Asia Pacific > China’s national ETS may start without access to offsets -sources

China’s national ETS may start without access to offsets -sources

Published 10:38 on March 23, 2017  /  Last updated at 17:38 on March 23, 2017  / Kathy Chen /  Asia Pacific, China

China could rule out the use of offsets when it launches its national emissions trading scheme later this year in a bid to bolster demand for allowances, according to sources familiar with the situation, a move that would also cut off potential funding for thousands of domestic carbon-cutting projects.
China could rule out the use of offsets when it launches its national emissions trading scheme later this year in a bid to bolster demand for allowances, according to sources familiar with the situation, a move that would also cut off potential funding for thousands of domestic carbon-cutting projects.


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