{"id":16339,"date":"2023-04-28T10:54:39","date_gmt":"2023-04-28T08:54:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kayrros.com\/?p=16339"},"modified":"2026-03-20T16:03:04","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T15:03:04","slug":"is-it-too-soon-to-celebrate-the-plunge-in-eu-carbon-emissions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kayrros.com\/fr\/is-it-too-soon-to-celebrate-the-plunge-in-eu-carbon-emissions\/","title":{"rendered":"Est il trop tot pour c\u00e9lebrer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"16339\" class=\"elementor elementor-16339\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-648d5a9f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"648d5a9f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7b354dd9\" data-id=\"7b354dd9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-527b72e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"527b72e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"padding-top: 20px; padding-right: 30px; text-align: justify;\"><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><ul><li aria-level=\"1\">After tepid growth in 2022 overall,<b> European carbon emissions from regulated sectors plunged at double digit rates in the first quarter 2023 year-on-year and at near-double-digit rates quarter-on-quarter,<\/b> according to Kayrros Carbon Watch.<br \/>\u00a0<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">The steep drop reflects a switch back from high coal burning as natural gas prices retreated from earlier highs, compounding the effect of factors that were already present in 2022, namely unseasonably mild winter weather and curtailments in energy intensive industries.<br \/>\u00a0<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">The sharp contraction in the European carbon footprint marks a bearish start of the year for EU carbon markets <b>but was partly offset by a drop in carbon allowances<\/b>.<br \/>\u00a0<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">In contrast with the industrial and power sectors, <b>transport emissions took off as aviation extended its post-Covid rebound.<\/b> Road transport emissions (not yet part of the EU Emissions Trading System) also revved up. <b>Nevertheless, fast-growing emissions from transportation were more than offset by the plunge from stationary sources.<\/b><b><br \/><\/b>\u00a0<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Kayrros near-realtime Carbon Watch data are updated daily and provide a comprehensive and granular preview of official statistics, which are only published annually with a multi-month lag. <b>In the two years since its launch, Kayrros Carbon Watch has achieved &gt;98% accuracy compared with official data.<\/b><b><br \/><\/b>\u00a0<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">On its face, the recent contraction in Europe\u2019s carbon footprint is a win for the planet \u2013 but, for reasons stated below, it is far too soon to celebrate.<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dfbcfb elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1dfbcfb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57200ec elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"57200ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c50868 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1c50868\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fefcda6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fefcda6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Europe's carbon footprint shrinks for the second consecutive quarter\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76b12b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"76b12b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33514d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33514d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"padding-top: 20px; padding-right: 30px; text-align: justify;\"><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><p><em><span style=\"color: #a3a3a3;\">Figure: <b>EU ETS CO2 emissions<\/b><\/span><\/em><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a67438f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a67438f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-264102b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"264102b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"554\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kayrros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/TKE49_figure1-.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16343\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kayrros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/TKE49_figure1-.png 1010w, https:\/\/www.kayrros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/TKE49_figure1--300x185.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kayrros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/TKE49_figure1--768x473.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9282349 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9282349\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bba5b8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bba5b8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"padding-top: 20px; padding-right: 30px; text-align: justify;\"><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><p>EU carbon emissions from regulated sectors \u2013 those subject to the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) \u2013 <b>have plunged in the first quarter,<\/b> extending a trend that began in late 2022, Kayrros data show.<\/p><ul><li aria-level=\"1\">Analysis of satellite and geolocation data reveals <b>EU physical demand for carbon credits plunged by nearly 12% annually in 1Q 2023, <\/b>or nearly 10% quarter-on-quarter.<br \/><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Emissions had already slipped by more than 9% year-on-year in 4Q 2022, <\/b>reversing strong growth earlier in the year.<br \/><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-level=\"1\">The contraction reflects a swing back from higher coal use which boosted EU emissions after Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine, amid concerns over gas shortages and record gas prices. High LNG imports have since assuaged those concerns and allowed gas prices to recede, compounding the effect of two factors already in place in 2022: reduced industrial activity due to lower Russian pipeline gas supply and low heating emissions amid unseasonably mild winter temperatures.