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EU ETS auctions

EU carbon price in 2014

EU carbon allowances averaged €5.90 per tonne at auction in 2014, +35% on 2013. Prices ranged from €4.17 to €7.10 across 194 auctions.

Average

€5.90

Low

€4.17

High

€7.10

Auction revenue

€2.7bn

Every EU carbon auction in 2014

€3€4€5€6€7€87 Jan 20143 Mar 20142 May 20143 Jul 201429 Aug 201428 Oct 201416 Dec 2014

Highest clearing price: €7.10 on 24 February 2014. Lowest: €4.17 on 31 March 2014.

Monthly averages, 2014

MonthAverageLowHighAuctions
January 2014€4.97€4.45€5.6016
February 2014€6.44€5.48€7.1017
March 2014€6.36€4.17€6.9718
April 2014€5.18€4.60€5.7715
May 2014€5.03€4.59€5.3416
June 2014€5.54€4.94€5.8416
July 2014€5.90€5.50€6.1118
August 2014€6.24€5.93€6.4317
September 2014€6.00€5.68€6.3518
October 2014€6.09€5.67€6.3817
November 2014€6.78€6.30€7.0916
December 2014€6.73€6.58€7.0010

Source: EEX EU ETS primary market auction report 2014. Averages are volume weighted. Aviation allowance auctions are excluded.