Chinese province eyes international blue carbon market with new exchange

Published 11:08 on March 21, 2022  /  Last updated at 12:09 on March 21, 2022  / /  Asia Pacific, China, International, Other APAC, Voluntary

A Chinese province has decided to move forward with a carbon trading exchange that it hopes will capture the emerging market for so-called blue carbon credits amid heightened activity both domestically and abroad.

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CN Markets: Volumes rise on large OTC deal, but frustrations linger for Chinese carbon traders

Published 09:57 on March 18, 2022  /  Last updated at 09:57 on March 18, 2022  / /  Asia Pacific, China

A sizable OTC block trade helped trading volume in China’s national ETS after the recent lull, though the market remains frustrated amid the continuing lack of regulatory progress.

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China sees 4.3% rise in thermal power generation as economy outperforms expectations in Jan-Feb

Published 12:45 on March 15, 2022  /  Last updated at 12:45 on March 15, 2022  / /  Asia Pacific, China

Thermal power generation in China rose 4.3% year-on-year in the first two months of 2022 as the economy performed better than expected over the period, official data showed Tuesday.

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Concerns grow that China might not restart offset programme this year

Published 10:38 on March 15, 2022  /  Last updated at 10:38 on March 15, 2022  / /  Asia Pacific, China

With no news still of when China’s national offset programme might restart, it is becoming increasingly likely that this might not happen until 2023 due to the number of issues that need to be resolved, one analyst has claimed.

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Shenzhen to consolidate allowance vintages in ETS

Published 10:33 on March 14, 2022  /  Last updated at 10:33 on March 14, 2022  / /  Asia Pacific, China

Shenzhen has begun the process of consolidating all carbon allowance vintages in its emissions trading scheme into a single contract, a move likely to boost market liquidity and eliminate market manipulation.

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China vows to root out fake ETS data

Published 07:36 on March 14, 2022  /  Last updated at 10:50 on March 14, 2022  / /  Asia Pacific, China

Chinese regulators on Monday named verifiers guilty of faking data under the national emissions trading scheme, and pledged to take action to ensure similar cheating will not take place in the future.

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CN Markets: Trading grinds to a halt in China ETS as policy signals weigh on sentiment

Published 10:26 on March 11, 2022  /  Last updated at 10:26 on March 11, 2022  / /  Asia Pacific, China

Traded volumes in China’s national emissions trading scheme fell to near zero this week as the government’s messaging on pro-growth policies eroded confidence that regulators will support a market already suffering from regulatory indigestion.

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China softens energy control measures in pursuit of economic growth

Published 10:00 on March 7, 2022  /  Last updated at 10:00 on March 7, 2022  / /  Asia Pacific, China

China has eased its tone on energy control efforts in this weekend’s annual government work report, focusing instead on achieving its GDP growth targets.

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CN Markets: China sees spike in volumes as late-comers finish compliance

Published 11:57 on March 4, 2022  /  Last updated at 11:57 on March 4, 2022  / /  Asia Pacific, China

Volumes spiked in China’s emissions market over the past week as a number of emitters carried out OTC deals to belatedly finalise their 2019 and 2020 compliance, but price levels remained largely unmoved.

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CLARIFICATION – Chinese province slams brakes on forestry offset projects for the international voluntary market with partial ban

Published 09:50 on March 4, 2022  /  Last updated at 09:53 on April 14, 2022  / /  Asia Pacific, China, International, Voluntary

One of China’s provinces has said it will not approve carbon forest projects for the international voluntary market this year, sparking concerns among developers that the same policy will spread to other regions.

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