News, Commentary & Events: KCCA

Commentary

• Carbon Allowances Outperform Broad Commodities

  ETF Database - 06/08/2023

  Many commodities are off their 2022 highs as recession concerns continue to weigh heavily on demand forecasts. Investors looking to enhance or change their commodity exposures this year should consider the addition of carbon allowances. Carbon allowance ETFs are outperforming broad commodities YTD and add strong diversification potential to portfolios.

• California Carbon Allowance Price to Go Up 250% By 2029

  ETF Database - 05/11/2023

  Price forecasts for one carbon allowance in the California cap-and-trade program are $100 per ton by 2029. It’s a sharp increase from current prices and the KraneShares California Carbon Allowance ETF (KCCA ) offers exposure.

• California Carbon Allowances ETF KCCA Is a Buy

  ETF Database - 05/03/2023

  California’s cap-and-trade program continues to tighten and set aggressive emissions targets, creating potential positive price pressures for carbon allowances looking ahead that provides opportunities for investors seeking diversification benefits for portfolios while investing in an ETF with strong buy signals.

• El Niño May Drive Higher Summertime Emissions

  ETF Database - 04/20/2023

  The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has set a 62% chance of an El Niño cycle developing between May and July, bringing with it the likelihood of significantly warmer weather. Hotter summer months will put greater strain on the energy infrastructure of the U.S., and greater energy demand will lead to increased emissions and increased demand for carbon allowances in states with regulated carbon markets.

• Luke Oliver on Carbon Allowances and Innovation

  ETF Database - 04/06/2023

  Bank turmoil, Fed interest rate hikes, sticky inflation, geopolitical tension, economic recession — you can name almost any of the major risk factors, and markets and investors have had to contend with the possibility or reality in the last year. A major risk that often gets overlooked however, but that will have an outsized impact on global markets and portfolios in the next two decades, is the risk of climate and the role that carbon will play in changing the investing landscape.

• ETF Prime: Lara Crigger on Q1 ETF Launches and Trends

  ETF Database - 04/04/2023

  On the most recent episode of ETF Prime, VettaFi’s editor-in-chief Lara Crigger discusses notable ETF launches in the first quarter of 2023 with host Nate Geraci. Bob Elliott, co-founder, CEO, and CIO of Unlimited talked hedge fund disruption and their hedge fund industry replication ETF. And lastly, Luke Oliver, head of climate investments and head of strategy at KraneShares, closed out with carbon allowance and offset investing opportunities.

• California Carbon Policy Update Could Boost This ETF

  ETF Database - 04/04/2023

  Climate-aware investors know that California has long been a leader when it comes to advancing carbon-reducing and green energy agendas. For example, the largest state in the U.S. is aiming to mandate that electric vehicles are the only new cars sold in the state starting in the 2030s.

• Don’t Miss Out on California’s Carbon Market and KCCA

  ETF Database - 03/13/2023

  Carbon allowances markets, the regulated emissions markets that adhere to mandated policies, are largely up year-to-date in a challenging macro environment. California’s most recent round of allowance auctions for its emissions trading system created positive price momentum and underlying price pressures that could prove advantageous for investors.