NYSE Euronext, partner launch CO2 exchange

AMSTERDAM, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Transatlantic exchange NYSE Euronext (NYX.PA)(NYX.N) and Caisse des Depots said on Tuesday they had started a carbon emission rights exchange, called BLUENEXT.

The two companies said in a statement that BLUENEXT, of which NYSE Euronext holds 60 percent and Caisse des Depots the remainder, as of Tuesday operates a spot market in CO2 emission allowances. (Reporting by Gilbert Kreijger)