China carbon trade likely to start early next year on low volumes and prices -analysts

Published 09:48 on October 24, 2017  /  Last updated at 13:35 on October 24, 2017  / Stian Reklev /  Asia Pacific, China

The trading platform for China’s national carbon market is likely to become operational in Q1 2018, giving around 1,600 power companies a few months of active trade before an expected deadline to surrender CO2 permits for 2017 at the end of Q2, analysts ICIS said Tuesday.
The trading platform for China’s national carbon market is likely to become operational in Q1 2018, giving around 1,600 power companies a few months of active trade before an expected deadline to surrender CO2 permits for 2017 at the end of Q2, analysts ICIS said Tuesday.


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