Asia Pacific > ANALYSIS: China’s CO2 markets ignore fundamentals as govt intervention drives prices

ANALYSIS: China’s CO2 markets ignore fundamentals as govt intervention drives prices

Published 13:52 on October 17, 2017  /  Last updated at 17:36 on October 17, 2017  / Kathy Chen /  Asia Pacific, China

China’s pilot emissions trading schemes have ignored energy and commodity fundamentals as regulatory intervention has been the chief price driver, highlighting a major challenge to turn the national cap-and-trade programme into an effective mechanism.
China’s pilot emissions trading schemes have ignored energy and commodity fundamentals as regulatory intervention has been the chief price driver, highlighting a major challenge to turn the national cap-and-trade programme into an effective mechanism.


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