Asia Pacific > China’s HFC-23 producers gear up for annual pay-out, as subsidies continue to eclipse lost CER revenues

China’s HFC-23 producers gear up for annual pay-out, as subsidies continue to eclipse lost CER revenues

Published 12:16 on March 20, 2018  /  Last updated at 12:16 on March 20, 2018  / Kathy Chen /  Asia Pacific, China

Carbon credits from HFC-23 projects were banned from most of the world’s carbon markets in 2013 amid concerns over market manipulation, but Chinese HFC-23 projects still earn almost twice as much as projects still selling UN-issued offsets thanks to a government subsidy programme.
Carbon credits from HFC-23 projects were banned from most of the world’s carbon markets in 2013 amid concerns over market manipulation, but Chinese HFC-23 projects still earn almost twice as much as projects still selling UN-issued offsets thanks to a government subsidy programme.


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