We are delighted that another trader from the Advantag team has successfully passed the examination to become an EEX exchange trader.
Mr Marcel Schumacher (aged 32) has been part of the team for several months, providing client support and trading on the EU Emissions Trading Scheme, the national emissions trading scheme, green electricity certificates, F-gas quotas and the voluntary emissions trading scheme on behalf of Advantag.
We offer him our warmest congratulations on this achievement!
The year 2025 has also brought great challenges for all of us and continued to be overshadowed by war in Ukraine and Gaza.
The European economy also struggled this year with continued high energy prices, declining orders and ongoing stagnation.
In times like these, reliable business partners and dependable employees are more important than ever.
We would therefore like to express our sincere thanks for the excellent and trusting cooperation with you this year!
The Advantag team wishes you, your friends, family members, employees and colleagues a peaceful Christmas and a good start to a healthy and successful New Year in 2026!
In 2025, we will once again not be giving away material gifts, but will remain active in the spirit of climate protection by jointly promoting global climate protection projects and supporting the great work of ‘action medeor e. V.’ from Tönisvorst in helping people in need.
That is why we have chosen the Indian climate protection project ‘Biomass-based combined heat and power plant’ in the district of Andhra Pradesh this year. This biomass-based project avoids the emission of approximately 86,000 tonnes of CO2 annually and ensures environmentally friendly plantations without deforestation of tropical forests or drainage of moorland areas.
We look forward to working for you again in the new year 2026.
Gerd Bloemen from Geldern is here at the start for Cycle Club Advantag
On 3 October, all expectations will already have been exceeded
A new record edition is on the cards with 7,500 participants
A holiday on two wheels: on 3 October, German Unity Day, the Provinzial Insurance Cup will take cyclists on a varied 95-kilometre route through the heart of the Munsterland region. Starting at the historic Prinzipalmarkt, the route leads via Sendenhorst and Telgte on a 65-kilometre loop – past fields, villages and the Rieselfelder near Münster. The final entrance against the backdrop of the castle is the emotional highlight: here, spectators cheer on the athletes as they cross the finish line. Whether you’re aiming for a personal best or simply enjoying the route, this course has it all.
In between is the Provinzial Insurance Cup over 95 kilometres – a balanced mix of entry-level and long-distance cycling, which has proven to be a favourite with over 3,000 registrations.
The 95-kilometre route is very flat, and I expect the pace to be hellish from the start. To get a place on the podium in the Masters 5 age group, an average speed of 38-40 km/h is required.
For this reason, the Gelderner cyclist has trained extensively in the threshold range to achieve the necessary racing toughness. It is also the end of the season for Gerd Bloemen.
Gerd Bloemen will be competing in this cycle race for ‘Cycle Club Advantag’, where he has long been supported by Gelderner Advantag GmbH.
About ADVANTAG GmbH
Advantag GmbH has specialised in trading market-based climate protection instruments for more than 15 years and offers its customers tailor-made solutions in the area of individual mandatory and voluntary markets. Among other things, Advantag is an intermediary (broker dealer) in the mandatory European Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS), the national German emissions trading scheme under the Fuel Emissions Trading Act (BEHG), the trading of emissions allowances for international aviation (CORSIA), the trading of guarantees of origin (HKN) for green electricity and the trading of F-gas quotas. Advantag holds exchange memberships on various trading venues for market-based climate protection instruments.
The deadline for submitting emission allowances in the EU ETS is September 30, 2025
The deadline for submitting allowances in the nEHS is also September 30, 2025
The last auction in the national emissions trading system for 2024 allowances will take place on September 18, 2025
The European emissions trading scheme (EU ETS), which was introduced 20 years ago, is proving effective. Since its inception, the approximately 9,000 companies in the European Union subject to emissions trading have more than halved their greenhouse gas emissions, especially CO2.
The companies subject to the scheme must surrender one EUA (European Allowance) emission allowance for every ton of CO2 or its equivalent in other climate-damaging greenhouse gases (CO2e). The deadline for surrendering allowances for 2024 is Tuesday, September 30, 2025.
