Chinese lawmaker pushes mandatory CO2 publication for ETS companies
Companies due to be brought into China’s national emissions trading scheme should be obligated to publish their annual CO2 emissions data and how many allowances they are holding, a lawmaker said Wednesday.
Read MoreChina eyes 4% carbon intensity cut in 2017
China will aim to cut the carbon intensity of its economy by 4% this year, the government said Sunday, a target that will likely guide the allocation of CO2 permits in the first year of its emissions trading scheme.
Read MoreExpectations grow that China ETS might kick off at half steam
With significant preparations yet to be made, expectations are growing that China’s emissions trading scheme might launch later this year with only a few of the covered sectors participating from the start.
Read MoreCN Markets: Pilot market data for week ending Mar. 3, 2017
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.
Read MoreChina parliamentary advisors pull for carbon trading rule adjustments
The annual conference of an advisory body to China’s parliament kicked off on Friday with some members promoting carbon trading related regulations that would benefit their companies or regions.
Read MoreHK-listed firm ties link with Shenzhen carbon exchange, eyeing role in China ETS
A Hong Kong-listed solar firm said on Wednesday that it has signed a strategic deal with the China Emissions Exchange in Shenzhen to develop climate derivatives targeting the mainland’s emissions trading scheme.
Read MoreAnalysts say China CO2 emissions may drop further as fresh data shows coal continues to decline
China’s coal consumption fell 4.7% in 2016, a third consecutive year of decline, government data showed Tuesday, leading some analysts to predict that the country will see an absolute reduction in CO2 emissions this year.
Read MoreCN Markets: Pilot market data for week ending Feb.24 , 2017
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.
Read MoreCN Markets: Shanghai sees low liquidity as first CO2 forward contract expires
Shanghai’s first carbon forward contract expired this week amid modest liquidity, as most compliance traders chose to shy away from a product they have little experience with.
Read MoreFirst Asia, then the world: Consortium touts climate benefits from global power grid expansion
An industry-funded research consortium on Wednesday backed the establishment of a new interconnected grid across north and east Asia, and eventually the world, that it said could bring CO2 emissions down to half of 1990 levels by 2050.
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