Asia Pacific > China ETS to cover 100k companies after 2020, ex-oil boss says

China ETS to cover 100k companies after 2020, ex-oil boss says

Published 08:45 on March 13, 2017  /  Last updated at 10:33 on March 13, 2017  / Stian Reklev /  Asia Pacific, China

China’s plan to expand its national emissions trading scheme will bring some 100,000 firms into the market while smaller emitters will pay a carbon tax, according to Zhou Jiping, former chairman of the China National Petroleum Corporation and member of a parliamentary advisory body.
China’s plan to expand its national emissions trading scheme will bring some 100,000 firms into the market while smaller emitters will pay a carbon tax, according to Zhou Jiping, former chairman of the China National Petroleum Corporation and member of a parliamentary advisory body.


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