Data shows cut-price, opaque bilateral deals makes up most of Beijing’s carbon trade

Published 09:40 on February 12, 2018  /  Last updated at 23:48 on February 12, 2018  / /  Asia Pacific, China

As much as two-thirds of the volume traded in Beijing’s emissions trading scheme last year went through as bilateral deals, with prices less than half the levels on the local carbon exchange.
As much as two-thirds of the volume traded in Beijing’s emissions trading scheme last year went through as bilateral deals, with prices less than half the levels on the local carbon exchange.


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