China’s REC market off to slow start as green credentials questioned

Published 11:33 on August 1, 2017  /  Last updated at 11:33 on August 1, 2017  / /  Asia Pacific, China

Trading has been slow in the first month of China’s green certificate scheme amid a lack of demand and clarity over how it fits in with the country’s other environmental and climate programmes.

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Chinese car-share firm partners with carbon specialists

Published 09:52 on August 1, 2017  /  Last updated at 09:52 on August 1, 2017  / /  Asia Pacific, China

A car-share company affiliated with the BAIC Group, one of China’s biggest electric vehicle makers, has teamed up with the Elion Carbon Asset Management Company to examine the potential for monetising low-carbon transport efforts.

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CN Markets: Pilot market data for week ending July 28, 2017

Published 19:53 on July 28, 2017  /  Last updated at 19:53 on July 28, 2017  / /  Asia Pacific, China

Below is a table of the closing prices, ranges and volumes for China’s regional pilot carbon markets this week. All prices are in RMB, and volumes in tonnes of CO2e. Data sourced from local exchanges.

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China’s pilot markets feel their way forward in absence of national ETS plan

Published 11:49 on July 26, 2017  /  Last updated at 14:07 on July 26, 2017  / /  Asia Pacific, China

Several of China’s eight regional pilot carbon markets are moving forward with 2017 allocation plans that include sectors expected to be brought into the national ETS later this year.

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China’s Shenzhen launches trade of V2017 allowances

Published 16:51 on July 25, 2017  /  Last updated at 17:40 on July 25, 2017  / /  Asia Pacific, China

The China Emissions Exchange in Shenzhen on Tuesday launched trade in vintage 2017 allowances, although no deals were done on the debut day amid a lack of information about this year’s allocation plan.

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CN Markets: Pilot market data for week ending July 21, 2017

Published 11:18 on July 21, 2017  /  Last updated at 11:59 on July 27, 2017  / /  Asia Pacific, China

Below is a table of the closing prices, ranges and volumes for China’s regional pilot carbon markets this week. All prices are in RMB, and volumes in tonnes of CO2e. Data sourced from local exchanges.

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German energy exchange EEX builds foothold in China’s emerging carbon market

Published 19:07 on July 20, 2017  /  Last updated at 12:21 on July 21, 2017  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Canada, China, EMEA, EU ETS, US

German energy bourse EEX has partnered with several Chinese exchanges to build its foothold in China’s emerging national ETS, advancing plans to offer trade in euro-denominated offshore carbon derivatives to let clients access the market while avoiding the political and capital restrictions that international investors typically face.

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CN Markets: Pilot market data for week ending July 14, 2017

Published 13:01 on July 14, 2017  /  Last updated at 00:24 on July 15, 2017  / /  Asia Pacific, China

Below is a table of the closing prices, ranges and volumes for China’s regional pilot carbon markets this week. All prices are in RMB, and volumes in tonnes of CO2e. Data sourced from local exchanges.

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China’s Shanghai, Fujian see near full compliance in emission markets

Published 14:36 on July 11, 2017  /  Last updated at 17:04 on November 23, 2022  / /  Asia Pacific, China

Out of hundreds of installations, a single Shanghai company and six emitters in Fujian province missed recent compliance deadlines in the two regions’ pilot cap-and-trade programmes.

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China’s second biggest steel producer sets up carbon trading subsidiary

Published 16:52 on July 10, 2017  /  Last updated at 20:11 on July 10, 2017  / /  Asia Pacific, China

The HBIS Group, China’s second biggest steel producer, has set up a carbon subsidiary that will handle trading, offset project development, and MRV issues once its parent company gets brought into the national emissions trading scheme.

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