Climate Exchange PLC - Monthly Trading Update

Press release

06 February 2009


CLIMATE EXCHANGE PLC


Monthly Trading Update for the European Climate Exchange,

the Chicago Climate Exchange and the Chicago Climate Futures Exchange



Climate Exchange plc, below outlines the trading volumes for the
month of January 2009 for the European Climate Exchange, the Chicago
Climate Exchange and the Chicago Climate Futures Exchange.


ECX = European Climate Exchange

CCX = Chicago Climate Exchange

CCFE = Chicago Climate Futures Exchange



Market Highlights


- Trading volumes on ECX during January were just short of 288Mt, up
68% year on year, with an Average Daily Volume for the month of
13.7Mt.

- The month saw a marked increase in activity in the March 2009
contract, with over 1,500 contracts traded.

- Open Interest in all contracts surpassed 400,000 contracts during
January - equal to over 400 million tonnes of EUAs and CERs.

- The price of EUAs fell by 25% in January: the benchmark December
2009 contract opened the year at EUR15.90 and closed the month at
EUR11.85 - see chart below.

- ICE Futures Europe & ECX welcome its 95th and 96th members: Galp
Energia and Triland USA Inc.

- Continued growth in CCX carbon volumes.

- Continued growth in CCFE traded volumes, especially in the "other
products" category which includes RGGI and CCX carbon futures and
IFEX.



Total ECX Products


2009 2008 Change %


January 287,977 171,163 68.2

YTD 287,977 171,163 68.2

Open Interest 405,007 201,370 100.3




ECX EUAs (Contracts*)


ECX EUA Futures Contract


2009 2008 Change %


January 209,118 126,593 65.2

YTD 209,118 126,593 65.2

Open Interest 171,176 152,175 12.5




ECX EUA Options Contract


2009 2008 Change%


January 25,551 44,570 - 42.7

YTD 25,551 44,570 - 42.7

Open Interest 62,352 49,195 24.6



*1 contract equal to 1,000 EUAs


ECX CERs (Contracts**)


ECX CER Futures Contract (launched 14 March 2008)


2009 2008 Change%


January 44,008 - -

YTD 44,008 - -

Open Interest 111,629 - -



ECX CER Options Contract (launched 16 May 2008)


2009 2008 Change%


January 9,300 - -

YTD 9,300 - -

Open Interest 59,850 - -



**1 contract equal to 1,000 CERs


CCX CFI (Contracts)


2009 2008 Change%


January 33,494 13,428 150%

YTD 33,494 13,428 150%



CCFE (Contracts)


Total CCFE Products


2009 2008 Change%


January 51,599 55,350 -7%

YTD 51,599 55,350 -7%

Open Interest 64,675 52,770 23%

CCFE SFI Futures & Options Contracts


2009 2008 Change%


January 30,229 52,395 -42%

YTD 30,229 52,395 -42%

Open Interest 30,696 47,517 -35%



CCFE CFI Futures & Options Contracts


2009 2008 Change%


January 3,128 798 292%

YTD 3,128 798 292%

Open Interest 8,920 2,039 337%



Other CCFE Products


2009 2008 Change%


January 18,242 2,157 745%

YTD 18,242 2,157 745%

Open Interest 25,059 3,214 679%

For breakdown of daily trades, please refer to websites as follows:


ECX www.ecx.eu

CCX www.chicagoclimateexchange.com

CCFE www.ccfe.com



Richard Sandor, Chairman of Climate Exchange PLC, said: "January has
been another good month for our exchanges and the inauguration of the
new President has highlighted that climate change legislation will be
at the top of the agenda for the new Administration in 2009".

Neil Eckert, CEO of Climate Exchange PLC, said: "January was another
month of strong volumes and further year on year growth. We look
forward to the launch of our T+1 contract giving us a presence in the
European spot market".