CN Markets: CEA price continues to drop, trading volumes remain steady

Published 12:00 on July 19, 2024  /  Last updated at 12:00 on July 19, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, China

China’s national carbon market saw its price continue to fall this week amid slightly decreased liquidity, though some believe that the price effect of a new carryover mechanism will not appear until next year.

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China CCER registry system sees surge in account registration

Published 10:03 on July 19, 2024  /  Last updated at 10:03 on July 19, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, China

More than 4,500 participants in China’s voluntary carbon market have opened accounts on the national registry platform since the restart of the domestic offset programme earlier this year.

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South Korea national trust teams up with climate tech firm to develop nature-based credits

Published 07:48 on July 19, 2024  /  Last updated at 07:48 on July 19, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, Nature-based, South Korea, Voluntary

South Korea’s National Nature Trust (NNT) has teamed up with a climate tech company to work on the creation of technology-backed carbon credits by utilising its environmental assets.

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China’s Heilongjiang sees first forest offset transaction under local programme

Published 11:42 on July 18, 2024  /  Last updated at 08:34 on July 24, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, China, Nature-based, Voluntary

A Chinese province known for its local timber industry has completed a first transaction of forest carbon credits under a recently launched provincial programme, as the regional government seeks to explore the potential of nature-based projects.

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Major securities firm becomes the first South Korean financial company to secure international credits

Published 09:19 on July 18, 2024  /  Last updated at 09:19 on July 18, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, International, South Korea, Voluntary

One of South Korea’s largest securities firms has obtained carbon credits from an international project, the first financial company to do so in the country, it announced Thursday.

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Japanese scientists unveil hybrid material for industrial emissions capture

Published 08:12 on July 17, 2024  /  Last updated at 08:21 on July 17, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, Japan

Scientists from Japan’s Chiba University have developed a sodium carbonate-nanocarbon hybrid material for capturing CO2 from industrial emissions, which they claim to be a cost- and energy-effective option for thermal power plants and factories.

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China releases low-carbon transformation plan for coal-fired power plants

Published 07:42 on July 16, 2024  /  Last updated at 07:44 on July 16, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, China

Chinese regulators have released a three-year action plan for the low-carbon transformation of coal-fired power plants, with a focus on the development of co-firing methods as well as carbon capture, utilisation, and storage (CCUS).

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China thermal power generation drops in June, renewable energy expansion continues

Published 11:36 on July 15, 2024  /  Last updated at 11:36 on July 15, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, China

China saw its domestic thermal power generation decline in June, while renewable energy production continued to grow at a fast pace that could signal a turning point in the country’s emission trend.

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SK Market: Monthly KAU auction again oversubscribed, price likely to remain steady until compliance deadline

Published 09:20 on July 15, 2024  /  Last updated at 09:20 on July 15, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, South Korea

South Korea’s latest monthly CO2 permit auction was again oversubscribed, with analysts expecting permit prices to remain steady throughout the rest of the current compliance period.

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CN Markets: Allocation plan fails to move CEA price, but liquidity improves

Published 10:51 on July 12, 2024  /  Last updated at 10:51 on July 12, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, China

The release of a draft 2023-24 allowance allocation plan for the China ETS failed to ignite the world’s largest compliance emissions market, which has seen prices remain rangebound with relatively low trading volume over the past week.

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