A Very Green Holiday Season
In a few short weeks, the industry has seen a number of deals in this space. Inter-dealer broker GFI Group launched its Web-based EnergyMatch trading platform for the North American sulfur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide emissions markets in mid-November. Three weeks later, NYSE Euronext acquired French energy exchange Powernext's carbon dioxide emissions trading business. And last week, the New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex) along with numerous investment banks, energy firms and investment