(CLE.L) Climate Exchange PLC Buy/Sell

Total ECX Products (Contracts*)

2009 2008 Change
October 435,930 412,352 5.7%
YTD 4,309,908 2,297,822 87.6%
Open Interest 825,877 514,139 60.6%

ECX EUA Futures Contract

2009 2008 Change
October 314,960 324,942 -3.2%
YTD 3,180,310 1,656,524 92.0%
Open Interest 390,277 251,802 54.99%

ECX EUA Options Contract

2009 2008 Change
October 14,244 6,535 118.0%
YTD 353,933 211,870 67.1%

Open Interest 205,994 112,820 82.6%

ECX EUA Daily Futures Contract ('Spot') (launched 13 March 2009)

2009 2008 Change
October 12,098 - -
YTD 47,066 - -

ECX CER Futures Contract (launched 14 March 2008)

2009 2008 Change
October 87,523 65,675 33.3%
YTD 644,895 377,428 70.9%

Open Interest 136,817 104,717 30.7%

ECX CER Options Contract (launched 16 May 2008)

2009 2008 Change
October 6,300 15,200 -58.6%
YTD 81,130 52,000 56.0%

Open Interest 92,789 44,800 107.1%

ECX CER Daily Futures Contract (Spot) (launched 13 March 2009)

2009 2008 Change
October 1,030 - -
YTD 2,799 - -

CCX CFI (Contracts)

2009 2008 Change
October 27,220 33,013 -18%
YTD 389,606 649,323 -40%

CCFE (Contracts)

Total CCFE Products

2009 2008 Change
October 108,696 32,999 229%
YTD 1,216,425 419,094 190%
Open Interest 143,458 85,373 68%

CCFE SFI and NFI Futures & Options Contracts

2009 2008 Change
October 42,315 24,102 76%
YTD 489,608 363,739 35%
Open Interest 80,276 63,291 27%

CCFE Carbon Complex including CFI, RGGI, CCAR and CFI-US

2009 2008 Change
October 65,610 8,744 650%
YTD 718,997 49,015 1367%
Open Interest 55,713 17,444 219%

Other CCFE Products including IFEX

2009 2008 Change
October 772 153 405%
YTD 7,820 6,340 23%
Open Interest 7,469 4,638 61%

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, Executive Chairman of Climate Exchange plc, said: "As the U.S. Congress moves forward with consideration of a federal climate law and policymakers internationally work toward progress in Copenhagen, we see building interest in carbon markets as a tool for addressing climate change."

Neil Eckert, Chief Executive Officer of Climate Exchange plc, said: "This represents another month of solid progress both at ECX and CCFE. We now enter a critical phase where the spotlight will be Carbon markets during the run up to Copenhagen"

Contact

Richard Sandor, Chairman Climate Exchange plc and Chairman 001 312 554 3370

& CEO Chicago Climate Exchange
Neil Eckert, CEO Climate Exchange plc 0207 382 7801

Patrick Birley, CEO European Climate Exchange 0207 382 7818

Jonny Franklin-Adams and Simon Law, Fox-Pitt, Kelton 0207 397 8900

Limited
Peter Rigby/Alex Parry, Haggie Financial 0207 417 8989/

About Climate Exchange plc

Climate Exchange plc is a holding company whose subsidiaries are principally engaged in owning, operating and developing exchanges to facilitate trading in environmental financial instruments including emissions reduction credits in both voluntary and mandatory markets. Its three main businesses are the European Climate Exchange (ECX) which operates the leading derivatives exchange focused on compliance certificates for the mandatory European Emissions Trading Scheme, Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX) which operates a voluntary but contractually binding cap and trade system for greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S., and the Chicago Climate Futures Exchange (CCFE) the leading U.S. regulated environmental products exchange whose contracts include mandatory U.S. emissions such as SO2 , NOx and RGGI CO2.

www.climateexchange.com

About European Climate Exchange

The European Climate Exchange (ECX) manages product development and marketing of futures, options and spot contracts based on CO2 EU allowances (EUAs) traded under the EU Emissions Trading Scheme and Certified Emission Reductions (CERs) issued under the Kyoto Protocol.

ECX contracts are listed and traded on the ICE Futures electronic platform, offering a central marketplace for emissions trading alongside other energy commodities with standardised contracts and clearing guarantees. ECX/ ICE Futures is the most liquid Exchange for carbon derivatives trading. More than 100 businesses have signed up for direct membership to trade ECX products. In addition, several thousand ICE clients can access the market via banks and brokers.

www.ecx.eu

About Chicago Climate Exchange, Inc. and Chicago Climate Futures Exchange

Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX) is a financial services business whose objectives are to apply financial innovation and incentives to advance social, environmental and economic goals. CCX is the world's first and North America's only contractually binding rules-based greenhouse gas emissions allowance trading system, as well as the world's only global system for emissions trading based on all six greenhouse gases. CCX members are leaders in greenhouse gas management and represent all sectors of the global economy, as well as public sector innovators. Greenhouse gas emission reductions achieved through CCX are the only reductions in North America being achieved through a legally binding compliance regime. Independent third party verification is provided by FINRA. For a full list of CCX members, daily prices and other Exchange information please see the CCX website.

The Chicago Climate Futures Exchange (CCFE), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Chicago Climate Exchange, is a CFTC designated contract market which offers standardized and cleared futures contracts on emission allowances and other environmental products. Clearing services are provided by The Clearing Corporation. Market surveillance services are provided by the National Futures Association, the industry wide, self-regulatory organization for the U.S. futures industry.

www.chicagoclimateexchange.com

www.ccfe.com

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