Trimmed China ETS to cover at least 5 billion tonnes of CO2 from start -analysts

Published 15:45 on May 10, 2017  /  Last updated at 15:51 on May 10, 2017  / Kathy Chen /  Asia Pacific, China

China’s national ETS will probably only include three or four sectors when it launches later this year, analysts said, but it will still regulate 5-5.5 billion tonnes of CO2 per year, making it by far the world's largest market by coverage from the outset.
China’s national ETS will probably only include three or four sectors when it launches later this year, analysts said, but it will still regulate 5-5.5 billion tonnes of CO2 per year, making it by far the world's largest market by coverage from the outset.


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