Looming supply crunch supports EU carbon prices

Although European natural gas prices will still influence EU carbon prices in the near-term, investors’ recent optimism suggests that expectations for a tighter carbon market down the line are starting to drive a wedge between carbon and gas prices. The biggest risks to that view stem from a change in the stringency of the EU’s carbon policy.

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