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Record high LNG prices highlight regulatory challenges in China’s energy transition

Published 09:59 on December 6, 2017  /  Last updated at 17:16 on December 6, 2017  / Kathy Chen /  Asia Pacific, China

Chinese officials this week called a meeting with LNG market participants to urge them to contain prices that have hit record highs on the back of air pollution policies, highlighting some of the risks associated with far-reaching regulatory moves such as the country's impending CO2 emissions trading scheme.
Chinese officials this week called a meeting with LNG market participants to urge them to contain prices that have hit record highs on the back of air pollution policies, highlighting some of the risks associated with far-reaching regulatory moves such as the country's impending CO2 emissions trading scheme.


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