China offers glimmer of hope for carbon offset developers

Published 11:04 on June 13, 2018  /  Last updated at 17:11 on June 13, 2018  / /  Asia Pacific, China

China’s climate officials are eager to include offsets in the national emissions trading scheme as a means to fund forestry and renewable energy projects, according to a senior official, offering a glimmer of hope for beleaguered developers.

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China to carry out mass inspections in one-year anti-pollution campaign

Published 11:50 on June 11, 2018  /  Last updated at 20:23 on June 11, 2018  / /  Asia Pacific, China

China’s environmental regulators on Monday started a one-year campaign to ensure the enforcement of anti-emission measures across the nation’s most polluted cities as part of efforts to reduce its reliance on coal, according to an official statement.

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CN Markets: Pilot market data for week ending Jun. 8, 2018

Published 12:06 on June 8, 2018  /  Last updated at 13:22 on June 8, 2018  / /  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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Guangdong offset auction clears at 37% premium

Published 09:36 on June 8, 2018  /  Last updated at 16:26 on June 8, 2018  / /  Asia Pacific, China

Over 300,000 local forest carbon offsets were sold in an auction on the China Emissions Exchange in Guangzhou Thursday at 37% above the price floor, but marginally below the daily secondary-market closing price for allowances.

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CN Markets: Pilot market data for week ending Jun. 1, 2018

Published 14:19 on June 1, 2018  /  Last updated at 14:21 on June 1, 2018  / /  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 sees 4% growth in emissions so far this year -report

Published 12:11 on May 30, 2018  /  Last updated at 15:06 on May 30, 2018  / /  Asia Pacific, China

China’s greenhouse gas emissions are up 4% year-on-year so far in 2018, according to an analysis by Greenpeace, with the growth largely fuelled by a government stimulus programme.

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CN Markets: Pilot market data for week ending May 25, 2018

Published 14:17 on May 25, 2018  /  Last updated at 14:17 on May 25, 2018  / /  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 announces tender system to push down wind power costs

Published 13:33 on May 24, 2018  /  Last updated at 13:36 on May 24, 2018  / /  Asia Pacific, China

China will introduce a tender system for new utility-scale wind power plants in a bid to cut costs and reduce wasted generation, the nation’s energy regulator said Thursday.

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China to include environment and profitability in coal investment restrictions

Published 11:14 on May 23, 2018  /  Last updated at 11:14 on May 23, 2018  / /  Asia Pacific, China

China will for the first time include environmental capacity and economic return as factors in restricting new investment in coal-fired power generation, according to a leaked note from the National Energy Administration (NEA).

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Shenzhen council pays ETS companies for saved CO2 permits

Published 09:46 on May 23, 2018  /  Last updated at 12:22 on May 23, 2018  / /  Asia Pacific, China

The council in Shenzhen’s richest city district has extended a funding scheme for local emitters based on how many CO2 permits remain unused when complying with the Chinese city’s pilot emissions trading scheme.

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