Finance

One Market Is Making a Big Bet That Lockdowns Will Soon Loosen

  • Carbon allowances have risen almost 20% in past five sessions
  • Power prices have risen in past week on higher carbon

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The cost of pollution is headed for its biggest weekly gain in more than two years in Europe on optimism that the economy is preparing to snap back from coronavirus-imposed lockdowns.