For the national emissions trading scheme (nEHS) introduced in Germany in 2021 for the building and transport sectors, the deadline for submitting national emission allowances with the year identifier 2024 (nEZ24) is also September 30, 2025.
Certificates can still be purchased at a price of EUR 45.00 per nEZ24 on the Leipzig European Energy Exchange (EEX) until Thursday, September 18, 2025, under the post-purchase regulation.
Starting next year, the fixed price phase will also come to an end for national emissions trading, and certificates will be auctioned in a trading range of EUR 55.00 to EUR 65.00. Starting in 2027, the Europe-wide introduction of EU ETS 2 is planned for the building and energy sectors, with the price being regulated by supply and demand as in the EU ETS.
As an intermediary on the EEX, Advantag GmbH has been procuring emission allowances for its customers on the exchange or in bilateral transactions for over 15 years, with experience in trading more than 60 million allowances quickly and easily. In addition, the specialists at the emissions trading company develop an optimal procurement strategy, as the market for emission allowances is subject to high volatility in some cases.
About ADVANTAG GmbH
Advantag GmbH has specialized in trading market-based climate protection instruments for more than 15 years and offers its customers tailor-made solutions in the area of individual mandatory and voluntary markets. Among other things, Advantag is an intermediary (broker dealer) in the mandatory European Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS), the national German emissions trading scheme under the Fuel Emissions Trading Act (BEHG), the trading of emission allowances for international aviation (CORSIA), the trading of guarantees of origin (HKN) for green electricity, and the trading of F-gas quotas. Advantag holds exchange memberships at various trading venues for market-based climate protection instruments.
The German Emissions Trading Authority (DEHSt) of the German Environment Agency was founded 20 years ago and, under the direction of Dr Juergen Landgrebe, has been responsible for the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) and, for the last four years, for Germany’s national emissions trading scheme (nEHS) with its current staff of 279.
DEHSt staff now support 1,725 German industrial and energy installations subject to emissions trading in the EU ETS, 71 aircraft operators and, since 2024, 834 shipping companies in the areas of application, monitoring of reporting and delivery obligations, and registry account management. In addition, there are around 2,000 companies in the nEHS area.
They are also responsible for the auctions on the European Energy Exchange EEX for national emissions trading and the EU ETS, as well as the new Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism CBAM.
EU emissions trading prices fell significantly by 5.4% on a weekly closing price basis in the past week of trading in a sharply bearish energy market environment, marking a six-week low.
After the EUA failed to break through the 38-day line on a daily closing price basis last Monday, they plummeted on Tuesday and have been moving towards the 200-day line ever since, breaking through it on Thursday. On Friday, the EUA closed four cents above the 200-day line, which is currently trading at 66.46.
If the market environment continues to calm down, EUAs in the current trading week should move between the 200-day line and the 38-day line, which is currently at 70.63. Should the bearish trend continue, a further slump to 60 euros would be within the realm of possibility.
In this 37th calendar week, a total of 14,582,500 EUAs will be auctioned on all five trading days on the EEX.
(Average Quotes Exchange / OTC)
Instrument
30/08/24
06/09/24
Change
EUA (December-2024-Future)
70.30 EUR
66.50 EUR
-3.80 EUR
VER (Natural Carbon Offsets)
0.38 USD
0.31 USD
-0.07 USD
VER (CORSIA eligible Carbon Offsets)
0.23 USD
0.20 USD
-0.03 USD
nEZ (German National Carbon Units)
45.00 EUR
45.00 EUR
+0.00 EUR
ICE Brent Crude Oil (Benchmark Future)
77.77 USD
72.27 USD
-5.50 USD
EURO (Currency.. Forex)
1.1048 USD
1.1085 USD
+0.0037 USD
(The VER quotes are average rates (carboncredits.com). which can be used within the framework of CORSIA and voluntary carbon offsetting, EUA. Crude Oil and Euro Currency shows day-end-exchange quotes. This market information has just an informational character and are no advice or offer to trade carbon emission rights or their futures and options. If you want to unsubscribe, please reply to this mail.)
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