<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-554c375 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"554c375\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c0af4e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"0c0af4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcd6954 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"dcd6954\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0f3c3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c0f3c3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Stationary and transport emissions diverge\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3faa8f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3faa8f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"padding-top: 20px; padding-right: 30px; text-align: justify;\"><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><p><em><span style=\"color: #a3a3a3;\">Figure: <b>EU industry CO2 emissions<\/b><\/span><\/em><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8d14f7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e8d14f7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3064b28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3064b28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"554\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kayrros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/TKE49_figure2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16344\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kayrros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/TKE49_figure2.png 1010w, https:\/\/www.kayrros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/TKE49_figure2-300x185.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kayrros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/TKE49_figure2-768x473.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cc7423 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9cc7423\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75b03d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"75b03d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"padding-top: 20px; padding-right: 30px; text-align: justify;\"><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><p>The first-quarter plunge in EU carbon emissions occurred despite a continued steep rebound in air transport from Covid-19 lows.\u00a0<\/p><ul><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Road transport emissions have also been accelerating <\/b>but are not subject to EU ETS regulations. Even if the latter were factored in, Europe\u2019s carbon footprint would still show contraction in the first quarter, as<b> the decline in emissions from stationary sources, led by energy-intensive industries, more than offset transportation gains.<\/b><b><br \/><\/b><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-level=\"1\">On its face, falling EU \u201callowance burn\u201d marks a bearish start of the year for carbon markets, but there are offsetting factors, notably a programmed decrease in free carbon allowances issued by the European Commission in 2023. Whether the emissions decline is sustainable for the rest of the year also remains to be seen.<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4713af elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f4713af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a85ba71 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a85ba71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2092196 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2092196\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8062afa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8062afa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hold the champagne \n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-992f6e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"992f6e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"padding-top: 20px; padding-right: 30px; text-align: justify;\"><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><p><em><span style=\"color: #a3a3a3;\">Figure: <strong>Kayrros Carbon Watch accuracy in 2022 compared with official data\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f63c2b0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f63c2b0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-332f8c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"332f8c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kayrros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/TKE49_figure3-1024x582.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16345\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kayrros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/TKE49_figure3-1024x582.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.kayrros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/TKE49_figure3-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kayrros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/TKE49_figure3-768x437.png 768w, https:\/\/www.kayrros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/TKE49_figure3-1536x873.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.kayrros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/TKE49_figure3-2048x1165.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb8bcc1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bb8bcc1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7da32ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7da32ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"padding-top: 20px; padding-right: 30px; text-align: justify;\"><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>The only sure thing so far is the scope of the first-quarter emissions decline. The accuracy of Kayrros Carbon Watch, launched in 2021 (with data available all the way to 2016), is by now well established via lagged emissions data published annually by the European Environment Agency. Based on the latest EEA Carbon Registry update, <b>Carbon Watch achieved 98.4% accuracy in 2022 compared with official data,<\/b> in line with its performance of the previous year. For the second consecutive year, Kayrros measurement of EU industrial emissions, for which there is no other live source available, was spot on.<\/p><p>Should one then yield to the temptation of extrapolating from the first-quarter drop in carbon emissions and celebrate it as a win for the climate, and the planet? Not so fast.<b><br \/><\/b><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p><ul><li aria-level=\"1\">First,<b> lower natural gas prices, if sustained, might lead to a rebound in EU industrial emissions. <\/b>Indeed, they seem to be on a recovering trajectory so far this month.<b><br \/><\/b><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-level=\"1\">Alternatively<b>, China\u2019s reopening, following the end of its Zero Covid policy, could reignite international competition for LNG supplies, sending natural gas prices higher. <\/b>While that would likely curtail EU industrial activity and associated emissions, it might also again boost coal demand for power generation.<br \/><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-level=\"1\">Third<b>, Kayrros data show no clear letdown in EU transportation demand growth <\/b>just yet.<br \/><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-level=\"1\">And last but not least,<b> weak winter heating demand could again be offset by stronger summer cooling demand. <\/b>European weather patterns, and the seasonality of EU gas and electricity use, appear to be shifting, with both milder winters and hotter summers. With the expected return of El Ni\u00f1o conditions, summer heat waves could be especially punishing this year, boosting demand for emissions credits.<\/li><\/ul><p>Meanwhile, the inclusion of shipping emissions in the EU ETS as of 2024 will help boost demand for carbon allowances, bringing further support to carbon prices. 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