricing power.
In this article, we’ll unpack these themes, explain how this “in-between” state affects regulated entities, and suggest how companies can position themselves as the carbon market’s balance of power evolves.
On 15 January 2026, ICE Dec-26 UKA futures hit an intraday high of £75.45, closing at £72.88. The sterling-equivalent spread to Dec-26 EUAs had compressed to around.....
