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EUA_CO2

EU ETS Emission Allowance Price (PCO2D)

EU ETS carbon allowance price used in Spanish TNP dispatch formula (PCO2D), €/tCO2. Updates monthly. Source: ESIOS/REE indicator 1391.

Carbon Active

Country

EU

EUR

Frequency

monthly

Update cadence

Category

Carbon

Rate type

Access

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What is EU ETS Emission Allowance Price (PCO2D) (EUA_CO2)?

EU ETS Emission Allowance Price (PCO2D) is a carbon emissions allowance price — the market price for one tonne of CO₂ equivalent emission rights under the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS). Companies must hold allowances to cover their annual emissions or face substantial fines.

EU carbon prices (EUA) are critical for energy-intensive industries, utilities, and investors building carbon exposure. Rising carbon prices increase the marginal cost of coal and gas power generation, accelerating the shift to renewables. EUAs are increasingly treated as a standalone investment asset class.

  • EUA = EU Emission Allowance, 1 tonne CO₂ equivalent
  • Traded on EEX and ICE exchanges
  • EU ETS covers ~40% of EU greenhouse gas emissions
  • Price has risen from <€5 to >€90/tCO₂ in recent years

Uses and Related Industries

Primary Industries

Power & Utilities: Regulated emitters must surrender EUAs annually; price drives switching from coal to gas to zero-carbon.
Heavy Industry: Steel, cement, and chemical plants manage EUA procurement to cover free allocation shortfalls.
Investment & Asset Management: Carbon-focused ETFs, hedge funds, and ESG portfolios hold EUAs as a commodity investment.
Sustainability & ESG Teams: Corporate carbon accounting, Scope 1/2 emission cost calculation, and net-zero roadmap costing.
Commodity Trading Advisors: Carbon price trend following, policy-driven event trading, and volatility strategies.

Specific Applications

  • Annual EUA compliance procurement and surrender planning
  • Carbon cost pass-through calculation in electricity pricing models
  • ESG portfolio carbon exposure valuation at market prices
  • Net-zero transition cost forecasting under various carbon price scenarios
  • EU ETS policy event monitoring (auction cancellations, reform proposals)

API Usage Examples for EUA_CO2

Click each endpoint to see the request URL, parameters, and a sample response.

API Request

https://energy-api.com/api/v1/latest?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY&symbols=EUA_CO2

Request Parameters

Parameter Required Description
api_key required Your API key.
symbols required Comma-separated symbol codes. E.g. EUA_CO2

Sample Response

{
    "success": true,
    "date": "2026-06-13",
    "rates": {
        "EUA_CO2": 50
    },
    "dates": {
        "EUA_CO2": "2026-06-13"
    }
}

API Request

https://energy-api.com/api/v1/historical?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY&symbols=EUA_CO2&date=2026-06-13

Request Parameters

Parameter Required Description
api_key required Your API key.
symbols required Symbol code(s). E.g. EUA_CO2
date required Date in YYYY-MM-DD format.

Sample Response

{
    "success": true,
    "historical": true,
    "date": "2026-06-13",
    "rates": {
        "EUA_CO2": 50
    }
}

API Request

https://energy-api.com/api/v1/timeseries?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY&symbols=EUA_CO2&start=2026-05-21&end=2026-06-20

Request Parameters

Parameter Required Description
api_key required Your API key.
symbols required Symbol code(s). E.g. EUA_CO2
start required Start date (YYYY-MM-DD). Query param name is start.
end required End date (YYYY-MM-DD). Query param name is end.

Sample Response

{
    "success": true,
    "symbols": [
        "EUA_CO2"
    ],
    "rates": {
        "2026-05-21": {
            "EUA_CO2": 50
        },
        "2026-06-20": {
            "EUA_CO2": 50
        }
    }
}

API Request

https://energy-api.com/api/v1/fluctuation?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY&symbols=EUA_CO2&start=2026-05-21&end=2026-06-20

Request Parameters

Parameter Required Description
api_key required Your API key.
symbols required Symbol code(s). E.g. EUA_CO2
start required Start date (YYYY-MM-DD). Query param name is start.
end required End date (YYYY-MM-DD). Query param name is end.

Sample Response

{
    "success": true,
    "fluctuation": {
        "EUA_CO2": {
            "start_rate": 50,
            "end_rate": 50.12,
            "change": 0.12,
            "change_pct": 0.24
        }
    }
}

API Request

https://energy-api.com/api/v1/ohlc?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY&symbols=EUA_CO2&start=2026-05-21&end=2026-06-20&period=monthly

Request Parameters

Parameter Required Description
api_key required Your API key.
symbols required Symbol code. E.g. EUA_CO2
start required Start date (YYYY-MM-DD).
end optional End date (YYYY-MM-DD). Defaults to today.
period optional Grouping: monthly (default), weekly, quarterly.

Sample Response

{
    "success": true,
    "symbol": "EUA_CO2",
    "period": "monthly",
    "ohlc": [
        {
            "period": "2026-05",
            "open": 50,
            "high": 50.25,
            "low": 49.9,
            "close": 50.12,
            "data_points": 21
        }
    ]
}
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Factors Influencing EUA_CO2

Market Factors

  • EU ETS compliance demand: annual surrender obligations of regulated entities
  • Auction supply schedule and volume (EEX weekly auctions)
  • Fuel switching incentives: carbon price needed to make gas cheaper than coal
  • Investment fund and speculative positioning in carbon futures

Technical Factors

  • Carbon price implied by fuel-switching calculation (gas vs. coal spread)
  • Options market structure: call skew and implied volatility
  • EUA vs. CER (international credits) price spread
  • Backloading and Market Stability Reserve (MSR) withdrawal rates

External Factors

  • EU ETS reform legislation and linear reduction factor changes
  • Cold winters increasing fossil fuel use and compliance demand
  • Renewable energy additions reducing power sector EUA demand
  • CBAM (Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism) implementation milestones

Other rates from EU

TTF_GAS

TTF Natural Gas Front-Month Price
CARBON_INT_EU

EU Average Grid Carbon Intensity

Symbol Details

Symbol
EUA_CO2
Category
Carbon
Country
EU
Currency
EUR
Provider
esios
Frequency
monthly
Unit
percent

Access EUA_CO2 via REST API

Get live and historical EU ETS Emission Allowance Price (PCO2D) data in JSON format. One API, 50+ countries, normalized.

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